[thelist] tip (was: AOL switching to Netscape)

Morgan Kelsey morgan at morgankelsey.com
Tue Mar 12 07:38:01 CST 2002


> --- Morgan Kelsey <morgan at morgankelsey.com> wrote:
> > [tip type="naming variables"]
> > Be careful when naming url variables, that they don't
> > produce symbols when
> > paired with the & character. In some browsers a variable
> > named 'para' or
> > 'reg' will produce a symbol when coupled with an & in a
> > query string
> > [/tip]
>
> Of course if you do your entities properly (&amp; never
> just &) then you'll never have this problem anyway. It's
> win-win.
>
> Lach
>
true of course, but not so when used as a url variable.
in ie6 the & in front will produce a symbol in the address bar -- even
without the closing semicolon





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