Question

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jQuery / Javascript replace <space> in anchor link with %20

I am getting sParameter like this :

sParameter = document.getElementById('ddParameterType').value;

If I am getting word like "Test - Text" as the ddParameterType item, then I am replacing the space in word like below:

sParameter = document.getElementById('ddParameterType').value.replace("","%20");

but it is returning a valur like %20Test - Text.
I need like Test%20-%20Text.

Answer 1

sParameter = encodeURIComponent(sParameter.trim()) //"Test%20-%20Text"

the .trim will remove leading and trailing whitespace from the string. encodeURIComponent will URL-encode it.