Question

When I try to search something like C&A the only query I get in Google is C…
How can I make this JavaScript convert special characters?

    function search_google()
{
    window.location = "http://www.google.be/search?q=" + document.google.search.value;
}

Answer 1

You can use encodeURIComponent:

function search_google()
{
    window.location = "http://www.google.be/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(document.google.search.value);
}