Convert β to & beta; using Javascript (html encoding)

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I have have to convert user input β to "& beta;" (I am leaving space because SO converts to β) while doing a form submit. I will take from the query parameter and send to the API. I looked for many library

This one does not convert. it works for & to & amp; http://amalhashim.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/jquery-html-encode-decode/

and

This one convert to different format, http://www.tumuski.com/code/htmlencode/

But I need & beta; .

I need a common function to htmlencode all special characters not β alone..

Please help..

Why do you want to convert a character to an HTML entity before putting it into a URL? URLs aren't HTML. — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 9:46
I have to get β from Request and send it to the API. The API does not handle β. I have to convert β to &beta ; and send to the API through ajax. — Dilip Rajkumar
– Dilip Rajkumar, Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 9:49
Ohh.. thank you.. is there any way I can convert β to & beta; using javascript — Dilip Rajkumar
– Dilip Rajkumar, Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 9:52

benVG · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24 10:12:03Z

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Try this:

var mystring = $('#inputid').val();
mystring = mystring.replace(/β/g,"& beta;");

UPDATE for more characters:

var mystring = $('#inputid').val();
var chars = {}

//ALL THE CHARS YOU WANT TO REPLACE
chars["ß"] = "& beta;"
chars["other"] = "& other;"
//..

for(var chr in chars){
   mystring = mystring.replace(new RegExp(chr, 'g'), chars[chr]);
}

edited Jul 24, 2013 at 10:12

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 9:56

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Dilip Rajkumar Over a year ago

Hi its not only for beta I need for all special characters.. sorry for not clear in my question, i ill update it..

benVG Over a year ago

@Dilip Rajkumar ok, I've updated the answer, let me know if it is useful.

Dilip Rajkumar Over a year ago

Thanks Ben.. it is not about specific special characters, its about all special characters.. user can input any special character and I should handle it..

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