jvascript String object-replace

Hi,
I have a string "ROGER & CO & BAYS" and I have stored it in a javascript variable var1.
But on displaying ROGER & CO & BAYS my jsp throws Object error/exception,
I think its a problem in interpreting the special character '&'
Now how can I replace the character '&' by '&' in a javascript?

I tried using var1.replace("&"," & amp");

but its not working.
Please help !

Don't you think it'd be a good idea to:

Show us the actual code?

Show us the actual error message?

What is the value if var1 if you alert it?

This is a Flex cum Js cum JSP issue.
I want to pass a string variable containing ampersand ('&') character onto a URL through javascript but my string gets stripped when it encounters the first '&' in it !!!


I have an array of strings which get passed from an mxml file or method call as below:

Code in my mxml file:

noOfCols=4
rowData is an array with 5 strings passed:
"12-34"
"56-78"
"12-90"
"ABC & CO &RODGER"
"1234"

ExternalInterface.call("funToOpenPopUpWindow",columns,rowData,noOfCols)

Code inside my js file:

function funToOpenPopUpWindow(columns,rowData,noOfCols){
var j=0;

var RowElements=new Array();

RowElements="";


while(j<noOfCols)
{

if(rowData[j]== "" || rowData[j] == null){
RowElements+="BLANK";
}
else{
alert("hi 2"+rowData[j])

//rowData[j] = rowData[j].replace("&","%26") // This is what I am stuck at what to do?
//rowData[j] = rowData[j].replaceAll('&','/&') //I dont know if its right
RowElements+=rowData[j];


alert(RowElements)
}
RowElements+="@";
j++;
}



var url="popUp.action";
var popup =url+"cols="+cols+"&RowElements="+RowElements;

window.showModalDialog(popup, self,"dialogHeight:700px;dialogWidth:600px, resizable=no ,scrollbars=no");

}

I am not able to pass the character '&' inside the string "ABC & CO &RODGER" as '&' ,Actually as soon as it sees '&' in the string when while loop reaches rowData[3] ,it stops at 'ABC ' and doesnt go beyond that.I am not finding whats the issue with display of '&' in the string being passed,I need to pass this string and append '@' to it and then pass it as a parameter to the URL inorder to open a new window.

Please help me fix this !

I tried the replace method for strings in Javascript but it could not work.
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amarkirt saroay wrote:This is a Flex cum Js cum JSP issue.

I see no JSP in here,its all Javascript

Using escape() method ,it worked!