Encoding from js to ruby

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Hi all,
I have a misterious problem.

I do a new Dynamic Component Interface (where choice is dependant of the other choice).
Everything is working well except for one point:

→ one value is “UV_–Solid" when user choose it, javascript send it as "UV–Solid" to ruby call back.
Ruby receive "UV‚Äì_Solid” ??? If I change with the gsub!(‘‚Äì’,‘–’) its work but I don’t feel clean, because other trouble could come in the future.
Remark ‘–’ it’s not the standard minus ‘-’.
I thinks its a problem of encoding but I not sure at all.

Thanks for your help !

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what encoding are you using for all your files?

do you have to use any ‘odd’ chars?

john

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Hi John. I don’t know whats is my ruby encode.

html is in UTF 8
Jquery and JS , I don’t know

Entry are coming from user, they can use ‘strange’ chars like ‘–’ (that is not on my keyboard).

THX John !!

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all your files need to be saved as utf8 [without bom]…

if you have no control over input values then you need to escape it in the JS and un-escape back in the ruby…

or use get_element_value instead of add_action_callback to get the user input…

I posted a test script at Sketchucation ages ago that shows the issue…

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Thanks John . I will try to use it