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javascript toUpperCase() giving problem for utf-8

for UTF-8 i am using encodeURIComponent method ;its working fine for all cases except some characters like alt159 when i use javascript toUpperCase() its coming box character

encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById("XXXXX").value.toUpperCase())

REA_ANDREW

Have you confirmed that these characters do have UPPER CASE variations, as doing this would result in the systems returning a Square Character as your request is invalid. i.e. what is the UPPER CASE alt code for alt159

Andrew

REA_ANDREW

FOr validation purposes, you could apply an onblur event or onkeyup, which would perform a Replace on a range on Alt Codes in the Target Value. Meaning that when you come to perform the toUpperCase method, no character is there that you are unprepared for. A lit of these ranges can be found here

http://www.tomwilson.com/david/accents/Alt_key_chars.doc

chaitu chaitu

ASKER

when i enter alt159 it will come as ƒ;
when user enter any characters i am converted into upperCase.when user entered above special character also i am doing same thing;then its giving problem.that special character turns into square bracket.at that time what is the remedy

chaitu chaitu

ASKER

i am not doing validation;i am preparing url here in javascript and send it to another page;

chaitu chaitu

ASKER

"hich would perform a Replace on a range on Alt Codes in the Target Value"

how can i perform a a Replace on a range on Alt Codes ??

chaitu chaitu

ASKER

first tell me Is alt159 is special character or UTF character

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