When your code is displayed by Google Groups, it shows a simple ampersand in both cases! I think the difference may be moot. In general, when you're writing HTML, you always want to use & a m p ; (which I have spaced to prevent conversion) instead of simply &.
Can you provide a code sample in JSBin.com that is not functioning correctly for you? -E On Oct 13, 9:56 pm, rmirabelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the .html() function is rewriting all instances of & to & without > my permission: > > example: > > $('#div').html("http://www.coolsite.com?x=1&y=2"); > > the div then shows: > > http://www.coolsite.com?x=1&y=2 > > how can I prevent this behavior? > > Thanks in advance