How to pass characters like+ as parameter in the URL

I have a jsp file that accepts parameters from URL.
But when a character like + is part of the value of a parameter, its doesn't get passed (instead, it substitutes a space).
Is there an escape character to be used in such case? I tried using back slash (\), enclosing in quotes, using its value (043, #043, + etc.). Nothing seemed to work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Murali.

If you are trying to encode the string on the client-side, the encodeURIComponent() function should do the trick for you.
On the server side, URLEncoder.encode() will perform the encoding.
Btw, '+' encodes as %2B.
hth,
bear

Shouldn't it be escape() on client side?
- Manish

escape() is deprecated.
bear