How to pass .html() value from JavaScript to CodeIgniter controller?

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I have a print button and when it is clicked the following JavaScript function must be triggered.

$('.print').click(function(){
    var htmlval=$('.pop_reciept').html();
    window.open('http://localhost/ccccccc/xxxxxxx/pdf/'+htmlval,'_blank');                                  
});

htmlval contains the HTML of elements with the class pop_reciept, and then I pass this to the pdf controller:

public function pdf($val){
   echo $val;

   return false;

}

I want the HTML content need to displayed. But it is not, and instead I see the error

The URI you submitted has disallowed characters.

Please help or suggest a better way to do this.

I'd believe the input class automatically filters the input. Not sure what'd be the best solution around that. — Fabrício Matté
– Fabrício Matté, Commented Nov 9, 2012 at 10:35

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:27:43Z

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The size of url is limited to 8kb at most servers, great chunks of html code can easily exceed it.
Sending a POST request instead solves the problem of disallowed characters too.
You can find a solution for this here: Window.open and pass parameters by post method

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crynaldo madrid · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-09 10:38:44Z

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add the special characters to variable $config['permitted_uri_chars']

$config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_=+-';

in your config.php

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