title: jquery get value with '&' character
body: <p>I have a textbox which has value like "PN &amp; J".I am storing it in</p>
  
  <pre><code>var sState = $('#txtState').val();
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  <p>and making Ajax call by</p>
  
  <pre><code>  data: 'Service=' + sSvendor + '&amp;City=' + sCity + '&amp;Sub=' + sCitySub + '&amp;State=' + sState + '&amp;Network=' + sNetwork,
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  <p>But at the receiving end i m retrieving Value as only <code>"PN "</code> it is neglecting string after <code>'&amp;'</code> character. how to overcome this ?</p>