remote_function double escapes string in options[:url]

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I don't know if this is a known issue:

When passed a string as url remote_function double escapes it. Escaping is only disabled for hashes:

# File vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/ prototype_helper.rb 223: def remote_function(options) [...] 240: url_options = options[:url] 241: url_options = url_options.merge(:escape => false) if url_options.is_a?(Hash) 242: function << "'#{url_for(url_options)}'"

This breaks the query string in urls which are genereated via named routes. Example:

link_to_remote 'User', :url => user_path(:id => user, :a => 1, :b => 2)

becomes:

<a href="#" onclick="new Ajax.Request('/users/1?a=1&amp;amp;b=2' [...]

Hence the parameter b is turned into amp;b.

Using hash_for_ helpers circumvents the problem.