# Names routes double escape html?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/names-routes-double-escape-html/88105>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 8, 2007, 8:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/names-routes-double-escape-html/88105 "2007-03-08T08:16:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 8:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/names-routes-double-escape-html/88105/1 "2007-03-08T08:16:43Z")

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Is anyone else having this problem?

\<%= link\_to\_function(  
“Some link”,  
“alert(‘some action here’);” + remote\_function(:url =\>  
named\_route\_url(:arg1 =\> “test”, :arg2 =\> “test”)).gsub(/&/, ‘&’)  
) %\>

Notice the .gsub(/&/, ‘&’).

I have to do this otherwise I get params[“amp;arg1”] instead of  
params[“arg1”].

Any ideas why it’s double escaping?

Thanks for the help.