[FX.php List] Javascript question

[Bob Patin]

OK, Javascript experts, splain this to me:

If I put this:

var str="2014#Steven Patin";
document.write(str.search("#"));

I get 4, which is what I would expect; now, if I put this:

var str="2014|Steven Patin";
document.write(str.search("|"));

I get 0.

Why?

Is a pipe not allowed? I'm trying to concatenate an ID and a name together and them parse them back out in JS, and the 2nd example fails. Stumped as to why...

Thanks,

Bob Patin
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