LoadOnDemand space between words

[Intro]

Hi,

We have a LoadOnDemand ComboBox (2008.3.1114.35) with Header and ItemTemplates. When a user searches a text comprised of multiple words with space between words, spaces are encoded to %20 in text value of RadComboBoxItemsRequestedEventArgs object.  Furthermore, this generates other ItemRequested events, only this time '%' is encoded as '%25.' and continues for some time. (i.e. sample text, generates event for sample%20text, then sample%2520text, then sample%252520text etc.)

Code snippet of ComboBox is included below, .cs file is not included as it only contains comparison of text to empty string.

This occurs only sometimes, sometimes spaces are not encoded.  Are the users supposed to handle encoded chars separately or is this a bug ?

Thanks in advance,
Oner

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<telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbCompanies" runat="server"
    Skin="Hay" Width="158" DropDownWidth="360"
    ShowToggleImage="False" AllowCustomText="True"
    DataTextField="Name" DataValueField="ID"
    EnableLoadOnDemand="True" OnItemsRequested="rcbCompanies_ItemsRequested"
>
    <HeaderTemplate>
        <table width="360px">
            <tr>
                <td align="left" style="width: 130px">
                    Company Name
                </td>
                <td align="left" style="width: 100px">
                    Category Name
                </td>
                <td align="left" style="width: 130px">
                    Parent Company Name
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
        <table width="360px">
            <tr>
                <td align="left" style="width: 130px">
                    <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name")%>
                </td>
                <td align="left" style="width: 100px">
                    <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CategoryName")%>
                </td>
                <td align="left" style="width: 130px">
                    <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ParentName")%>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </ItemTemplate>
</telerik:RadComboBox>
*****************************************************************************************************************************

[Simon]

Hi Oner,

This was a bug which we fixed at some point in the later development of RadComboBox.

Can you upgrade to a later version, let say 2008.3.1314, which is the first official version having the fix?

Best wishes,
Simon
the Telerik team

[PPT]

Happened to me with 2011.3.1115.40 of the RadControls that are part of Sitefinity 4.4.2117.0 SE.
Does not happen consistently... but enough to be noticed.