AJAX submission problem with Prototype library

A form is submiting when I'd like it not to. I have a workaround, but...

[dotancohen]

Hi all, I've got a form that I'd like to run through AJAX, using the Prototype library. However, whenever I try to run the form through Form.serialize() it gets submitted to the page specified in it's action attribute. For instance:

function sendFeedback(e) {
 // Update user interface
 $('response').innerHTML = 'Adding email address...';
 // Prepare query string and send AJAX request
 var pars = Form.serialize(addressForm);
 var myAjax = new Ajax.Updater('response', 'ajaxServer.php', {method: 'get', parameters: pars});
 // Stop form from submitting when JavaScript is enabled
 Event.stop(e);
}

Causes the form to get submitted. However, when I replace:

 var pars = Form.serialize(addressForm);

with:

 var pars = 'address=' + escape($F('address'))+'&address2=' + escape($F('address2'));

The form then gets processed via AJAX as I intend. Why is that, and what can I do about it?

Thanks in advance.

Dotan Cohen

[edited by: encyclo at 6:16 pm (utc) on Nov. 19, 2006]
[edit reason] no personal URLs please, see forum charter [/edit]

[dotancohen]

To interested parties, the problem weas in the lack of quotes. The code should have been:

var pars = Form.serialize('addressForm');