window.location subject to querystring limitation

Question

Edit: Thanks all for the help, rod.

Hi All,

$('#button1').click(function(){
   window.location = "/Home/GetCustomers?" + $('#myForm').serialize();
});

Is using window.location subject to querystring size limitation? For instance, if my form has many parameters to serialize?

Thanks, rodchar

Answer 1

Window.location can't be longer than whatever URL length limit the user's browser enforces. This varies from browser to browser; the shortest one is Internet Explorer, which is 2083 characters.

Answer 2

The spec for URL length does not dictate a minimum or maximum URL length, but implementation varies by browser. On Windows: Opera supports ~4050 characters, IE 4.0+ supports exactly 2083 characters, Netscape 3 -> 4.78 support up to 8192 characters before causing errors on shut-down, and Netscape 6 supports ~2000 before causing errors on start-up.