gistfile1.txt

# UTF-8 value on page:

"Adélaïde de Hongrie"

# GET string:

Started GET "/registers/results?filter[title][]=Ad%E9la%EFde%20de%20Hongrie&search=&limit=4" for 127.0.0.1 at 2011-05-16 14:17:33 +0700

# What Rails gets/Rack produces (in Controller):

Parameters: {"filter"=>{"title"=>["Ad\xE9la\xEFde de Hongrie"]}, "search"=>"", "limit"=>"4"}

# Error I'm getting:

ArgumentError (invalid byte sequence in UTF-8):

# What would actually be a valid string with hex UTF code points the above UTF-8 value:

"Ad\xC3\xA9la\xC3\xAFde de Hongrie"

OR

"Ad\u{E9}la\u{EF}de de Hongrie"