Copy and pasting URL not working in Jira Server issue comment due to text formatting

[Tim Menke]

Running Jira Software 7.13.3

When I'm adding comments to a Jira issue, and I want to link to an external url, I'm always fighting the interface and I'm not sure if this is a bug or if I'm just missing something.

Steps

1. I select some text in my comment that I want to be the link to the external url
2. Select the external link button.
3. I will see the following:  [<text I've selected>|http://example.com]
4. I replace http://example.com with the url I wish to go to.  
5. when I submit the comment,  I still see the exact same [<text I've selected>|<url I pasted in>]
6. now if I go into edit the comment, and switch over to text mode,  I see an extra set of brackets surrounding the URL, and once I delete out the extra set of brackets and submit, then it works fine.
7. This seems to have something to do with the content of the URL, because if I leave in the http://example.com and I hit submit, the link works, but I don't see any special characters or weird formatting in the url I'm using.    In this particular case, I'm just linking to an HP forum post.  

is this a bug? or am I just missing something?  Thanks!

[asif khan · Accepted solution]

HI,

Thanks for all help and support. I caold finally complete my code and its working fine.

Thank You,

Asif

[codelab expert]

Try var myObject = AJS.$(objectToTransform). If this doesn't help you please show your source code and we will find a solution.

[asif khan]

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var abcd= [10];

//alert(getGroups("asif_khan"));

var abcd=getGroups("asif_khan");
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alert(abcd[i]);
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//alert(a);
}

//varb= abcd.groups;
//alert(b);

alert("hi");

if(project_name == 'Customer ')

{
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$('#popup_Billed_').val('0');
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});

function getGroups(user)
{
var groups;
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url: "/rest/api/2/user?username="+user+"&expand=groups",
type: 'get',
dataType: 'json',
async: false,
success: function(data) {
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}
});
return groups;
}

This the the code iam using.

PLease make the required changes in the code if you can.That will be very helpfull.

I tried with the method you provided, but didnot work.Please try that method too if possible.

Thanks alot,

Asif