JavaScript decodeURIComponent() Function
JavaScript Global Functions
Definition and Usage
The decodeURIComponent() function decodes a URI component.
Tip: Use the encodeURIComponent() function to
encode a URI component.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| uri |
Required. The URI to be decoded |
Browser Support

The decodeURIComponent() function is supported in all major browsers.
Example
Example
Encode and decode a URI:
<script type="text/javascript">
var uri="http://w3schools.com/my test.asp?name=ståle&car=saab";
var uri_encode=encodeURIComponent(uri);
document.write(uri_encode);
document.write("<br />");
document.write(decodeURIComponent(uri_encode));
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
http%3A%2F%2Fw3schools.com%2Fmy%20test.asp%3Fname%3Dst%C3%A5le%26car%3Dsaab
http://w3schools.com/my test.asp?name=ståle&car=saab |
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