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JavaScript decodeURIComponent() Function

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Definition and Usage

The decodeURIComponent() function decodes a URI component.

Tip: Use the encodeURIComponent() function to encode a URI component.

Syntax

decodeURIComponent(uri)

Parameter Description
uri Required. The URI to be decoded


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

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>

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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