W3Schools.com

HOME HTML CSS XML JAVASCRIPT ASP PHP SQL MORE...

REFERENCES | EXAMPLES | FORUM | ABOUT

JS & DOM Reference

JavaScript Objects

JS Array
JS Boolean
JS Date
JS Math
JS Number
JS String
JS RegExp
JS Global

Browser Objects

Window
Navigator
Screen
History
Location

Core DOM Objects

DOM Node
DOM NodeList
DOM NamedNodeMap
DOM Document
DOM Element
DOM Attr

HTML DOM Objects

DOM Document
DOM Events
DOM Elements

DOM Anchor
DOM Area
DOM Base
DOM Body
DOM Button
DOM Form
DOM Frame/IFrame
DOM Frameset
DOM Image
DOM Input Button
DOM Input Checkbox
DOM Input File
DOM Input Hidden
DOM Input Password
DOM Input Radio
DOM Input Reset
DOM Input Submit
DOM Input Text
DOM Link
DOM Meta
DOM Object
DOM Option
DOM Select
DOM Style
DOM Table
DOM td / th
DOM tr
DOM Textarea

JavaScript encodeURIComponent() Function

Function Reference

JavaScript Global Functions

Definition and Usage

The encodeURIComponent() function encodes a URI component.

This function encodes special characters. In addition, it encodes the following characters: , / ? : @ & = + $ #

Tip: Use the decodeURIComponent() function to decode an encoded URI component.

Syntax

encodeURIComponent(uri)

Parameter	Description
uri	Required. The URI to be encoded

Browser Support

The encodeURIComponent() function is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Example

Encode an URI:

<script type="text/javascript">

var uri="http://w3schools.com/my test.asp?name=ståle&car=saab";
document.write(encodeURIComponent(uri));

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

http%3A%2F%2Fw3schools.com%2Fmy%20test.asp%3Fname%3Dst%C3%A5le%26car%3Dsaab

Try it yourself »

Function Reference

JavaScript Global Functions

WEB HOSTING
Best Web Hosting
PHP MySQL Hosting
Best Hosting Coupons
UK Reseller Hosting
Cloud Hosting
Top Web Hosting
$3.98 Unlimited Hosting
Premium Website Design

WEB BUILDING
XML Editor - Free Trial!
FREE Website BUILDER
Best Website Templates Top CSS Templates
CREATE HTML Websites
EASY WEBSITE BUILDER

W3SCHOOLS EXAMS
Get Certified in: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, PHP, and ASP

W3SCHOOLS BOOKS
New Books: HTML, CSS JavaScript, and Ajax

STATISTICS
Browser Statistics Browser OS Browser Display

SHARE THIS PAGE
Share with »