decodeURI

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  1. Summary
  2. Syntax
    1. Parameters
  3. Description
  4. See also
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Summary

Core Function

Decodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) previously created by encodeURI or by a similar routine.

Core Global Method
Implemented in JavaScript ?
ECMAScript Edition ECMAScript ?

Syntax

decodeURI(encodedURI)

Parameters

encodedURI
A complete, encoded Uniform Resource Identifier.

Description

Replaces each escape sequence in the encoded URI with the character that it represents.

Does not decode escape sequences that could not have been introduced by encodeURI.

See also

Contributors to this page: evilpie, John Karahalis, ethertank, Mgjbot, Ptak82, Maian, Dria
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