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decodeURI Function (JavaScript)

Returns the unencoded version of an encoded Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

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decodeURI(URIstring)

Remarks

The required URIstring argument is a value representing an encoded URI.

Use the decodeURI function instead of the obsolete unescape function.

The decodeURI function returns a string value.

If the URIString is not valid, a URIError occurs.

Applies To: Global Object (JavaScript)

Requirements

Supported in the following document modes: Quirks, Internet Explorer 6 standards, Internet Explorer 7 standards, Internet Explorer 8 standards, Internet Explorer 9 standards. See Version Information.

Reference

decodeURIComponent Function (JavaScript)

encodeURI Function (JavaScript)

Global Object (JavaScript)

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