encodeURI Method

Returns a string encoded as a valid Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

function encodeURI(URIString : String) : String

Arguments

  • URIString
    Required. A string representing an encoded URI.

Remarks

The encodeURI method returns an encoded URI. If you pass the result to decodeURI, the original string is returned. The encodeURI method does not encode the following characters: ":", "/", ";", and "?". Use encodeURIComponent to encode these characters.

Requirements

Version 5.5

Applies To:

Global Object

See Also

Reference

decodeURI Method

decodeURIComponent Method