Gets the unencoded version of an encoded Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).
Syntax
decodeURI(URIstring)
Remarks
The required URIstring argument is a value representing an encoded URI.
Use the decodeURI function instead of the deprecated unescape function.
The decodeURI function returns a string value.
If the URIString is not valid, a URIError occurs.
Applies To: Global Object
Example
The following code first encodes a URI component and then decodes it.
var uriEncode = encodeURIComponent ("www.Not a URL.com");
var uriDecode = decodeURIComponent(uriEncode);
document.write (uriEncode);
document.write ("<br/>");
document.write (uriDecode);
// Output:
// www.Not%20a%20URL.com
// www.Not a URL.com
Requirements
Supported in the following document modes: Quirks, Internet Explorer 6 standards, Internet Explorer 7 standards, Internet Explorer 8 standards, Internet Explorer 9 standards, Internet Explorer 10 standards, Internet Explorer 11 standards. Also supported Store apps (Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1). See Version Information.
See Also
decodeURIComponent Function
encodeURI Function
Global Object