Decodes String objects encoded with the escape function. Deprecated.
Syntax
unescape(charString)
Remarks
The required charString argument is a String object or literal to be decoded.
The unescape function returns a string value that contains the contents of charstring. All characters encoded with the %xx hexadecimal form are replaced by their ASCII character set equivalents.
Characters encoded in %u xxxx format (Unicode characters) are replaced with the Unicode character with hexadecimal encoding xxxx.
Note
The unescape function should not be used to decode Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI). Use decodeURI and decodeURIComponent functions instead.
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 in Store apps (Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1). See Version Information.
Applies To: Global Object
See Also
decodeURI Function
decodeURIComponent Function
escape Function
String Object