decodeURI Method

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

function decodeURI(URIstring : String) : String

Arguments

  • URIstring
    Required. A string representing an encoded URI.

Remarks

Use the decodeURI method instead of the obsolete unescape method.

The decodeURI method returns a string value.

If the URIString is not valid, a URIError occurs.

Requirements

Version 5.5

Applies To:

Global Object

See Also

Reference

decodeURIComponent Method

encodeURI Method