JavaScript decodeURI() Function

Definition and Usage

The decodeURI() function decodes a URI encoded with the encodeURI() function.

Syntax

decodeURI(URIstring)

Parameter	Description
URIstring	Required. The URI to be decoded

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Example

In this example we use decodeURI() to decode a URI after encoding it:

<script type="text/javascript"> var test1="£€"; document.write(encodeURI(test1)+ "<br />"); document.write(decodeURI(test1)); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

%C2%A3%E2%82%AC £€