JavaScript escape() Function

Definition and Usage

The escape() function encodes a string, so it can be read on all computers.

Syntax

escape(string)

Parameter	Description
string	Required. The string to be encoded

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Tips and Notes

Note: The escape() function encodes special characters, with the exception of:
* @ - _ + . /
Tip: Use the unescape() function to decode strings encoded with escape().
Note: The escape() and unescape() functions should not be used to encode or decode URIs. Use encodeURI() and decodeURI() functions instead!

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Example

In this example we use escape() to encode strings:

<script type="text/javascript"> document.write(escape("Visit google!") + "<br />"); document.write(escape("?!=()#%&")); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

Visit%20google%21 jsref_escape.asp@%21%3D%2528%2529%23%25%26