JavaScript: decodeURIComponent functions

Description

The decodeURIComponent function is used to decode a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) component previously created by encodeURIComponent.

Syntax

decodeURIComponent(encodedURI)

Parameters

encodedURI: An encoded component of a Uniform Resource Identifier.

Example of decodeURIComponent() function

In the following web document decodeURIComponent() function is used to decode a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) component previously created by encodeURIComponent.

JavaScript Code:

url1 = "https://w3resource.com/xyz=http%3A%2F%2Fmyw3r.com%2Fx%3D31%26y%3D21&xyz3=45"; 
//Lets decode url1
console.log(decodeURIComponent(url1));

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Live demo:

See the Pen decodeURIComponent-function-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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