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

decodeURIComponent(encodedURIString)

The required encodedURIString argument is a value representing an encoded URI component.

Remarks

A URIComponent is part of a complete URI.

If the encodedURIString is not valid, a URIError occurs.

Requirements

Version 5.5

See Also

decodeURI Method | encodeURI Method

Applies To: Global Object