How can I decode a URL using jQuery? My url is
http%3A%2F%2Fdtzhqpwfdzscm.cloudfront.net%2F4ca06373624db.jpg
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Try the decodeURIComponent function:
var decodedUri = decodeURIComponent('http%3A%2F%2Fdtzhqpwfdzscm.cloudfront.net%2F4ca06373624db.jpg');
alert(decodedUri);
Darin Dimitrov
2010-09-27 12:29:51
But that doesn't use jQuery (and please don't link to W3Schools, they are good at SEO and poor at teaching correct information)!
David Dorward
2010-09-27 12:38:05
@David, so isn't using the `decodeURIComponent` function a correct approach?
Darin Dimitrov
2010-09-27 12:43:05
It should be the correct approach, but the W3School link really should go. Nick linked to a MDC article, which should be better
Yi Jiang
2010-09-27 12:45:40
@Darin — Tongue in cheek, the question specified jQuery. I'm serious about W3Schools though.
David Dorward
2010-09-27 12:54:08
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decodeURIComponent('http%3A%2F%2Fdtzhqpwfdzscm.cloudfront.net%2F4ca06373624db.jpg')
reko_t
2010-09-27 12:30:01
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Use decodeURIComponent(), for example:
decodeURIComponent("http%3A%2F%2Fdtzhqpwfdzscm.cloudfront.net%2F4ca06373624db.jpg")
It's not jQuery specific, this is a base JavaScript function.
Nick Craver
2010-09-27 12:30:05
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Hi,
You can simply call the standard javascript functions for encoding and decoding respectively.
encodeURIComponent
decodeURIComponent
Enjoy!
Doug
2010-09-27 12:31:35