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What is the difference between decodeURIComponent and decodeURI?
decodeURIComponent
To decode a URL component in JavaScript, use the decodeURLComponent() method.
Example
You can try to run the following code to decode a URL component −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="display()">Check</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function display() { var uri = "http://example.com/welcome msg.jsp?name=åmit&sub=programming"; // first encode var encode = encodeURIComponent(uri); var decode = decodeURIComponent(encode); var result = "Encode= " + encode + "<br>" + "Decode= " + decode; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result; } </script> </body> </html>
decodeURI
To decode a URL in JavaScript, use the decodeURI() method.
Example
You can try to run the following code to decode a URL −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="display()">Check</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function display() { var uri = "welcome msg.jsp?name=åmit&sub=programming"; // first encode var encode = encodeURI(uri); var decode = decodeURI(encode); var result = "Encode= " + encode + "<br>" + "Decode= " + decode; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result; } </script> </body> </html>
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