JavaScript escape()


The escape() function in JavaScript is used for encoding a string. It is deprecated in JavaScript 1.5.

Following is the code for the JavaScript escape()

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Document</title>
<style>
   body {
      font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
   }
   .sample {
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 500;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>JavaScript escape()</h1>
<div class="sample"></div>
<button class="Btn">CLICK HERE</button>
<h3>
Click on the above buttons to encode the URI
</h3>
<script>
   let sampleEle = document.querySelector(".sample");
   let url = "https://www.google.com/images?size=420px&name=8s1f.jpg";
   document.querySelector(".Btn").addEventListener("click", () => {
      sampleEle.innerHTML = escape(url);
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

On clicking the “CLICK HERE” button −

Updated on: 07-May-2020

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