JS: Encode URL, Escape String

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encodeURI

encodeURI and decodeURI → Changes illegal URL characters to percent encoded form. For example, character such as ^ [ ] and Unicode character such as em-dash.

[see JS: encodeURI]

encodeURIComponent

encodeURIComponent and decodeURIComponent → Useful for embedding a URL in a URL. Like encodeURI but changes more chars, including slash and colon in http://.

[see JS: encodeURIComponent]

escape

escape and unescape → deprecated. Changes some characters to a percent encoded form of the char's Unicode codepoint.

[see JS: escape]

Note: these functions are properties of global object.

[see JS: the Global Object]

JS URL

  1. JS: encodeURI
  2. JS: encodeURIComponent
  3. JS: escape
  4. JS: Get URL (window.location)

JS String

  1. String Overview
  2. Template String ⭐
  3. Char, Code Unit, Codepoint
  4. String Escape Sequence
  5. Unicode Escape Sequence

JS Character

  1. Character, Code Unit, Codepoint
  2. Character To/From Codepoint
  3. String.fromCodePoint
  4. String.fromCharCode
  5. String.prototype.charAt
  6. String.prototype.charCodeAt
  7. String.prototype.codePointAt
  8. Convert Decimal/Hex
  9. Unicode Escape Sequence
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