Decoding URL parameters with JavaScript

Question

This should be a simple task, but I can\'t seem to find a solution.

I have a basic string that is being passed through as a query string parameter like this one:

Answer 1

The plus sign is not encoded/decoded. To see the decode function working, you need to pass a encoded URI first. Take a look:

encodeURI( "http://www.foo.com/bar?foo=foo bar jar" )

Will generate: http://www.foo.com/bar?foo=foo%20bar%20jar, i.e., the encoded URI.

decodeURI( "http://www.foo.com/bar?foo=foo%20bar%20jar" )

Will generate: http://www.foo.com/bar?foo=foo bar jar, i.e., the decoded URI.