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Global function URI encoding.

Description

Encodes the special characters of a passed uri including the following:


 ; , / ? : @ & = + $ #

Syntax

Signature Description
encodeURIComponent(uri)Encodes the special characters of a passed uri.

Parameters

Parameter Description
uriThe uri to encode.

Below is an example of using the encodeURIComponent() function.


// Encode a uri 
var uri="a spurious name.com?firstname=barney&surname=magrew";

alert(encodeURIComponent(uri));

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