using ajax get method to pass a variable. where i use to escape the string with escape() function. In php, I receive the value and insert into a database. How do I unescape the string? For example, for: <pre class="prettyprint"><code>balaji's </code></pre> I get <pre class="prettyprint"><code>balaji%27s. </code></pre>

You can try this: <pre class="prettyprint"><code>htmlspecialchars(urldecode($str)); </code></pre>

How do I unescape a string?

using ajax get method to pass a variable. where i use to escape the string with escape() function.

In php, I receive the value and insert into a database.

How do I unescape the string?

For example, for:

balaji's

I get

balaji%27s.

What can I use instead of unescape?

Usually, decodeURI or decodeURIComponent are preferred over unescape . Note: Do not use unescape to decode URIs, use decodeURI instead.

What is unescape () and escape () functions?

The escape() function is used to encode a string, making it safe for use in a URL. The unescape() function is used to decode an encoded string.

What is Unescape?

(programming) To reverse the escaping of a string quotations ▼

What does regex Unescape do?

Converts any escaped characters in the input string.

You can use this function instead of urldecode()

function utf8_urldecode($str) {
        return html_entity_decode(preg_replace("/%u([0-9a-f]{3,4})/i", "&#x\\1;", urldecode($str)), null, 'UTF-8');
}

You can try this:

htmlspecialchars(urldecode($str));