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What is the difference between the JavaScript functions decodeURIComponent and decodeURI?
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The decodeURI() function decodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) previously created by encodeURI() or by a similar routine.
The decodeURIComponent() function decodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) component previously created by encodeURIComponent or by a similar routine.
The difference between encodeURI and encodeURIComponent is encodeURIComponent encodes the entire string, where encodeURI ignores protocol prefix ('http://') and domain name. encodeURIComponent is designed to encode everything, where encodeURI ignores a URL's domain related roots.
encodeURIComponent should be used to encode a URI Component - a string that is supposed to be part of a URL. encodeURI should be used to encode a URI or an existing URL.
To explain the difference between these two let me explain the difference between encodeURI and encodeURIComponent.
The main difference is that:
encodeURI function is intended for use on the full URI.encodeURIComponent function is intended to be used on .. well .. URI components that is any part that lies between separators (; / ? : @ & = + $ , #).So, in encodeURIComponent these separators are encoded also because they are regarded as text and not special characters.
Now back to the difference between the decode functions, each function decodes strings generated by its corresponding encode counterpart taking care of the semantics of the special characters and their handling.
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