Revision 498085 of decodeURI()

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<h2 id="Summary" name="Summary">Summary</h2>
<p>The <code><strong>decodeURI()</strong></code> function decodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) previously created by {{jsxref("Global_Objects/encodeURI", "encodeURI")}} or by a similar routine.</p>
<h2 id="Syntax" name="Syntax">Syntax</h2>
<pre class="syntaxbox">
<code>decodeURI(<i>encodedURI</i>)</code></pre>
<h3 id="Parameters" name="Parameters">Parameters</h3>
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 <dt>
  <code>encodedURI</code></dt>
 <dd>
  A complete, encoded Uniform Resource Identifier.</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Description" name="Description">Description</h2>
<p>Replaces each escape sequence in the encoded URI with the character that it represents, but does not decode escape sequences that could not have been introduced by {{jsxref("Global_Objects/encodeURI", "encodeURI")}}. The character “<code>#</code>” is not decoded from escape sequences.</p>
<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>
<h3 id="Decoding_an_Cyrillic_URL">Decoding a Cyrillic URL</h3>
<pre class="brush: js">
decodeURI("https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/docs/JavaScript_%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8B");
// "https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/docs/JavaScript_шеллы"
</pre>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
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   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
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   <td>ECMAScript 3rd Edition.</td>
   <td>Standard</td>
   <td>Initial definition.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES5.1', '#sec-15.1.3.1', 'decodeURI')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES5.1')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES6', '#sec-decodeuri-encodeduri', 'decodeURI')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES6')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<p>{{ CompatibilityTable() }}</p>
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    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Chrome</th>
    <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
    <th>Internet Explorer</th>
    <th>Opera</th>
    <th>Safari</th>
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   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
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    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Android</th>
    <th>Chrome for Android</th>
    <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
    <th>IE Mobile</th>
    <th>Opera Mobile</th>
    <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
    <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
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  </tbody>
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<h2 id="See_Also" name="See_Also">See also</h2>
<ul>
 <li>{{jsxref("Global_Objects/decodeURIComponent", "decodeURIComponent")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("Global_Objects/encodeURI", "encodeURI")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("Global_Objects/encodeURIComponent", "encodeURIComponent")}}</li>
</ul>
<!-- languages({
"fr": "fr/docs/R\u00e9f\u00e9rence_de_JavaScript_1.5_Core/Fonctions_globales/decodeURI",
})-->