Issue with using decodeURIComponent

Question

Im trying to decode the %20 in the URL link so that i cant get my value without adding %20 in the textfield when i decode the code from current page to next page, below is my coding for decode the %20 and where i place

function loadRecord(i){
    var item=dataset.item(i);
    fname.value = item['fname'];
    id.value = item['id'];
    window.location.href = decodeURIComponent("userup2.html?id="+item['id']+"&fname="+item['fname']+"&val=300");
    return false;
}

This is the current and will redirect to second page to display the data

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why it still display the %20 even though i code the decodeURIComponent? please help

What programming language do you use to construct your html? — Beat Richartz, Jul 11 '12 at 07:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 11 '12 at 07:17

You have to decode the URI when it's passed to your input. Decoding it to pass it to window.location is correct, but the browser will escape it again.

I assume you take the input value from the params. So where you set the input value from the params (in your case, certainly in the document userup2.html, you have to decode the URI.

So where you set the input value from the params, you have to decode it again:

document.getElementByTagName('input').value = decodeURI(...your code to get the params);

thanks alot man, finally i can decode the %20, thanks again!! =) — newbie, Jul 11 '12 at 07:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '12 at 07:18

why it still display the %20 even though i code the decodeURIComponent?

Browser is encoding the url to make it a valid URL. Even though you are decoding it, its again assigned to window.location.href, so the control is back to browser.

You cannot bypass it. Instead decode the url at the receiving end.

Issue with using decodeURIComponent

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