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Global unescape()
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Syntax
unescape(string)
The unescape() method takes a hexadecimal value and returns the ISO-Latin-1 ASCII equivalent.
The unescape() method performs the opposite operation of the escape() method.
The unescape() method is commonly used to escape user-entered data before form submission.
The following example uses the unescape() Method to Convert a Hexadecimal Value to Its ASCII Equivalent.
<html>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
var escapedVal = "%40";
var unescapedVal = unescape(escapedVal);
document.write('The <I>escapedVal</I> value (' + escapedVal + ") ");
document.write("evaluates to " + unescapedVal);
-->
</script>
</html>
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