Manuals/calci/UNESCAPE

UNESCAPE (Text)

where

• $Text$ is any text.
  • UNESCAPE () computes a new string.

Description

UNESCAPE (Text)

• $Text$ is any text to be decoded.
• The unescape() function computes a new string in which hexadecimal escape sequences are replaced with the character that it represents.
• The escape sequences might be introduced by a function like escape.
• The unescape function is a property of the global object.
• Usually, decodeURI or decodeURIComponent are preferred over unescape.
• So in the result a new string in which certain characters have been unescaped.

Examples

1. unescape('abc123') = abc123
2. unescape('%E4%F6%FC') = äöü
3. unescape('%u0107') = ć

See Also

• FOURTHOF
• HALFOF
• SEVENTHOF

References

• UNESCAPE

• List of Main Z Functions
• Z3 home