Global.escape()
JavaScript 1.0+, ECMAScript 1.0+, JScript 1.0+ Nav2+, NES2+, IE 3+, Opera3+ Syntax
escape(string) escape(expression)
Description
The escape() method takes any string object or expression and returns a string object in which all non-alphanumeric characters are converted to their numeric equivalent in the form % XX. The XX is a hexadecimal number representing the non-alphanumeric character.
Example
Listing 6.133 shows how to use the escape() method and what it returns. It takes a string of text and returns the escaped value.
Listing 6.133 Example of How to Use escape()
<script lanuguage="JavaScript">
var newString = escape("Tom & Jerry Show");
</script>
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This returns: "Tom%20%26%20Jerry%20show". Notice that the spaces ...
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