VBScript in a Nutshell

Name

Unescape function

Syntax

Unescape(string)
string

Use: Required

Data Subtype: String

An encoded string

Return Value

A string variant containing the decoded version of string.

Description

Decodes a URL-encoded or HTML-encoded string.

Rules at a Glance

Replaces all encoded characters with their corresponding characters. Encoded values in the form of % xx are replaced with their corresponding ASCII characters, while values in the form %u xxxx are replaced with their corresponding Unicode characters.

Programming Notes

• The Unescape function is not documented in the VBScript documentation.

• The function corresponds to the JavaScript unescape method.

• If string has no encoded characters, the function merely returns string unchanged.

• All encoded characters in the form % xx are replaced with their equivalent ASCII strings.

• All encoded characters in the form %u xxxx are replaced with their equivalent Unicode character strings.

VB/VBA Differences

This function is not supported in VBA.

See Also

Escape Function