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escape() Method
The escape() method receives a string and replaces special characters with escape sequences.
Syntax
escape(string)
Returns
A string with special characters replaced by Unicode sequences.
Usage
The escape() method receives a string and replaces special characters with escape sequences, so that the string may be used with a URL. The escape sequences are Unicode values. For characters in the standard ASCII set (values 0 through 127 decimal), these are the hexadecimal ASCII codes of the characters preceded by percent signs.
Uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and the special symbols @ * + _ . / remain in the string. Other characters are replaced by their respective Unicode sequences.
Example
The following code provides an example of what occurs once a string has been encoded. Note that the @ and * characters have not been replaced.
var str = "@#$*96!";
Would result in the following string:
"@#$*%!"
var encodeStr = encode("@#$*%!");
Would result in the following string:
"@%23%24*%25%21"
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Siebel eScript Language Reference Published: 18 April 2003 |