javascript url decoding doesn't work

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My string is;

var str = "Mehmet%2bAli%2b%c3%96zcan";

And I want to get string;

var strDecoded = "Mehmet Ali Özcan";

I tried all of followings;

strDecoded = decodeURIComponent(str); // Fails;
strDecoded = decodeURIComponent((str + '').replace(/\+/g, '%20')); // Fails
strDecoded = _decodeURI(str); // Fails


function _decodeURI(str) {
  str = decodeURI(str);
  str = str.replace(/%27/g, "'");
  return str;
}

What can I do else to get correct string? any idea?

This is the wrong problem, your problem is how those strings are generated, a space should be %20, not a + or even %2b — Esailija
– Esailija, Commented Aug 2, 2013 at 12:56

André Dion · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-02 12:41:54Z

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The following works for me:

decodeURIComponent("Mehmet%2bAli%2b%c3%96zcan").replace(/\++/g, ' ');

answered Aug 2, 2013 at 12:41

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TachyonVortex · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-02 12:41:57Z

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decodeURIComponent(str.replace(/%2b/g, '%20'));

answered Aug 2, 2013 at 12:41

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