How to encode a URL in JavaScript

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How to encode a URL in JavaScript

There are two JavaScript function that you can use to accomplish this

  1.  encodeURIComponent()
    • Encodes a URI component
    • Encodes special characters
    • The following characters: , / ? : @ & = + $ # are encoded
    var url="http://test.com/index.php?url"+encodeURIComponent(url);
  2. encodeURI()
    • Encode a URI
    • Encodes special characters but not (except) , / ? : @ & = + $ #
    var url="http://test.com/index.php?url"+encodeURI(url);

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