javascript url decoding doesn't work

Question

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?

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3803716/how-can-i-decode-a-url-with-jquery. — Adrian Wragg, Aug 02 '13 at 12:42
This is the wrong problem, your problem is how those strings are generated, a space should be `%20`, not a `+` or even `%2b` — Esailija, Aug 02 '13 at 12:56

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '13 at 12:41

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The following works for me:

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

answered Aug 02 '13 at 12:41

André Dion

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 12:41

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

answered Aug 02 '13 at 12:41

TachyonVortex

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javascript url decoding doesn't work

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