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' encodeURIComponent(d) '

Function
DefinitionencodeURIComponent() is a built-in JavaScript function used to encode a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) component. It replaces certain characters with one, two, three, or four escape sequences representing the UTF-8 encoding of the character. This process makes the component safe for inclusion within a URI, preventing issues with special characters like spaces, slashes, or ampersands that have special meaning in URLs. It specifically targets characters that might be valid in a full URI but not within a single component, such as query parameters.
Example

"To safely pass a user-entered search query that might contain special characters in a URL, you should `encodeURIComponent()` the query string before appending it to the URL."

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Etymology & Word Origins

Derived from the English verb 'encode' (to convert information into a particular form) and the technical acronym 'URI Component' (a part of a Uniform Resource Identifier), this term specifies a programmatic operation within JavaScript.

Translations
Spanishcodificar componente de URI
Frenchencoder un composant d'URI
GermanURI-Komponente kodieren