I need to make URL from some custom string values dynamically. I have doubt on "encodeURIComponent(string)" function whether it has cross browser issues does anyone experienced trouble with this function(I am not using any JS libraries)?
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Also see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/75980/when-are-you-supposed-to-use-escape-instead-of-encodeuri-encodeuricomponent – Christophe Roussy Jun 13 '16 at 08:32
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encodeURIComponent works as advertised in a cross-browser fashion. Use it in preference to escape.
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*"Use it in preference to `escape`."* Er, yes, since `escape` doesn't do URI-encoding at all. It does something similar, but different. – T.J. Crowder Dec 10 '10 at 12:31
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1There's no reason I can think of to ever use `escape` (it's just misdesigned) - but it's similar enough to be confusing, hence the warning. – Eamon Nerbonne Dec 10 '10 at 23:27
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Go for it. This is exactly what encodeURIComponent is for and it's well-supported across browsers. I've never heard of a serious issue with it on any major implementation.
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