How to decode URL parameters using client script - Support and Troubleshooting

How to decode URL parameters using client script Issue While using URL parameters to set values for fields/variables, GlideURL() method is the recommended method rather than using DOM manipulation: document.URL.parseQuery();

Resolution GlideURL() method can be used for manipulating a URI.

In the below code snippet, on-load catalog client script, decode of URL parameters on 'full name' and 'title' fields and able to decode the in-between spaces of string values. (Eg. if URL contains 'fullname' as 'Abel%20Tuter' and 'title' as 'IT%20Architect' then decodeURI() with convert it to 'Abel Tuter' and 'IT Architect')

function onLoad() {

var gUrl = new GlideURL(); gUrl.setFromCurrent();

var name1 = decodeURI(gUrl.getParam('sysparm_fullname')); var title1 = decodeURI(gUrl.getParam('sysparm_title'));

if(name1){

g_form.setValue('fullname',name1); }

if(title1){ g_form.setValue('title',title1); }

}