# Unescape method change in ActionScript 3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unescape-method-change-in-actionscript-3/226493
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**Created:** [May 21, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unescape-method-change-in-actionscript-3/226493 "2007-05-21T20:15:14Z")
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### Author: ![nocircleno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed655f/32.png) [@nocircleno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nocircleno)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unescape-method-change-in-actionscript-3/226493/1 "2007-05-21T20:15:14Z")

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I just stumbled on this today. The unescape global method has been changed in ActionScript 3 and no longer converts a plus sign to a space.

Example here:  
[http://www.nocircleno.com/ben/unescape/](http://www.nocircleno.com/ben/unescape/)

Does anyone have an easy work around for this issue? Is there another method that will do the conversion for me?

Thanks,  
Ben