Decoding Japanese file names using JavaScript in Visual Studio Code

Currently, I am on MacOS 12 using VS Code. An issue arises when I choose a file with a Japanese filename and try to output it to the console:

File.openDialog();
$.writeln(file.name);

Unfortunately, when this happens, the Japanese characters disappear and are replaced by nonsensical symbols (a mix of numbers, characters, and percentage symbols). Despite my efforts to add Japanese as a preferred language in Mac OS, switch to Japanese as keyboard output, change the language of VS Code to Japanese, and modify the Settings in VS Code "Files:Encoding" from UTF-8 to Shift JIS, the problem persists.

Can anyone assist me in resolving this issue?

Thank you!

javascriptfilecharacter-encoding

Answer №1

Update: I can't believe how simple it is - just using file.fsName returns Japanese characters. How did I not see that before?

If you're struggling with encoding URLs in JavaScript, this post has the solution: Encode URL in JavaScript?

You can easily encode/decode the 'gibberish' with decodeURIComponent(str) and decodeURIComponent(str), as I discovered to be the perfect solution in my case.

(A big thank you to @fnostro for pointing me in the right direction with their helpful comment.)

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