Decode HTML escaped characters back to a regular string in C #

Question

My question is simple. I searched a bit on the Internet, but couldn't find a quick way to unescape HTML text in a string.

For example:
"< > &"should be returned in "<> &" as a string.

Is there a quick way, or do I need to write my own unescaper?

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Mario stoilov Apr 11 '13 at 17:58

3 answers

If you are using .NET 4.5, you can use the method HttpUtility.HtmlDecode.

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Rikki b Apr 11 '13 at 18:04

HttpUtility.UrlDecode("Your escaped String", System.Text.Encoding.Default);

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Usman y Jul 18 '13 at 15:32

I4v · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-11T18:02:07+0000

use System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlDecodeorSystem.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode

var decoded = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode("&lt; &gt; &amp;");