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WebUtility.HtmlDecode Method

Definition

Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded for HTTP transmission into a decoded string.

Overloads

HtmlDecode(String)

Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded for HTTP transmission into a decoded string.

HtmlDecode(String, TextWriter)

Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded into a decoded string, and sends the decoded string to a TextWriter output stream.

HtmlDecode(String)

Source:
WebUtility.cs
Source:
WebUtility.cs
Source:
WebUtility.cs

Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded for HTTP transmission into a decoded string.

public:
 static System::String ^ HtmlDecode(System::String ^ value);
public static string HtmlDecode (string value);
public static string? HtmlDecode (string? value);
static member HtmlDecode : string -> string
Public Shared Function HtmlDecode (value As String) As String

Parameters

value
String

The string to decode.

Returns

A decoded string.

Remarks

If characters such as blanks and punctuation are passed in an HTTP stream, they might be misinterpreted at the receiving end. HTML encoding converts characters that are not allowed in HTML into character-entity equivalents; HTML decoding reverses the encoding. For example, when embedded in a block of text, the characters < and > are encoded as &lt; and &gt; for HTTP transmission.

If the value parameter is null, then the returned decoded string is null. If the value parameter is an empty string, then the returned decoded string is an empty string.

See also

Applies to

HtmlDecode(String, TextWriter)

Source:
WebUtility.cs
Source:
WebUtility.cs
Source:
WebUtility.cs

Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded into a decoded string, and sends the decoded string to a TextWriter output stream.

public:
 static void HtmlDecode(System::String ^ value, System::IO::TextWriter ^ output);
public static void HtmlDecode (string? value, System.IO.TextWriter output);
public static void HtmlDecode (string value, System.IO.TextWriter output);
static member HtmlDecode : string * System.IO.TextWriter -> unit
Public Shared Sub HtmlDecode (value As String, output As TextWriter)

Parameters

value
String

The string to decode.

output
TextWriter

A TextWriter stream of output.

Exceptions

The output parameter cannot be null if the value parameter is not null.

Remarks

If characters such as blanks and punctuation are passed in an HTTP stream, they might be misinterpreted at the receiving end. HTML encoding converts characters that are not allowed in HTML into character-entity equivalents; HTML decoding reverses the encoding. For example, when embedded in a block of text, the characters < and > are encoded as &lt; and &gt; for HTTP transmission.

See also

Applies to