HttpUtility.HtmlDecode Method
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded (for HTTP transmission) into a decoded string.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Parameters
- html
- Type: System.String
An HTML-encoded string to decode.
Strings that contain HTML-encoded, character-entity equivalents such as < and > are displayed as text, not as HTML code, unless they are decoded.
A browser displays the following as a string of text:
<p> Hello world >/p<
However, if the string is decoded first, the browser displays it as follows and recognizes the paragraph tag:
<p> Hello world </p>