How to decode HTML special character into their actual value?

Question

How to encode HTML special character into their actual value?

Data:

Antique bronze of an archer by Franz Iffland Literature:&#8232;&ldquo;Bronzes, sculptors and founders&rdquo; by H. Berman, Abage. &#8232;&ldquo;Dictionnaire illustr&eacute; des sculpteurs animaliers &amp; fondeurs de l&rsquo;antiquit&eacute; &agrave; nos jours&nbsp;&ldquo; by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines. &#8232;&ldquo;The dictionary of sculptors in bronze&rdquo; by James Mackay. Antique collectors club. &#8232; Fedex shipping: $ 185

Required output:

Antique bronze of an archer by Franz Iffland Literature: “Bronzes, sculptors and founders” by H. Berman, Abage.  “Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours “ by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines.  “The dictionary of sculptors in bronze” by James Mackay. Antique collectors club.   Fedex shipping: $ 185

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score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 22 '13 at 11:15

Use HtmlDecode:

string source ="Antique bronze of an archer by Franz Iffland Literature:&#8232;&ldquo;Bronzes, sculptors and founders&rdquo; by H. Berman, Abage. &#8232;&ldquo;Dictionnaire illustr&eacute; des sculpteurs animaliers &amp; fondeurs de l&rsquo;antiquit&eacute; &agrave; nos jours&nbsp;&ldquo; by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines. &#8232;&ldquo;The dictionary of sculptors in bronze&rdquo; by James Mackay. Antique collectors club. &#8232; Fedex shipping: $ 185";

string decoded= WebUtility.HtmlDecode(source);

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '13 at 11:13

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You can use

 string output = WebUtility.HtmlDecode(Data);

It comes under System.Net namespace.

answered May 22 '13 at 11:13

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '13 at 11:14

Use HttpUtility.HtmlDecode or WebUtility.HtmlDecode

string s = "Antique bronze of an archer by Franz Iffland Literature:&#8232;&ldquo;Bronzes, sculptors and founders&rdquo; by H. Berman, Abage. &#8232;&ldquo;Dictionnaire illustr&eacute; des sculpteurs animaliers &amp; fondeurs de l&rsquo;antiquit&eacute; &agrave; nos jours&nbsp;&ldquo; by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines. &#8232;&ldquo;The dictionary of sculptors in bronze&rdquo; by James Mackay. Antique collectors club. &#8232; Fedex shipping: $ 185";
var s2 = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(s);
var s3 = WebUtility.HtmlDecode(s);

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 22 '13 at 11:15

string res = Server.HtmlDecode("ntique bronze of an archer by Franz Iffland Literature:&#8232;&ldquo;Bronzes, sculptors and founders&rdquo; by H. Berman, Abage. &#8232;&ldquo;Dictionnaire illustr&eacute; des sculpteurs animaliers &amp; fondeurs de l&rsquo;antiquit&eacute; &agrave; nos jours&nbsp;&ldquo; by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines. &#8232;&ldquo;The dictionary of sculptors in bronze&rdquo; by James Mackay. Antique collectors club. &#8232; Fedex shipping: $ 185");

How to decode HTML special character into their actual value?

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