What is the opposite of html_escape in Rails?

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What is the opposite of html_escape function? Why isn't there an html_unescape?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4251284/raw-vs-html-safe-vs-h-to-unescape-html — Brad Werth, Jan 10 '14 at 23:51
Thanks, I already have an escaped string. I really, really, really want to unescape it. — Chloe, Jan 10 '14 at 23:56

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '14 at 00:06

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Maybe this class method from CGI class in ruby?

answered Jan 11 '14 at 00:06

delphaber

Thanks! I found it too and was just about to post the answer! Actually, you linked to URI unescape, for `%20` characters, and I needed #unescapeHTML for `'` characters, but it's close enough! [CGI::unescapeHTML](http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.1.0/libdoc/cgi/rdoc/CGI/Util.html#method-i-unescapeHTML) – Chloe Jan 11 '14 at 00:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '14 at 23:54

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raw might be what you are looking for.

answered Jan 10 '14 at 23:54

a-b-r-o-w-n

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