Javascript decoding special charcters

Question

I'm receiving from my server a string with " char as ". I would like to display this string correctly without any coded characters

So I try to use decodeURI or unescape function as follows:

decodeURI("&quot;")
unescape("&quot;")

buy still the output stays coded

"&quot;"

Any clue why?

Thanks!

If you're able to use jquey, [this SO question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5796718/html-entity-decode) have already been answered. — fuyushimoya, Jun 25 '15 at 08:41
Im locking for a javascript solution since i want to store this values in variable. I using angularJs so i would like the code to look like this: var dataFromServer = ""; $scope.dataToDisplay = decodingFunction(dataFromServer); The question is what could be the decodingFunction? — Shai Ben, Jun 25 '15 at 10:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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decodeURI() and unescape() are used to decode URI content, not HTML. I think you are mixing your technologies.

If jquery is available then these might help you: Javascript decoding html entities How to decode HTML entities using jQuery?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:39

Chris Walsh

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:41

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use Jquery

$("myel").html("&quot;");

will result as proper string on the screen, while the source is "\

answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:41

Elisheva Wasserman

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 25 '15 at 11:14

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If you want the javascript-only version to decode that, use this:

function decodingFunctionVer(str) {
    var tmp = document.createElement("div");
    tmp.innerHTML = str;
    return tmp.textContent;
}

With jsFiddle demo.

answered Jun 25 '15 at 11:14

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Funny we wrote exacly the same sulotion simutansly! :) – Shai Ben Jun 25 '15 at 11:16
Yep, saw your reply when in a subway, got to get home for code :P – fuyushimoya Jun 25 '15 at 11:17

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 25 '15 at 11:15

Solved:

function decodeText(encodedText){
        var div = document.createElement('div');
        div.innerHTML = encodedText;
        var decoded = div.firstChild.nodeValue;
        return decoded;
    }

I don't like this solution becuse it includes creating a redundent element but it works.

Thanks for the help

Javascript decoding special charcters

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