Decode HTML Escape Characters

Question

I'm downloading a JSON from the Google Directions API. For the HTML_Instructions field, representing the actual instruction needed for navigation, here is the format:

"Head \u003cb\u003esoutheast\u003c/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eMinor Ave\u003c/b\u003e toward \u003cb\u003eMadison St\u003c/b\u003e",

Is there a way to decode/remove the escape characters from the String that is downloaded in Java/an Android application.

Thanks for the help.

mplungjan · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25T18:34:17.800

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In Java use

String result = java.net.URLDecoder.decode(url, "UTF-8");

In JS use decodeURIComponent

document.write(decodeURIComponent("Head \u003cb\u003esoutheast\u003c/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eMinor Ave\u003c/b\u003e toward \u003cb\u003eMadison St\u003c/b\u003e"))

edited Jan 25 '16 at 18:34

answered Jan 25 '16 at 18:22

mplungjan

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Is this a method/class that is available in Java, not Javascript? – f3d0r Jan 25 '16 at 18:28
Should I use URLDecoder? – f3d0r Jan 25 '16 at 18:29
Ooops, yes. I missed the JAVA tag – mplungjan Jan 25 '16 at 18:31

Decode HTML Escape Characters

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