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I found similar questions and answers for Python and Javascript, but not for C# or any other WinRT compatible language.
The reason I think I need it, is because I'm displaying text I get from websites in a Windows 8 store app. E.g. é should become é.
Or is there a better way? I'm not displaying websites or rss feeds, but just a list of websites and their titles.
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An HTML document is a sequence of Unicode characters. More specifically, HTML 4.0 documents are required to consist of characters in the HTML document character set : a character repertoire wherein each character is assigned a unique, non-negative integer code point.
The HTML5 Standard: Unicode UTF-8 The Unicode Standard covers (almost) all the characters, punctuations, and symbols in the world. Unicode enables processing, storage, and transport of text independent of platform and language. The default character encoding in HTML-5 is UTF-8.
HtmlDecode(String, TextWriter)Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded into a decoded string, and sends the decoded string to a TextWriter output stream.
HTML encoding converts characters that are not allowed in HTML into character-entity equivalents; HTML decoding reverses the encoding. For example, when embedded in a block of text, the characters < and > are encoded as < and > for HTTP transmission.
I recommend using System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode and NOT HttpUtility.HtmlDecode.
This is due to the fact that the System.Web reference does not exist in Winforms/WPF/Console applications and you can get the exact same result using this class (which is already added as a reference in all those projects).
Usage:
string s = System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode("é"); // Returns é If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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