hex to string in javascript

Question

How can I convert: from: '\\x3c' to: '<';

I tried:

s=eval(s.replace("\\\\", "")); 

does not work. How I do this? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Use String.fromCharCode instead of eval, and parseInt using base 16:

s=String.fromCharCode(parseInt(s.substr(2), 16));