How can I decode HTML characters in C#?

Question

I have email addresses encoded with HTML character entities. Is there anything in .NET that can convert them to plain strings?

Answer 1

You can use HttpUtility.HtmlDecode

If you are using .NET 4.0+ you can also use WebUtility.HtmlDecode which does not require an extra assembly reference as it is available in the System.Net namespace.

Answer 2

On .Net 4.0:

System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode() 

No need to include assembly for a C# project