Issue
How do I encode and decode HTML entities using JavaScript or JQuery?
var varTitle = "Chris' corner";
I want it to be:
var varTitle = "Chris' corner";
Solution
You could try something like:
var Title = $('<textarea />').html("Chris' corner").text();
console.log(Title);
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
A more interactive version:
$('form').submit(function() {
var theString = $('#string').val();
var varTitle = $('<textarea />').html(theString).text();
$('#output').text(varTitle);
return false;
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form action="#" method="post">
<fieldset>
<label for="string">Enter a html-encoded string to decode</label>
<input type="text" name="string" id="string" />
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<input type="submit" value="decode" />
</fieldset>
</form>
<div id="output"></div>
Answered By - David Thomas
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