Convert escaped html ASCII codes to plain text using JavaScript
Solution 1
Try the String.fromCharCode() function.
alert(String.fromCharCode(97));
As you can see, you'll have to strip out the ampersand and pound sign.
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Solution 2
To convert all numerical character entities in a string to their character equivalents you can do this:
str.replace(/&#(\d+);/g, function (m, n) { return String.fromCharCode(n); })
Solution 3
Check String.fromCharCode.
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Updated on June 05, 2022Comments
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Jason N. Gaylord almost 2 years
I'm looking to convert a string of html entities specifying ASCII codes (ie: a) to the ASCII characters they represent (ie: a). I'm using a property of an object and trying to assign a value. For instance:
object.Text("");
When I pass is the string representing the entity, I get the same string back. I can't find the function to convert entities to the characters they represented.