Convert HTML codes to plain text

Question

I've a string for example like this:

Col´gio

How can I convert it to:

Colégio

Without having to do a replace for all the html codes

Solution 1

System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlDecode("Col´gio");

Solution 2

Just for completion:

If you are using .NET 4.0+ you can also use WebUtility.HtmlDecode

Solution 3

SecurityElement securityElement = System.Security.SecurityElement.FromString("<test>H&amp;M</test>");
string unescapedText = securityElement.Text;
Console.WriteLine(unescapedText); // Result: H&M