How can I decode a value in Javascript which is encoded with HttpUtility.HtmlAttributeEncode?

Asked Sep 08 '14 at 12:57

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I have a HTML element with a data- attribute, which is encoded on the server with HttpUtility.HtmlAttributeEncode

So for example:

data-id="This is &amp;quot;an example&amp;quot; attribute">

Now I want to read the value in JavaScript and therefor I want to decode it. However, I can't seem to find any decoding functions in JavaScript (except decodeUri, but that doesn't work)

If there is an alternative to HttpUtility.HtmlAttributeEncode, that's also ok.

asked Sep 08 '14 at 12:57

Michel

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I'm not sure if this is a duplicate, because I think attribute encoding is not the same as HTML encoding? – Michel Sep 08 '14 at 13:06
it is a subset of HTML encoding (specifically only handling the `<`, `"`, `&` characters) – Rex M Sep 08 '14 at 13:15
Ok, in that case, thanks – Michel Sep 08 '14 at 13:18

How can I decode a value in Javascript which is encoded with HttpUtility.HtmlAttributeEncode?

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