Question

How can I convert:
from:
‘\\x3c‘
to:
‘<‘;

I tried:

s=eval(s.replace("\\\\", "")); 

does not work. How I do this?
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Use String.fromCharCode instead of eval, and parseInt using base 16:

s=String.fromCharCode(parseInt(s.substr(2), 16));