how to convert &#(no); embedded in a string to a string with corresponding character in javascript?
how to convert &#(no); embedded in a string to a string with corresponding character
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how to convert &#(no); embedded in a string to a string with corresponding character in javascript?
Similar for decimal (
&#(\d+);).For entities (
©) you need a look-up table.Why not just directly display the string as HTML anyway? Just strip all the
<and>if you want to avoid XSS.