Convert HTML entities to HTML characters, e.g.
>converts to>.
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save unescape
var decode = require('unescape');
console.log(decode('<div>abc</div>'));
//=> '<div>abc</div>'
// get the default entities directly
console.log(decode.chars);
For performance, this library only handles the following common entities (split into groups for backward compatibility).
Only the following entities are converted by default.
| Character | Description | Entity Name | Entity Number |
|---|---|---|---|
< | less than | < | < |
> | greater than | > | > |
& | ampersand | & | & |
" | double quotation mark | " | " |
' | single quotation mark (apostrophe) | ' | ' |
Get the default entities as an object:
console.log(decode.chars);
Only the following entities are converted when 'extras' is passed as the second argument.
| Character | Description | Entity Name | Entity Number |
| ¢ | cent | ¢ | ¢ |
| £ | pound | £ | £ |
| ¥ | yen | ¥ | ¥ |
| € | euro | € | € |
| © | copyright | © | © |
| ® | registered trademark | ® | ® |
Example:
// convert only the "extras" characters
decode(str, 'extras');
// get the object of `extras` characters
console.log(decode.extras);
Convert both the defaults and extras:
decode(str, 'all');
Get all entities as an object:
console.log(decode.all);
If you need a more robust implementation, try one of the following libraries:
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)
To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
Jon Schlinkert
Copyright © 2017, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT License.
This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.6.0, on June 04, 2017.
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Convert HTML entities to HTML characters, e.g. `>` converts to `>`.
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