unescape

This block is part of the value group and was last modified in core v11.0.1.

unescape v11.0.1

Converts the HTML entities &, <, >, ", and ' in string to their corresponding characters.

In pins 1
  • Raw required
    value

    Value to unescape

Out pins 1
  • value
    value

Replaces ONLY the five entities amp, lt, gt, quot, and #39 with their literal characters (& < > " '); every other entity, including nbsp and other numeric references, is left untouched. Not a general HTML entity decoder.

A typical wiring for unescape: value feeds the value pin; the value out pin feeds convert to uppercase.

Studio canvas example for the unescape block: typical wiring for unescape.

Version history

Introduced in v11.0.1.


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