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JavaScript: Unescape escaped HTML characters

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-113 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to unescape escaped HTML characters.

  • Use String.prototype.replace() with a regexp that matches the characters that need to be unescaped.
  • Use the function's callback to replace each escaped character instance with its associated unescaped character using a dictionary (object).

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const unescapeHTML = str =>
  str.replace(
    /&|<|>|'|"/g,
    tag =>
      ({
        '&': '&',
        '<': '<',
        '>': '>',
        ''': "'",
        '"': '"'
      }[tag] || tag)
  );
console.log(unescapeHTML('<a href="#">Me & you</a>'));

Sample Output:

"<a href=\"#\">Me & you</a>"

Flowchart:

flowchart: Unescape escaped HTML characters

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-113-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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Example:

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