SPHttpUtility.HtmlDecode Method (String, Boolean)
Decodes a string that was encoded by the HtmlEncode(String) method.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function HtmlDecode ( _
valueToDecode As String, _
decodeNbsp As Boolean _
) As String
'Usage
Dim valueToDecode As String
Dim decodeNbsp As Boolean
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = SPHttpUtility.HtmlDecode(valueToDecode, _
decodeNbsp)
public static string HtmlDecode(
string valueToDecode,
bool decodeNbsp
)
Parameters
valueToDecode
Type: System.StringThe HTML string to be decoded.
decodeNbsp
Type: System.Booleantrue to specify that the character entities and   should be decoded as whitespace.
Return Value
Type: System.String
Returns the decoded string. If valueToDecode is an empty string, this method returns an empty object. If valueToDecode is null, this method returns null.
Remarks
To encode an HTML string, use the HtmlEncode(String) method. To decode an HTML string encoded by HtmlEncode(String) without decoding the and   character entities as whitespace, use the HtmlDecode(String) method.