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DecodeForHTML

 

Description

Decodes an HTML encoded string.

Returns

Decoded HTML string.

Category

Display and formatting functions.

Function syntax

DecodeforHTML(string)
DecodeforHTML(string)
DecodeforHTML(string)

See also

Canonicalize,EncodeForHTMLAttributeEncodeForJavaScriptEncodeForCSSEncodeForURL

History

ColdFusion (2018 release): Renamed parameter inputString to string.

ColdFusion 10: Added this function.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

string

Required. The encoded string to decode.

Example

<cfif isDefined("form.submit")>
<b>
Output:<cfoutput >#DecodeForHTML(form.encodedUserName)#</cfoutput>
</b>
<cfelse>
<cfset form.username=""/>
</cfif>
<cfform>
<cfinput name="encodedUserName" type="text" value="#form.encodedUserName#">
<cfinput name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit">
</cfform>
<cfif isDefined("form.submit")> <b> Output:<cfoutput >#DecodeForHTML(form.encodedUserName)#</cfoutput> </b> <cfelse> <cfset form.username=""/> </cfif> <cfform> <cfinput name="encodedUserName" type="text" value="#form.encodedUserName#"> <cfinput name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit"> </cfform>
<cfif isDefined("form.submit")> 
<b> 
Output:<cfoutput >#DecodeForHTML(form.encodedUserName)#</cfoutput> 
</b> 
<cfelse> 
<cfset form.username=""/> 
</cfif> 
<cfform> 
<cfinput name="encodedUserName" type="text" value="#form.encodedUserName#"> 
<cfinput name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit"> 
</cfform>

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