Last updated on
Jan 11, 2022
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Also applies to ColdFusion
Description
Decodes an HTML encoded string.
Returns
Decoded HTML string.
Category
Display and formatting functions.
Function syntax
DecodeforHTML(string)
See also
Canonicalize,EncodeForHTMLAttribute, EncodeForJavaScript, EncodeForCSS, EncodeForURL
History
ColdFusion (2018 release): Renamed parameter inputString to string.
ColdFusion 10: Added this function.
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
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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>