Converting HTML entities to Unicode Characters in C#
c#, html-encode, html-entities, windows-runtime
Solution
I recommend using System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode and NOT `HttpUtility.HtmlDecode`.
This is due to the fact that the `System.Web` reference does not exist in Winforms/WPF/Console applications and you can get the exact same result using this class (which is already added as a reference in all those projects).
Usage:
string s = System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode("é"); // Returns é
Problem
I found similar questions and answers for Python and Javascript, but not for C# or any other WinRT compatible language. The reason I think I need it, is because I'm displaying text I get from websites in a Windows 8 store app. E.g. `é` should become `é`. Or is there a better way? I'm not displaying websites or rss feeds, but just a list of websites and their titles.