How to decode string in WCF pages

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How to Decode a string in WCF page or web service page which has been encoded in Jquery using 'escape()' , the encoded string is in this format 'Manual%20Analysis'
it should be decoded to 'Manual analysis' in WCF page. the encoding may vary.

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prefixText = escape(prefixText);

Posted 7-May-13 0:26am

Abhisheik yk

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HttpUtility.UrlDecode(encodedString, System.Text.Encoding.Default);

C#

System.Uri.UnescapeDataString(encodedString);

URL decode gives incorrect decoding for some characters (like for "+")

there is one more method named HtmlDecode in HttpUtility, check which one suits you best.

Posted 7-May-13 3:52am

skantg

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skantg · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-07T03:52:00

Solution 1

check which one gives you the best results

C#

HttpUtility.UrlDecode(encodedString, System.Text.Encoding.Default);

C#

System.Uri.UnescapeDataString(encodedString);

URL decode gives incorrect decoding for some characters (like for "+")

there is one more method named HtmlDecode in HttpUtility, check which one suits you best.

Posted 7-May-13 3:52am

skantg

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Abhisheik yk 8-May-13 5:38am

Thank you @skantg , the Uri.UnescapeDatastring(); works perfect.