HTML_DECODE function [HTTP]

Function

Decodes special character entities that appear in HTML literal strings.

Syntax

HTML_DECODEstring )

NoteCIS functional compensation performance considerations apply. See “Conditions that cause processing by SQL Anywhere” in Chapter 3, “Optimizing Queries and Deletions,” in the Performance and Tuning Guide.

Parameters

string An arbitrary literal string used in an HTML document.

Usage

This function returns the string argument after making the following set of substitutions:

Characters

Substitution

"

"

'

'

&

&

<

<

&gt;

>

&#xnn;

character nn

Standards and compatibility

See also

“HTML_ENCODE function [HTTP]”

“HTTP_ENCODE function [HTTP]”