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Mathias Bynens 8ee50178f3 Avoid confusing prototype methods for static methods 
Correct: `Array.from()` (it’s a static method)
Incorrect: `Array.join()` (doesn’t exist; it’s a prototype method)

This patch uses the common `#` syntax to denote `.prototype.`.
2018-09-28 15:44:12 -04:00

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unescapeHTML

Unescapes escaped HTML characters.

Use String.prototype.replace() with a regex that matches the characters that need to be unescaped, using a callback function to replace each escaped character instance with its associated unescaped character using a dictionary (object).

const unescapeHTML = str =>
  str.replace(
    /&|<|>|'|"/g,
    tag =>
      ({
        '&': '&',
        '&lt;': '<',
        '&gt;': '>',
        '&#39;': "'",
        '&quot;': '"'
      }[tag] || tag)
  );

unescapeHTML('&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot;&gt;Me &amp; you&lt;/a&gt;'); // '<a href="#">Me & you</a>'