metadata_gen::utils

Function unescape_html

Source 
pub fn unescape_html(value: &str) -> String
Expand description

Unescapes HTML entities in a string.

This function replaces HTML entities with their corresponding characters:

  • & becomes &
  • &lt; becomes <
  • &gt; becomes >
  • &quot; becomes "
  • &#x27; and &#39; become '
  • &#x2F; and &#x2f; become /

§Arguments

  • value - The string to unescape.

§Returns

A new string with HTML entities unescaped.

§Examples

use metadata_gen::utils::unescape_html;

let input = "Hello, &lt;world&gt;!";
let expected = "Hello, <world>!";

assert_eq!(unescape_html(input), expected);

§Security

This function should be used with caution, especially on user-supplied input, as it can potentially introduce security vulnerabilities if the unescaped content is then rendered as HTML.