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Decode HTML Entities found in XML

Demonstrates how to decode HTML entities found in XML. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

# Load an XML file containing the following:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <output>Franz&#xf6;sische</output> 

$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$success = $xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/xml/hasHtmlEntity.xml")

# Get non-decoded content, then get decoded content.

# Result is Franz&#xf6;sische
$($xml.Content)

# Result is Französische
$strDecoded = $xml.DecodeEntities($xml.Content)
$($strDecoded)