# Componeent "listBox" won't format apostrophes from XML

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/componeent-listbox-wont-format-apostrophes-from-xml/14836>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 3, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/componeent-listbox-wont-format-apostrophes-from-xml/14836 "2003-03-03T15:03:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![markP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@markP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/markP)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/componeent-listbox-wont-format-apostrophes-from-xml/14836/1 "2003-03-03T15:03:50Z")

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I’m loading some xml into a listBox Component and it shows apostrophes as ’

Why would this be and what can I do to correct it?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/componeent-listbox-wont-format-apostrophes-from-xml/14836/2 "2003-03-03T16:03:56Z")

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You can try to use unescape(theInput).