# How to convert html " to " and etc

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-convert-html-quot-to-and-etc/249803
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**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-convert-html-quot-to-and-etc/249803 "2008-01-22T17:33:12Z")
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### Author: ![ven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ven)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-convert-html-quot-to-and-etc/249803/1 "2008-01-22T17:33:12Z")

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I receive some dynamic text in flash which is used as html in another usecase, however, i need it as plain text. Is there a function in actionscript (or a library) that lets me decode these characters like " etc.?