How do I decode HTML entities in Swift?

Question

I am pulling a JSON file from a site and one of the strings received is:

The Weeknd ‘King Of The Fall&         


        

Answer 1

Swift 4

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• String extension computed variable
• Without extra guard, do, catch, etc...
• Returns the original strings if decoding fails

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extension String {
    var htmlDecoded: String {
        let decoded = try? NSAttributedString(data: Data(utf8), options: [
            .documentType: NSAttributedString.DocumentType.html,
            .characterEncoding: String.Encoding.utf8.rawValue
        ], documentAttributes: nil).string

        return decoded ?? self
    }
}