No obvious way to encode/decode HTML entities in NSString

Originator:friedrich.markgraf
Number:rdar://13059972 Date Originated:
Status: Resolved:
Product:iPhone SDK Product Version:all
Classification:Feature (New) Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
I see no obvious way of transforming an NSString with characters that need to be encoded as HTML Entities, or vice versa (a string containing encoded HTML entities that need to be decoded into ordinary characters).

For example, '&' or '>' or 'ü' need to be transformed into '&', '>' and 'ü' respectively - or their respective numeric values. And of course need to be decodable as well.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Have NSString @"Äpfel > Birnen"
2. Try to somehow convert this to @"Äpfel > Birnen"
3. fail to find any built-in methods in Cocoa Touch.

Reverse steps 1 and 2 for conversion the other way around. Step 3 remains unchanged.

Expected Results:

The general awesomeness of NSString and the accompanying string frameworks made me expect this relatively basic functionality to be included.

Actual Results:

Wasted time having to write or find something for this presumably common problem myself.

Regression:
n/a

Notes:
n/a

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