How to decode UTF8 bytes?

Question

How can I decode UTF8 bytes in a string in C#?

Example: Decode this input:

\"Poluci%C3%B3n\"

To output this:

\"Polu         


        

Answer 1

This encoding appears to be URL encoding (not UTF-8 encoding). You can unencode it with a number of different methods in .NET:

HttpUtility.UrlDecode("Poluci%C3%B3n"); // returns "Polución"
Uri.UnescapeDataString("Poluci%C3%B3n"); // returns "Polución"

Answer 2

Try this:

Uri.UnescapeDataString("Poluci%C3%B3n")

the problem has nothing to do with UTF8 though. It's just URL encoded.