FHIRPath Function: unescape

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The unescape function takes a singleton string and unescapes it for a given target. The available targets are specified in the escape function description. {:.stu}

If the input is empty, the result is empty. {:.stu}

If no target is specified, the result is empty. {:.stu}

Summary

• Category: Additional String Functions
• Section: 5.7.4
• Return Type: String
• Empty Input Result: empty
• Errors on Multiple Input: true

Description

The unescape function takes a singleton string and unescapes it for a given target. Available targets are html and json.

Arguments

• target: String - Target format (html, json)

Type Mapping

• String-String

Example

'\"test\"'.unescape('json') // returns '"test"'