decodeURI Javascript equivlent for VB.NET. When DecodeURL / Unescape does not work for you.

DecodeUri.vb

Public Function DecodeUri(ByVal inputText As String)
    Dim rx As New System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("(\\x.{2})")
    For Each m As System.Text.RegularExpressions.Match In rx.Matches(inputText)
        inputText = inputText.Replace(m.Groups(1).Value, Chr(m.Groups(1).Value.Replace("\x", "&H")))
    Next
    inputText = WebUtility.UrlDecode(inputText)
    If inputText.Contains("%") Then 'just make sure it's actually fully decoded. Sometimes it skips a necessary step for all parameters to be decoded.
        inputText = WebUtility.UrlDecode(inputText)
    End If
    Return inputText
End Function