Function escape

Alias

  • escape(str): string

  • Converts the characters "&", "<", ">", '"', and "'" in str to their corresponding HTML entities. For example, "<" becomes "<".

    Parameters

    • str: string

      The string to escape.

    Returns string

    Returns the escaped string.

    Example

    escape('This is a <div> element.'); // returns 'This is a &lt;div&gt; element.'
    escape('This is a "quote"'); // returns 'This is a &quot;quote&quot;'
    escape("This is a 'quote'"); // returns 'This is a &#39;quote&#39;'
    escape('This is a & symbol'); // returns 'This is a &amp; symbol'

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