escapeHtml

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Last updated: Oct 22, 2021 by Jonathan Muse

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Syntax

escapeHtml(html)

Description

Escapes the given html removing traces of offending characters that could be wrongfully interpreted as markup.

The following characters are reserved in HTML and must be replaced with their corresponding HTML entities:

" is replaced with "
& is replaced with &
< is replaced with <
> is replaced with >

Parameters

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
html	string	Yes	HTML to escape

Return type

String

Returns the html input escaped.

Example

return escapeHtml("<html><script><img src=1 onerror=alert(1)></script></html>");

Returns "<html><script><img src=1 onerror=alert(1)></script></html>"

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