method

html_escape

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: ERB::Util

html_escape(s) public

A utility method for escaping HTML tag characters in s.

  require "erb"
  include ERB::Util

  puts html_escape("is a > 0 & a < 10?")

Generates

  is a &gt; 0 &amp; a &lt; 10?

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# File lib/erb.rb, line 822
    def html_escape(s)
      s.to_s.gsub(/&/, "&").gsub(/\"/, """).gsub(/>/, ">").gsub(/</, "<")
    end