HTMLEditFormat |
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Description
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Replaces special characters in a string with their HTML-escaped equivalents.
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Returns
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HTML-escaped string string. Returns are removed from string. Special characters (for example, < " &) are escaped.
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Category
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Display and formatting functions
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Function syntax |
HTMLEditFormat(string [, version ])
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See also
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HTMLCodeFormat
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Parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
string |
A string or a variable that contains one. |
version |
HTML version to use. currently ignored. |
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-1: The latest implementation of HTML |
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2.0: HTML 2.0 (Default) |
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3.2: HTML 3.2 |
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Usage
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This function typically increases the length of a string. This can cause unpredictable results when performing certain string functions (Left, Right, and Mid, for example) against the expanded string.
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The only difference between this function and HTMLCodeFormat is that HTMLCodeFormat surrounds the text in an HTML pre tag.
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Example<!--- This example shows the effects of HTMLCodeFormat and
HTMLEditFormat. View it in your browser, then View it
using your browser's the View Source command. --->
<cfset testString="This is a test
& this is another
<This text is in angle brackets>
Previous line was blank!!!">
<cfoutput>
<h3>The text without processing</h3>
#testString#<br>
<h3>Using HTMLCodeFormat</h3>
#HTMLCodeFormat(testString)#
<h3>Using HTMLEditFormat</h3>
#HTMLEditFormat(testString)#
</cfoutput>
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