Function escape

Encodes all non-ASCII characters, as well as characters not valid in XML documents using numeric hexadecimal reference (eg. ü).

Have a look at escapeUTF8 if you want a more concise output at the expense of reduced transportability.

String to escape.

  • Encodes all non-ASCII characters, as well as characters not valid in XML documents using XML entities.

    If a character has no equivalent entity, a numeric hexadecimal reference (eg. ü) will be used.

    Parameters

    • input: string

    Returns string