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HtmlEncoder
- Scott Cantor
- Rod Widdowson
Owned by Scott Cantor
The encoder property defines an HTMLEncoder object (javadoc here) which allows safe encoding of various types.
You should always use the encoder as protection against cross site-scripting and other attacks.
 Methods available are
encodeForHTML
This is used for to encode HTML text.
Example
$encoder.encodeForHTML($someProperty)encodeForHTMLAttribute
This is used to encode an HTML attribute
Example
<a href="$encoder.encodeForHTMLAttribute($someProperty)">Link</a>