htmlCodeFormat

Replaces special characters in a string with their HTML-escaped equivalents and inserts <pre> and </pre> tags at the beginning and end of the string.
The only difference between this function and HTMLEditFormat is that HTMLEditFormat doesn't surround the text in HTML pre tags.

htmlCodeFormat(string [, version]) → returns string

Argument Reference

string string
Required

A String or variable that contains one.

version numeric
Default: `2.0`

HTML version to use. Currently ignored.
-1: The latest implementation of HTML
2.0: HTML 2.0 (Default)
3.2: HTML 3.2

Values:

-1
2
3.2

Examples

Sample code invoking the htmlCodeFormat function

Tag Syntax

<cfset testString="This is a test & this is another <This text is in angle brackets> Previous line was blank!!!">   <cfoutput>#htmlCodeFormat(testString)#</cfoutput>

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htmlCodeFormat

Argument Reference

string string Required

version numeric Default: 2.0

Examples Add An Example Sample code invoking the htmlCodeFormat function

Tag Syntax

string string
Required

version numeric
Default: `2.0`

Examples
Sample code invoking the htmlCodeFormat function