Converts a string in plain text to the HTML equivalent that displays appropriately in an HTML page, by replacing reserved characters with their escaped counterparts.

Syntax

toHtml( text )

text: (Text) The string of text to be converted to HTML

Returns

Text

Notes

This function is not necessary when using certain whitelisted HTML tags, which are always allowed in Expressions.

Examples

You can experiment with this function in the test box below.

Test Input

toHtml("Hello <br /> World")

TEST

toHTML("Hello <br> World") returns Hello <br> World