Function

toHtml( text )

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.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
text	Text	The string of text to be converted to HTML

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

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

Examples

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

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible