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PHP's htmlspecialchars implemented in JavaScript
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ampersands.js
/********************************\
|* Translating ampersand first: *|
\********************************/
var string = '<'; // <
string = string.replace(/&/g, '&amp;'); // <
string = string.replace(/</g, "&lt;"); // &lt;
/*******************************\
|* Translating ampersand last: *|
\*******************************/
var string = "<"; // <
string = string.replace(/</g, "&lt;"); // &lt;
string = string.replace(/&/g, "&amp;"); // &amp;lt;
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