See Also: Developing with XML Util.HTMLEncode() Util.URLEncode()

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The Util.XMLEncode() method applies XML encoding rules to a string.

Syntax

VBScript:

JScript:

Object

Util	The Util object.

Parameters

str	The string to be encoded.

Return Value

strEncoded

The XML encoded string.

Notes

XML encoding is simpler than HTML encoding.  Util.XMLEncode() adheres to the XML 1.0 standard.

The following characters are converted:

Character	Converted To
"	"
'	'
&	&
<	&lt;
>	&gt;

Example

This example encodes a string for inclusion in an XML document:

<%# @LANGUAGE="VBScript" #%>
<%#

Output.Filename = "quotes.xml"

Dim sQuote, sAuthor
sQuote = "My mother said to me, ""If you become a soldier " & _
     "you'll be a general; if you become a monk you'll end " & _
     "up as the pope."" Instead, I became a painter and wound " & _
     "up as Picasso."
sAuthor = "Pablo Picasso"

#%><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<quotes>
     <quote author="<%# =Util.XMLEncode(sAuthor) #%>"
       ><%# =Util.XMLEncode(sQuote) #%></quote>
</quotes>

Applies To

Util Object

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