JavaScript and XML and HTML tags

Question

Using JavaScript to create an xml file (for later saving in PDF). When user enters some HTML characters, like < and >, these cause problems because the program thinks they are Beginning and End HTML tags. We've tried the Replace function but have not found the correct Syntax yet. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You might try :

'<foo><bar></foo></bar>'.replace(/>/g, '&lt;').replace(/</g, '&gt;')

The g at the end of the regex is really important b/c otherwise it will only replace the first occurence.