Name
XMLFormat — New as of ColdFusion 4.5
Synopsis
XMLFormat(string
)
Returns string
in a format that is safe to
use with XML by escaping the following special characters: ampersands
(&
), double quotes ("
),
greater than signs (>
), less than signs
(<
), and single quotes('
).
Example:
<CFSET MyString="Here is an example of the XMLFormat function: 5+5<20"> <CFOUTPUT>#XMLFormat(MyString)#</CFOUTPUT> <P><I>View the page source to see the escaped text.</I>
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