htmlEditFormat

Replaces special characters in a string with their HTML-escaped equivalents.

htmlEditFormat( string [, version] ) → returns string

The htmlEditFormat function was REMOVED from ColdFusion 2025 and has been DEPRECATED since ColdFusion 11

Lucee

BL 1.0.0+

Argument Reference

string string
Required

A string or a variable that contains one.

version numeric
Default: `2.0`

HTML version to use; currently ignored.

Values:

-1
2
3.2

Compatibility

ColdFusion:

DEPRECATED since version 11 REMOVED in version 2025 Use encodeForHTML, which can provide more protection from XSS.

Examples
Sample code invoking the htmlEditFormat function

Escapes the HTML characters

htmlEditFormat( "This is a test & this is another <This text is in angle brackets> Previous line was blank!!!" )

Expected Result: This is a test & this is another <This text is in angle brackets> Previous line was blank!!!

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