Lodash _.escape() Method
Lodash _.escape() method is used to convert the characters “&”, “<“, “>”, ‘”‘, and “‘” of the given string into their corresponding HTML entities.
Syntax:
_.escape([string='']);
Parameter:
- string: This parameter holds the string containing escape characters.
Return Value:
This method returns the escaped string.
Example 1: In this example, we are converting ‘<‘, ‘<‘, and ‘&’ by using the _.escape() method.
Javascript
const _ = require( 'lodash' ); let str1 = _.escape( "Beginner << for >> Beginner" ); console.log(str1); let str2 = _.escape( "GFG && Beginner" ); console.log(str2); |
Output:
"Beginner << for >> Beginner"
"GFG && Beginner"
Example 2: In this example, we are converting ‘&’, ‘+’, and ”(quote) by using the _.escape() method.
Javascript
const _ = require( 'lodash' ); let str1 = _.escape( "Beginner & Beginner" ); console.log(str1); let str2 = _.escape( "GFG '+' Beginner" ); console.log(str2); let str3 = _.escape( "'Beginner'" ); console.log(str3); |
Output:
Beginner & Beginner
GFG '+' Beginner
'Beginner'