ENCODE{"string"} -- encodes a string to HTML entities

• Encode "special" characters to HTML numeric entities. Encoded characters are:
  • all non-printable ASCII characters below space, except newline ("\n") and linefeed ("\r")
  • HTML special characters "<", ">", "&", single quote (') and double quote (")
  • TWiki special characters "%", "[", "]", "@", "_", "*", "=" and "|"
• Syntax: %ENCODE{"string"}%
• Supported parameters:

  Parameter:	Description:	Default:
  "string"	String to encode	required (can be empty)
  type="safe"	Encode special characters into HTML entities to avoid XSS exploits: "<", ">", "%", single quote (') and double quote (")	type="url"
  type="entity"	Encode special characters into HTML entities, like a double quote into &#034;. Does not encode \n or \r.	type="url"
  type="html"	As type="entity" except it also encodes \n and \r	type="url"
  type="quotes"	Escape double quotes with backslashes (\"), does not change other characters	type="url"
  type="url"	Encode special characters for URL parameter use, like a double quote into %22	(this is the default)

• Example: %ENCODE{"spaced name"}% expands to spaced%20name
• Notes:
  • Values of HTML input fields must be entity encoded.
    Example: <input type="text" name="address" value="%ENCODE{ "any text" type="entity" }%" />
  • Double quotes in strings must be escaped when passed into other TWiki variables.
    Example: %SEARCH{ "%ENCODE{ "string with "quotes"" type="quotes" }%" noheader="on" }%
  • Use type="entity" or type="safe" to protect user input from URL parameters and external sources against cross-site scripting (XSS). type="entity" is more aggressive, but some TWiki applications might not work. type="safe" provides a safe middle ground.

• Related: URLPARAM

Revision r4 - 2009-02-23 - 06:12:52 - TWikiContributor

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