Lodash - escape method

Syntax

_.escape([string=''])

Converts the characters "&", "<", ">", """, and "'" in string to their corresponding HTML entities.

Arguments

• [string=''] (string) − The string to escape.

Output

• (string) − Returns the escaped string.

Example

var _ = require('lodash');
var result = _.escape('Joe, Robert, & Julie');
console.log(result);

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

Joe, Robert, & Julie