EncodeForXMLAttribute

Description

Encodes a string that can be used as an XML attribute.

Returns

Encoded XML string.

Function syntax

encodeForXMLAttribute(inputString [,canonicalize])

History

ColdFusion 11: Added this function.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
inputString	Required. The string to encode.
canonicalize	Optional. If set to true, canonicalization happens before encoding. If set to false, the given input string will just be encoded. The default value for canonicalize is false. When this parameter is not specified, canonicalization will not happen. By default, when canonicalization is performed, both mixed and multiple encodings will be allowed. To use any other combinations you should canonicalize using canonicalize method and then perform encoding.

Parameter

Description

inputString

Required. The string to encode.

canonicalize

Optional. If set to true, canonicalization happens before encoding. If set to false, the given input string will just be encoded. The default value for canonicalize is false. When this parameter is not specified, canonicalization will not happen. By default, when canonicalization is performed, both mixed and multiple encodings will be allowed. To use any other combinations you should canonicalize using canonicalize method and then perform encoding.

Example

<cfscript>
       x1=",.-_";
       x2="<script>";
       WriteOutput(EncodeForXLAttribute(x1) & " | ");
       WriteOutput(EncodeForXMLAttribute(x2));
</cfscript>

Output

,.-_ | <script>