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15 lines
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### escapeString
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Escapes a string for use in HTML.
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Use a chain of `String.replace()` calls combined with regular expressions to replace special characters with the proper symbols.
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```js
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const escapeString = str =>
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str.replace(/&/g, '&').replace(/"/g, '"').replace(/'/g, ''').replace(/</g, '<').replace(/>/g, '>');
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```
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```js
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escapeString('<a href="#">Me & you</a>'); // '<a href="#">Me & you</a>'
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```
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