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Mathias Bynens 8ee50178f3 Avoid confusing prototype methods for static methods
Correct: `Array.from()` (it’s a static method)
Incorrect: `Array.join()` (doesn’t exist; it’s a prototype method)

This patch uses the common `#` syntax to denote `.prototype.`.
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### escapeHTML
Escapes a string for use in HTML.
Use `String.prototype.replace()` with a regexp that matches the characters that need to be escaped, using a callback function to replace each character instance with its associated escaped character using a dictionary (object).
```js
const escapeHTML = str =>
str.replace(
/[&<>'"]/g,
tag =>
({
'&': '&amp;',
'<': '&lt;',
'>': '&gt;',
"'": '&#39;',
'"': '&quot;'
}[tag] || tag)
);
```
```js
escapeHTML('<a href="#">Me & you</a>'); // '&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot;&gt;Me &amp; you&lt;/a&gt;'
```