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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37385 Summary: EscapeUtil.escapeHtml() should clarify that it does not escape ' chars to ' Product: Commons Version: 2.1 Final Platform: All URL: http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/lang/apidocs/org/apach e/commons/lang/StringEscapeUtils.html#escapeHtml(java.la ng.String) OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: minor Priority: P4 Component: Lang AssignedTo: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The official HTML character entity spec does not include the popular "'" entity name for the single quote character '. the StringUtils class correctly follows this behavior, leaving single quotes alone. However, many developers incorrectly assume that ' will get escaped into ' (I was one!) and we can help them by clarifying this in the Javadoc. The following could be appended to the method Javadoc: Note: Not all common HTML entity names are formally included in the standard specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/entities.html, as listed below). This method follows the standard, and thus does not escape the single-quote ' character into &apos. -- Configure bugmail: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]