Converts plain text to HTML.
toHMTL(string)
Specifies the string to be converted (original string is not modified).
Returns a string that has special characters converted to their HTML encoded strings.
The following characters are converted as indicated in the following table:
Character |
Result |
---|---|
< |
< |
> |
> |
& |
& |
$ |
$ |
“ (double quote) |
" |
Carriage Returns/Line Feeds |
<BR> |
Tabs |
&ndsp; (repeatedly until a tab stop is encountered; tab stops are every four spaces) |
Spaces |
|
(Escape) |
 |
To convert extended characters (those with ASCII values greater than 127), use toHTMLExt or toDisplay.