fn:escapeXml() JSTL Function
fn:escapeXml() JSTL Function Example explains about Escaping Special Characters In JSTL.
Consider an example where you need to escape XML markup and display exactly what we used.
fn:escapeXml() JSTL function will escape all the characters that will be interpreted as XML markup.
java.lang.String escapeXml(java.lang.String)
you can see the below example demonstrating fn:escapeXml() JSTL function
Required Libraries
fn:escapeXml() Example
// JSP - JSTL Escaping Special Characters <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %> <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions" prefix="fn" %> <html> <head> <title>JSTL fn:escapeXml</title> </head> <body> <% // you can also set the values into request scope same as using c:set // request.setAttribute("str", ""This is a <a>test</a> String""); %> <c:set var="str" value="This is a <a>test</a> String"/> <p>Using escapeXml() Function:</p> <p>${fn:escapeXml(str)}</p> <p>Without Using escapeXml() Function:</p> <p>${str}</p> </body> </html>
Output
Using escapeXml() Function: This is a <a>test</a> String Without Using escapeXml() Function: This is a test String