XmlFormat |
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Description
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Escapes special XML characters in a string, so that the string is safe to use with XML.
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Returns
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A copy of string that is safe to use with XML.
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Category
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Extensibility functions, String functions, XML functions
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Function syntax |
XmlFormat(string)
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See also
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cfxml, IsXmlDoc, XmlChildPos, XmlChildPos, XmlNew, XmlParse, XmlSearch, XmlTransform
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History
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ColdFusion MX: Added this function.
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Parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
string |
A string or a variable that contains one |
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Usage
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The characters that this function escapes include the following:
- Greater than symbol (>)
- Less than symbol (<)
- Single quotation mark (')
- Double quotation mark (")
- Ampersand symbol (&)
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Example<h3>XMLFormat</h3>
<p>This example shows how XMLFormat is used to escape special
XML characters and make the use of XML with ColdFusion easy.</p>
<XMP>
<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<cfoutput>
<someXML>
<someElement someAttribute = "#XMLFormat("'a quoted value'")#>
#XMLFormat( "Body of element to be passed here.")#
</someElement>
</someXML>
</cfoutput>
</XMP>
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