instance method `cdata_section`

Ruby on Rails 5.2.8.1

Since v2.2.3

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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cdata_section(content)

Returns a CDATA section with the given content. CDATA sections are used to escape blocks of text containing characters which would otherwise be recognized as markup. CDATA sections begin with the string <![CDATA[ and end with (and may not contain) the string ]]>.

cdata_section("<hello world>")
# => <![CDATA[<hello world>]]>

cdata_section(File.read("hello_world.txt"))
# => <![CDATA[<hello from a text file]]>

cdata_section("hello]]>world")
# => <![CDATA[hello]]]]><![CDATA[>world]]>

Parameters

content req

Source

# File actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb, line 322
      def cdata_section(content)
        splitted = content.to_s.gsub(/\]\]\>/, "]]]]><![CDATA[>")
        "<![CDATA[#{splitted}]]>".html_safe
      end

Defined in actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb line 322 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper

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