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HTML Encode/Decode
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Encode or decode HTML entities. Protect against XSS by escaping special characters.
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HTML encoding converts special characters (like <, >, &, ", ') into their HTML entity equivalents (<, >, &, ", '). This prevents browsers from interpreting them as HTML code.
HTML encoding is crucial for security, especially to prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. It ensures that user input is displayed as text rather than executed as code.
Encode converts special characters to HTML entities (<, >, etc.), while decode converts HTML entities back to their original characters (<, >, etc.).