xml_name_escape(name)
public
A utility method for escaping XML names of tags and names of attributes.
xml_name_escape('1 < 2 & 3')
It follows the requirements of the specification:
www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#NT-Name
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/erb/util.rb, line 142
def xml_name_escape(name)
name = name.to_s
return "" if name.blank?
return name if name.match?(SAFE_XML_TAG_NAME_REGEXP)
starting_char = name[0]
starting_char.gsub!(INVALID_TAG_NAME_START_REGEXP, TAG_NAME_REPLACEMENT_CHAR)
return starting_char if name.size == 1
following_chars = name[1..-1]
following_chars.gsub!(INVALID_TAG_NAME_FOLLOWING_REGEXP, TAG_NAME_REPLACEMENT_CHAR)
starting_char << following_chars
end
