Underscore.JS - escape method

Syntax

_.escape(string)

escape method make a string html safe by replacing Html special characters with their counterparts. See the below example −

Example

var _ = require('underscore');

// Example 1
var result1 = _.escape('Joe, Rob & Larry');
// Example 2
var result2 = _.escape('3 > 2');

console.log(result1);
console.log(result2);

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

Joe, Rob & Larry
3 > 2