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# escape

This is used to encode/escape a variable to `html`, `url`, `single quotes`, `hex`, `hexentity`, `javascript` and `mail`. By default its `html` escaped.

Parameter Position | Type | Required | Possible Values | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | string | No | `html`, `htmlall`, `url`, `urlpathinfo`, `quotes`, `hex`, `hexentity`, `javascript`, `mail` | `html` | This is the escape format to use.
2 | string | No | `ISO-8859-1`, `UTF-8`, and any character set supported by `htmlentities()` | `ISO-8859-1` | The character set encoding passed to htmlentities() et. al.

Example 5-10. escape
`<?php $smarty->assign('articleTitle', "'Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan'" ); $smarty->assign('EmailAddress','smarty@example.com'); ?>`
Where template is:
    {$articleTitle}
    {$articleTitle|escape}
    {$articleTitle|escape:'html'}    {* escapes  & " ' < > *}
    {$articleTitle|escape:'htmlall'} {* escapes ALL html entities *}
    {$articleTitle|escape:'url'}
    {$articleTitle|escape:'quotes'}
    <a href="mailto:{$EmailAddress|escape:"hex"}">{$EmailAddress|escape:"hexentity"}</a>
    {$EmailAddress|escape:'mail'}    {* this converts to email to text *}
    {'mail@example.com'|escape:'mail'}
Will output:
    'Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan'
    &#039;Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan&#039;
    &#039;Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan&#039;
    &#039;Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan&#039;
    %27Stiff+Opposition+Expected+to+Casketless+Funeral+Plan%27
    \'Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan\'
    <a href="mailto:%62%6f%..snip..%65%74">&#x62;&#x6f;&#x62..snip..&#x65;&#x74;</a>
    smarty [AT] example [DOT] com
    mail [AT] example [DOT] com

Example 5-11. Other examples PHP functions can be used as modifiers, `$security` permitting.
    {* the "rewind" paramater registers the current location *}
    <a href="{$SCRIPT_NAME}?page=foo&rewind={$smarty.server.REQUEST_URI|urlencode}">click here</a>
This snippet is useful for emails, but see also `{mailto}`
    {* email address mangled *}
       <a href="mailto:{$EmailAddress|escape:'hex'}">{$EmailAddress|escape:'mail'}</a>

See also escaping smarty parsing, `{mailto}` and the obfuscating email addresses page.

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