How to convert special html characters in Perl?

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In PHP it's as simple as htmlspecialchars, how to do it in Perl?

If you are generating HTML using one of the templating modules (e.g.: Template Toolkit, HTML::Mason etc) then the template system will provide a way to escape the output as required. — Grant McLean, Aug 02 '11 at 21:49

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 05 '23 at 11:56

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use HTML::Entities;

my $input = "<em>TEST</em>";
print(encode_entities($input));

edited May 05 '23 at 11:56

Paolo Rovelli

answered Aug 01 '11 at 15:41

spraff

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Or the `html` filter in Template-Toolkit (hint: Using a template module is a good idea if you are generating HTML). – Quentin Aug 01 '11 at 15:43
Nope,it's different according to this answer, the answer prefers `htmlspecialchars` to `htmlentities`: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/46483/htmlentities-vs-htmlspecialchars/46491#46491 – Je Rog Aug 01 '11 at 15:56
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@Je Rog `HTML::Entities` is equivalent to both of those PHP functions, but its default behavior is like `htmlspecialchars`. – hobbs Aug 01 '11 at 16:45

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