javascript escape html string

1function escapeHtml(str) {
2    return str.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;").replace(/"/g, "&quot;").replace(/'/g, "&#039;");
3}

1//escaping HTML with jquery
2var dangerousHTML = "<script>alert('Badabing Baby!');</script>";
3$("#myElementID").text(dangerousHTML); //.text() function will escape and display text
4
5
6//Alternatively, here is plain Javascript escape function
7function escapeHtml(str) {
8    return str.replace(/&/g, "&").replace(/</g, "<").replace(/>/g, ">").replace(/"/g, """).replace(/'/g, "'");
9}