[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #7648: js_escape() wrongly escapes too many characters

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#7648: js_escape() wrongly escapes too many characters
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 Reporter:  Viper007Bond  |       Owner:  azaozz                 
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                    
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  2.8                    
Component:  JavaScript    |     Version:  2.6.1                  
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing
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Comment(by azaozz):

 The js_escape()/esc_js() seem to work as expected in echoed html
 attributes:
 {{{
 echo 'onclick="' . "if ( confirm('" . esc_js(__("You are about to delete
 ...
 }}}
 Perhaps it needs an arg to specify whether to convert html special chars
 to entities.

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