[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12178: esc_html() doesn't encode '&' characters

Mon Feb 8 21:26:46 UTC 2010

#12178: esc_html() doesn't encode '&' characters
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 Reporter:  scribu        |       Owner:             
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unassigned 
Component:  General       |     Version:  3.0        
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  2nd-opinion
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 {{{
 var_dump(htmlspecialchars('&laquo;'));  // string(11) "&amp;laquo;"
 var_dump(esc_html('&laquo;'));          // string(7) "&laquo;"
 }}}

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