[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17780: Use PHP native double encoding prevention in htmlspecialchars()

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#17780: Use PHP native double encoding prevention in htmlspecialchars()
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 Reporter:  nbachiyski                           |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Formatting                           |  Release
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.2.1
 Keywords:  needs-patch dev-feedback needs-      |  Resolution:
  unit-tests                                     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by miqrogroove):

 Added some basic unit tests.  Take note of some quirks in the existing
 non-double-encoding mode:  KSES normalizes the number of digits in numeric
 references and is currently not HTML5 compatible.

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