[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40899: '&' Is always escaped in the JavaScript template.

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#40899: '&' Is always escaped in the JavaScript template.
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 Reporter:  tmatsuur      |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  4.7.5
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 When I tried the JavaScript template, '&' was always escaped.

 Source:
 {{{
 <script type="text/template" id="tmpl-fields">
 <p>&</p>
 <p>Unscaped: {{{data.value}}}</p>
 <p>Escaped: {{data.value}}</p>
 </script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 ( function($) {
         $(document).ready( function () {
                 var template = wp.template( 'fields' );
                 $( '.widget_search' ).after( template( { value:
 "W<i>o</i>&r'l\"d" } ) );
         } );
 } )( jQuery );
 </script>
 }}}

 Rendering:
 {{{
 <p>&</p>
 <p>Unscaped: W<i>o</i>&r'l"d</p>
 <p>Escaped: W<i>o</i>&r'l"d</p>
 }}}

 While checking the interpolation of the variable, '&' was always converted
 to '& amp;'.
 Is this a specification or a bug?

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