Lodash _.escape() Method

Lodash _.escape() method is used to convert the characters “&”, “<“, “>”, ‘”‘, and “‘” of the given string into their corresponding HTML entities.

Syntax:

_.escape([string='']);

Parameter:

• string: This parameter holds the string containing escape characters.

Return Value:

This method returns the escaped string.

Example 1: In this example, we are converting ‘<‘, ‘<‘, and ‘&’ by using the _.escape() method.

Javascript

const _ = require('lodash');

let str1 = _.escape("Geeks << for >> Geeks");
console.log(str1);

let str2 = _.escape("GFG && Geeks");
console.log(str2);

Output:

"Geeks << for >> Geeks"
"GFG && Geeks"

Example 2: In this example, we are converting ‘&’, ‘+’, and ”(quote) by using the _.escape() method.

Javascript

const _ = require('lodash');

let str1 = _.escape("Geeks & Geeks");
console.log(str1);

let str2 = _.escape("GFG '+' Geeks");
console.log(str2);

let str3 = _.escape("'Geeks'");
console.log(str3);

Output:

Geeks & Geeks
GFG '+' Geeks
'Geeks'