There is an escape() function at the top-level as well as encodeURI and encodeURIComponent.
I haven't tried XML.toXMLString() to see how it handles < and > in an attribute or element. -Alex On 6/18/14 4:12 AM, "Oleg Konovalov" <[email protected]> wrote: >I can try, but it will be users typing. >Which probably means that I will need to parse and encode/decode their >text >typing. >Is there any good established easy way of doing it? > > >On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 1:42 AM, Patil, Virat <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Did you try using < intead of < and > instead of > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Oleg Konovalov [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:50 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Passing '<' '>' characters in Web Service >> >> Hi, >> >> I am using proprietary Web Service (including REST-SOAP Bridge) between >> Flex GUI and Java backend (to call database via Stored Procedures). >> >> From time to time we need to pass data containing '>' or '<' >> (for example, customer puts some formula into LongDescription of some >> data). >> If I try to do it on localhost (running on Tomcat6 in FlashBuilder 4.5), >> it works fine, I can store and retrieve that data. >> >> However, if I try to do it on the server (Apache Web Server and >>Tomcat6), >> I am getting errors like I/O Stream error. >> >> Is there a way to encode that data (or escape it), so we can pass < and >>> ? >> >> Please help! >> >> -- >> Thank you in advance, >> Oleg. >> >> P.S.: Using Flex 4.5.1 >> This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential >> and is the property of the Capgemini Group. It is intended only for the >> person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, >>you >> are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, >>distribute, >> or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in >> error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of >>this >> message. >> > > > >-- >Thank you, >Oleg.
