html() method can't handle HTML encoded characters [ampersand-style]

Reported by:	shehriyari	Owned by:
Priority:	low	Milestone:	1.next
Component:	manipulation	Version:	1.6.2
Keywords:		Cc:
Blocked by:		Blocking:

Description

HOW TO REPEAT:

Let's say we have following piece of code:

var someVar = ""Don&39;t!";

jQuery("#someDiv").html(someVar);

EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:

#someDiv gets following content: "Don&39;t!"

WHAT HAPPENS:

Instead #someDiv gets following content: "Don&39;t!"

As you can see, html() method handles ampersand-and-numbers-encoded-special-characters the way text() method does/should. **"** character is rendered correctly, but **&39;** is not!

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Change History (4)

Changed July 16, 2011 01:03PM UTC by shehriyari comment:1

Sample code @JsFiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/GRwP7/

Changed July 16, 2011 03:23PM UTC by rwaldron comment:2

component:	unfiled → manipulation
priority:	undecided → low
resolution:	→ worksforme
status:	new → closed

http://jsfiddle.net/rwaldron/GRwP7/2/

Changed July 16, 2011 03:43PM UTC by timmywil comment:3

rwaldron beat me to it. That character code is invalid btw.

http://jsfiddle.net/timmywil/GRwP7/3/

Changed July 16, 2011 03:51PM UTC by shehriyari comment:4

@rwaldron: Point was numeric-encodings, not alpha ones. Your fix was irrelevant sorry.

@timmywil: He didn't actually. Thanks for pointing out my error. Apparently I missed the hash (#) sign.

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