HTML tags in properties file

[atta ur rehman]

Hi all,

We're using properties file for i18n and there is a line that need to show ® (®) and TM (^TM) symbols. Now I've tried both ® and ^TM in the properties file but on the page they come up as it is. That's they are being escaped. 

Any ideas on how to handle this situation in properties files. 

Thanks. 

ATTA

[Tyler Weir]

Check this out (stolen from StackOverflow, since this is a java question)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4649203/using-both-u-and-html-entities-in-properties-file

[atta ur rehman]

Thanks, Tyler, it worked! 

ATTA

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Tyler Weir <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

Check this out (stolen from StackOverflow, since this is a java question)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4649203/using-both-u-and-html-entities-in-properties-file

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[Tyler Weir]

Post a snippet of your solution to help others, please.

[atta ur rehman]

Sure. 

So, the Unicode character for TM is 2122. So, embedding it in the properties file like this works: 

text.left.para2=Product1\u2122 is a simple, affordable cover for...

and in your snippet you simply use S.?("text.left.para2")

On the other hand, I just couldn't make properties like these to work: 

text.left.para2=Product1^TMis a simple, affordable cover for...

Lift always seems to be escaping any HTML in these strings so that on the page it ends up looking exactly like Product1^TMis a simple, affordable cover for...

I don't know if there is solution for this problem.

Thanks. 

ATTA

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Tyler Weir <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

Post a snippet of your solution to help others, please.

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[Todd O'Bryan]

By default, Lift escapes all inserted text to avoid nasty exploits.
However, since these are Strings that you've created and can be
confident are safe, you can use
scala.xml.Unparsed(S.?("text.left.para2")) in your snippet. If you
include that in some XML, it outputs the string as is, with no
escaping and no attempt at making sure it's well-formed.

It should go without saying that Unparsed is a major security
vulnerability waiting to happen, so you should only use it if you can
be sure of the string's safety.

Todd