--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2011/05/15 23:57:32	1.285.2.1
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2011/10/11 13:12:23	1.285.2.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.285.2.1 2011/05/15 23:57:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.285.2.2 2011/10/11 13:12:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ use Time::Local;
 use Time::HiRes;
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonnet;
+use HTML::Entities();
 use LONCAPA;
 
 sub java_not_enabled {
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ sub raw_href_to_link {
    return $message;
 }
 
+sub entity_encode {
+    my ($text)=@_;
+    return &HTML::Entities::encode($text, '<>&"');
+}
+
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