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What is the difference between ejs <%= and encodeURI for a JSON string result?

So far according to my googling, escape was part of js and is deprecated and use encodeURI instead. But what about the <%= tag for ejs to escape variables? Are their effect is identical to a variable's JSON content?

Solution

  • <%= escapes the data so it is suitable for inserting into an HTML document.

    encodeURI escapes data so it is suitable for inserting into a URL.

    They are completely different because they are targeting different output formats.