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Valeriy 79d9012432 fix(curriculum): quotes in tests (#18828) 
* fix(curriculum): tests quotes

* fix(curriculum): fill seed-teardown

* fix(curriculum): fix tests and remove unneeded seed-teardown
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id, title, isRequired, challengeType
id title isRequired challengeType
a6b0bb188d873cb2c8729495 Convert HTML Entities true 5

Description

Convert the characters &, <, >, " (double quote), and ' (apostrophe), in a string to their corresponding HTML entities. Remember to use Read-Search-Ask if you get stuck. Try to pair program. Write your own code.

Instructions

Tests

tests:
  - text: <code>convertHTML("Dolce & Gabbana")</code> should return <code>Dolce &amp; Gabbana</code>.
    testString: assert.match(convertHTML("Dolce & Gabbana"), /Dolce &amp; Gabbana/, '<code>convertHTML("Dolce & Gabbana")</code> should return <code>Dolce &amp; Gabbana</code>.');
  - text: <code>convertHTML("Hamburgers < Pizza < Tacos")</code> should return <code>Hamburgers &lt; Pizza &lt; Tacos</code>.
    testString: assert.match(convertHTML("Hamburgers < Pizza < Tacos"), /Hamburgers &lt; Pizza &lt; Tacos/, '<code>convertHTML("Hamburgers < Pizza < Tacos")</code> should return <code>Hamburgers &lt; Pizza &lt; Tacos</code>.');
  - text: <code>convertHTML("Sixty > twelve")</code> should return <code>Sixty &gt; twelve</code>.
    testString: assert.match(convertHTML("Sixty > twelve"), /Sixty &gt; twelve/, '<code>convertHTML("Sixty > twelve")</code> should return <code>Sixty &gt; twelve</code>.');
  - text: <code>convertHTML(&apos;Stuff in "quotation marks"&apos;)</code> should return <code>Stuff in &quot;quotation marks&quot;</code>.
    testString: assert.match(convertHTML('Stuff in "quotation marks"'), /Stuff in &quot;quotation marks&quot;/, '<code>convertHTML(&apos;Stuff in "quotation marks"&apos;)</code> should return <code>Stuff in &quot;quotation marks&quot;</code>.');
  - text: <code>convertHTML("Schindler&apos;s List")</code> should return <code>Schindler&apos;s List</code>.
    testString: assert.match(convertHTML("Schindler's List"), /Schindler&apos;s List/, '<code>convertHTML("Schindler&apos;s List")</code> should return <code>Schindler&apos;s List</code>.');
  - text: <code>convertHTML("<>")</code> should return <code>&lt;&gt;</code>.
    testString: assert.match(convertHTML('<>'), /&lt;&gt;/, '<code>convertHTML("<>")</code> should return <code>&lt;&gt;</code>.');
  - text: <code>convertHTML("abc")</code> should return <code>abc</code>.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(convertHTML('abc'), 'abc', '<code>convertHTML("abc")</code> should return <code>abc</code>.');

Challenge Seed

function convertHTML(str) {
  // &colon;&rpar;
  return str;
}

convertHTML("Dolce & Gabbana");

Solution

var MAP = { '&': '&amp;',
            '<': '&lt;',
            '>': '&gt;',
            '"': '&quot;',
            "'": '&apos;'};

function convertHTML(str) {
  return str.replace(/[&<>"']/g, function(c) {
    return MAP[c];
  });
}