Element.setHTML() Method: XSS-Safe HTML Parsing and Sanitization for Web APIs
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Summary
The article documents the setHTML() method of the Element interface in web development, which provides an XSS-safe way to parse and sanitize HTML strings before inserting them into the DOM. It covers the method's syntax, parameters including the input string and optional sanitizer configuration, and explains how it removes XSS-unsafe elements even when allowed by the sanitizer. The method uses a default sanitizer configuration if none is specified, offering developers a secure alternative to innerHTML for handling user-generated or untrusted HTML content.
Key quotes
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A string defining HTML to be sanitized and injected into the element.
An options object with the following optional parameters: sanitizer - A Sanitizer or SanitizerConfig object which defines what elements of the input will be allowed or removed, or the string 'default' for the default configuration.
The method will remove any XSS-unsafe elements and attributes, even if allowed by the sanitizer.
If not specified, the default sanitizer configuration is used.
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