function coder(str) { var s = ""; if (str.length == 0) return ""; for (var i=0; i<str.length; i++) { switch (str.substr(i,1)) { case "<" : s += "<"; break; case ">" : s += ">"; break; case "&" : s += "&"; break; case " " : s += " "; break; case "\"" : s += """; break; case "\n" : s += "<br>"; break; default : s += str.substr(i,1); break; } } return s; }