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[lpopek]

Problem with decoding

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I have method in Java that generate html code for example

<strong>ID</strong>

I use velocity to get variables and in my HTML i get output <strong>ID<strong> . Text is not strong, but I have result with tags. How to resolve this?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Strings in java see / as an escape character, so the plain text you are generating is escaping instead of outputting the /

Off the top of my head, I can't remember how to fix it, but vaguely remember you have to do something like

outputString = "<strong>ID<//strong>"

[lpopek]

I tried this also, doesnt work. Thanks for respond 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Sorry, my java "escaping slashes" memory is very old

[lpopek]

I tried 
outputString = "\\<strong\\>ID\\<strong\\>"

dont work. 

Also i try 

$esc.html

 still dont work, Im so disappointed