The Input String has been transformed using the System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode function.

Regular Expression special characters have also been escaped using the "\" escape character. Special characters include:

  • "\" - Backslash
  • "^" - Carat
  • "." - Period
  • "[" - Left bracket
  • "$" - Dollar sign
  • "(" - Left parenthesis
  • ")" - Right parenthesis
  • "|" - Pipe
  • "*" - Asterisk
  • "+" - Plus
  • "?" - Question mark
  • "{" - Left curly bracket