# ActionView::Helpers::SanitizeHelper.sanitize docs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionview-sanitizehelper-sanitize-docs/120397>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 16, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionview-sanitizehelper-sanitize-docs/120397 "2007-11-16T15:11:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionview-sanitizehelper-sanitize-docs/120397/1 "2007-11-16T15:11:51Z")

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Hello,

First sentence of sanitize() method doc says: “This sanitize helper  
will html encode all tags and strip all attributes that aren’t  
specifically allowed.”

But sanitize(“

# foo
 should html encode”) ==  
“
# foo
 should html encode”.  
Shouldn’t it html encode to \<bar\> ?

–  
Jacek