Convert Text to HTML Entities Convert special characters to HTML entities for safe web embedding.

The htmlEntityEncode function uses a Record data structure to map special characters to their corresponding HTML entity representations. This mapping includes standard entities like &amp; for ampersand and &quot; for double quote, as well as numeric entities like &#x2F; for forward slash and &#x60; for backtick. The function then employs the replace method with a regular expression /[&<>"'`=/]/g to iterate over each character in the input string, replacing any matched characters with their corresponding entity representations.

Under the hood, this process relies on React's useCallback hook to memoize the onProcess function, ensuring that it is not re-created unnecessarily. The TextToolLayout component from the @/components/shared directory handles the user interface and input processing for the tool. When a user inputs text into the tool, the onProcess function attempts to encode the HTML entities using the htmlEntityEncode function, catching any errors that may occur during this process.

In terms of browser APIs, the tool does not rely on any specific external libraries or frameworks beyond React itself. Instead, it uses built-in JavaScript methods like replace and RegExp to perform the necessary string manipulation. The encoded output is then displayed in a text area with the label "HTML Entity Encoded", allowing users to easily copy and paste the result into their own HTML documents.

The use of TypeScript as the programming language for this tool provides additional type safety guarantees, ensuring that the input and output parameters are correctly typed and reducing the risk of runtime errors. The 'use client' directive at the top of the file indicates that this code is intended to run on the client-side, taking advantage of React's server components feature to enable improved performance and reduced latency.