Question

I’m using the DataTables jQuery plugin and am having issues with the First and Previous pagination links displaying correctly in IE and Safari (Firefox and Opera work).

“<<” and “<” display as “<” and “”.

$(document).ready(function () {
     oTable = $('#fileList').dataTable({
            "bJQueryUI": true,
            "sPaginationType": "full_numbers",
            "oLanguage": 
            {
                "sSearch": "Search all columns:",
                "oPaginate": 
                {
                    "sNext": '>',
                    "sLast": '>>',
                    "sFirst": '<<',
                    "sPrevious": '<'
                }
            }
});

I have attempted to escape ‘\<\<‘ to no avail.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Use the character entity references < and > for < and >respectively.

You might also want to know about & too which is used to display &.