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The setComments() method of the Sanitizer interface sets whether comments will be allowed or removed by the sanitizer.
The method sets the comments property in this sanitizer's configuration.
setComments(allow);
allowtrue if comments are allowed, and false if they are to be removed.
None (undefined).
The code below shows the basic usage of the setComments() method.
// Create sanitizer (in this case the default) const sanitizer = new Sanitizer(); // Allow comments sanitizer.setComments(true); // Remove comments sanitizer.setComments(false);
| Specification |
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| HTML Sanitizer API> # dom-sanitizer-setcomments> |
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
setComments |
No | No | 138 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Sanitizer/setComments