Using < or > will break the document

[vatsake]

Describe the bug and add attachments

Using < > will break the document.

Expected behavior

It should be replace with < and >

Steps to reproduce

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PHPWord version(s) where the bug happened

1.0, tried with 1.4 as well.

PHP version(s) where the bug happened

8.2

Priority

• I want to crowdfund the bug fix (with @algora-io) and fund a community developer.
• I want to pay the bug fix and fund a maintainer for that. (Contact @Progi1984)

[Lilleri]

i have the same issue, a temporary workaround is to use htmlspecialchars()

[oleibman]

\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings::setOutputEscapingEnabled(true);

[vatsake]

\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings::setOutputEscapingEnabled(true);

If that really is an option, it should be enabled by default.

[oleibman]

In principle, I agree with you, but, for backwards compatibility reasons, the (unfortunate) default remains as it always was.