function encodeEntities(value) {
    value = value.replace(/&/g,"&");
    value = value.replace(/</g,"&lt;");
    value = value.replace(/>/g,"&gt;");
    value = value.replace(/"/g,"&quot;");
    return (value);
}

function decodeEntities(value) {
    value = value.replace(/&amp;/g,"&");
    value = value.replace(/&lt;/g,"<");
    value = value.replace(/&gt;/g,">");
    value = value.replace(/&quot;/g,'"');
    return (value);
}