/**
 * Escapes HTML special characters (&'`"<>).
 * @param {string} str String to escape.
 * @return {string} Escaped string.
 * @example
 * ```js
 * import {utils} from 'metronic-extension';
 *
 * utils.escapeHTML('I <b>think</b> this is good.');// -> I &lt;b&gt;think&lt;/b&gt; this is good.
 * utils.escapeHTML('John "Johnny" Smith');// -> John &quot;Johnny&quot; Smith
 * ```
 */
declare const _default: (str: string) => string;
export default _default;