/**
 * Converts the characters "&", "<", ">", '"', and "'" in `string` to their
 * corresponding HTML entities.
 *
 * @param {string} str The string to escape.
 * @returns {string} Returns the escaped string.
 * @example
 *
 *      escape('fred, barney, & pebbles'); //=> 'fred, barney, &amp; pebbles'
 */
export declare const escape: (str?: string) => string;
export default escape;