[FIXED JENKINS-18427] use MarkupFormater

changelog.html

@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ Upcoming changes</a>
   <li class=bug>
     Using proper directory separator character for permalinks on Windows.
     (<a href="https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-17681">issue 17681</a>)
+  <li class="bug">
+    Use markup formater to display parameter description.
+    (<a href="https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-18427">issue 18427</a>)
+  </li>
 </ul>
 <h3><a name=v1.516>What's new in 1.516</a> (2013/05/27)</h3>
 <ul class=image>

core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ParameterDefinition.java

@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ public abstract class ParameterDefinition implements
         return description;
     }
 
+    public String getSafeDescription() {
+        try {
+            return Jenkins.getInstance().getMarkupFormatter().translate(description);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            return "failed to translate description using configured markup formatter";
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */

core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/StringParameterDefinition/index.jelly

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define"
 	xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form"
 	xmlns:i="jelly:fmt" xmlns:p="/lib/hudson/project">
-	<f:entry title="${it.name}" description="${it.description}">
-		<div name="parameter" description="${it.description}">
+	<f:entry title="${it.name}" description="${it.safeDescription}">
+		<div name="parameter">
 			<input type="hidden" name="name" value="${it.name}" />
 			<f:textbox name="value" value="${it.defaultValue}" />
 		</div>

war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js

@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ function shortenName(name) {
 //   see http://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Structured+Form+Submission
 function buildFormTree(form) {
     try {
-        // I initially tried to use an associative array with DOM elemnets as keys
+        // I initially tried to use an associative array with DOM elements as keys
         // but that doesn't seem to work neither on IE nor Firefox.
         // so I switch back to adding a dynamic property on DOM.
         form.formDom = {}; // root object