form_submit() in version 1.7.2 does not handle "& a u m l ;" correctly?

[eluser]EddieX[/eluser]
Hi,

I recently updated an application from using 1.7.1 to 1.7.2 of CI, and now I see that several buttons (generated by form_submit()) are having weird values/labels.

Example:

Code:

<?php echo form_submit('simple_search_button', 'Utfär'); ?>

Will generate the following for the client(s):

Code:

<input type="submit" name="simple_search_button" value="Utför"  />

It seems that & is encoded to "& a m p ;", which should not be the case or perhaps I'm using this, before the upgrade, in the wrong way ?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Eddie