org.cybergarage.xml

Class XML

java.lang.Object

org.cybergarage.xml.XML

public class XML
extends Object

Utility class for XML character escaping and unescaping operations.

This class provides static methods to escape and unescape XML special characters to ensure valid XML output and proper parsing of XML content.

The following characters are handled:

• & - escaped as &
• < - escaped as &lt;
• > - escaped as &gt;
• " - escaped as &quot; (when quotes are enabled)
• ' - escaped as &apos; (when quotes are enabled)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	CHARSET_UTF8
static String	DEFAULT_CONTENT_LANGUAGE
static String	DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XML()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	escapeXMLChars(String input) Escapes XML special characters in the input string, including quotes.
static String	unescapeXMLChars(String input) Unescapes XML entities in the input string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CHARSET_UTF8

public static final String CHARSET_UTF8

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_CONTENT_LANGUAGE

public static final String DEFAULT_CONTENT_LANGUAGE

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE

public static final String DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

XML

public XML()

Method Detail

escapeXMLChars

public static final String escapeXMLChars(String input)

Escapes XML special characters in the input string, including quotes.

This is a convenience method that calls escapeXMLChars(String, boolean) with quote set to true.

Parameters:

input - the string to escape, may be null

Returns:

the escaped string, or null if input is null

unescapeXMLChars

public static final String unescapeXMLChars(String input)

Unescapes XML entities in the input string.

This method replaces the following XML entities with their characters:

• &amp; - replaced with &
• &lt; - replaced with <
• &gt; - replaced with >
• &apos; - replaced with '
• &quot; - replaced with "

Parameters:

input - string to unescape, may be null

Returns:

the unescaped string, or null if input is null