com.interface21.web.util
Class HtmlUtils

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class HtmlUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for HTML escaping and unescaping. Based on code from com.purpletech.util.Utils, written by Alex Chaffee.

Reference: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/special_characters/

Since:

01.03.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

HtmlUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	htmlEscape(java.lang.String source) Turns funky characters into HTML entity equivalents. E.g.
static java.lang.String	htmlUnescape(java.lang.String source) Reverses htmlEscape.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HtmlUtils

public HtmlUtils()

Method Detail

htmlEscape

public static java.lang.String htmlEscape(java.lang.String source)

Turns funky characters into HTML entity equivalents.

E.g. "bread" & "butter" => "bread" & "butter"

Update: supports nearly all HTML entities, including funky accents. See the source code for more detail.

htmlUnescape

public static java.lang.String htmlUnescape(java.lang.String source)

Reverses htmlEscape.