Filter message string for characters that are sensitive in HTML
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/**
* HTML filter utility.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
* @author Tim Tye
* @version $Revision: 467217 $ $Date: 2006-10-24 05:14:34 +0200 (mar., 24 oct. 2006) $
*/
public final class HTMLFilter {
/**
* Filter the specified message string for characters that are sensitive
* in HTML. This avoids potential attacks caused by including JavaScript
* codes in the request URL that is often reported in error messages.
*
* @param message The message string to be filtered
*/
public static String filter(String message) {
if (message == null)
return (null);
char content[] = new char[message.length()];
message.getChars(0, message.length(), content, 0);
StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(content.length + 50);
for (int i = 0; i < content.length; i++) {
switch (content[i]) {
case '<':
result.append("<");
break;
case '>':
result.append(">");
break;
case '&':
result.append("&");
break;
case '"':
result.append(""");
break;
default:
result.append(content[i]);
}
}
return (result.toString());
}
}
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