Java HTML Encode HTMLEncode(String str)

Description

Returns the string encoded for HTML use.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String HTMLEncode(String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from ww  w .j a v a 2s  . com*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the string encoded for HTML use.
     * <p> > becomes &gt; and < becomes &lt;
     */
    public static String HTMLEncode(String str) {
        if (null == str)
            return "null";
        StringBuffer strbuf = new StringBuffer(str.length());
        char tmp;
        for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
            tmp = str.charAt(i);
            if ('<' == tmp) {
                strbuf.append("&lt;");
            } else if ('>' == tmp) {
                strbuf.append("&gt;");
            } else {
                strbuf.append(tmp);
            }
        }
        return strbuf.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. htmlEncode(String s)
2. HTMLEncode(String s)
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4. htmlEncode(String s, boolean encodeWS)
5. HtmlEncode(String str)
6. htmlEncode(String str)
7. htmlEncode(String str)
8. htmlEncode(String str)
9. htmlEncode(String str)