Here you can find the source of cleanString(String statement)
public static String cleanString(String statement)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww.j a va 2 s . com * Copyright (c) 2009 Giuseppe Trisciuoglio * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * */ public class Main { private static final char[] REPLACEMENT_CHARS = new char[] { '\t', '\f', '\r', '\n' }; public static String cleanString(String statement) { String newString = statement.trim(); for (int i = 0; i < REPLACEMENT_CHARS.length; i++) { newString = newString.replace(REPLACEMENT_CHARS[i], ' ').trim(); } return newString; } }