Java String Quote quote(String string, StringBuilder w)

Description

Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the right places.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	A String

Return

A String correctly formatted for insertion in a JSON text.

Declaration

public static void quote(String string, StringBuilder w) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from w w w.  j a  v  a2s.c  o m
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 * http://fusesource.com
 *
 * 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 {
    /**
     * Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the
     * right places. A backslash will be inserted within </, producing <\/,
     * allowing JSON text to be delivered in HTML. In JSON text, a string
     * cannot contain a control character or an unescaped quote or backslash.
     * @param string A String
     * @return  A String correctly formatted for insertion in a JSON text.
     */
    public static void quote(String string, StringBuilder w) {
        if (string == null || string.length() == 0) {
            w.append("\"\"");
            return;
        }

        char b;
        char c = 0;
        String hhhh;
        int i;
        int len = string.length();

        w.append('"');
        for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
            b = c;
            c = string.charAt(i);
            switch (c) {
            case '\\':
            case '"':
                w.append('\\');
                w.append(c);
                break;
            case '/':
                if (b == '<') {
                    w.append('\\');
                }
                w.append(c);
                break;
            case '\b':
                w.append("\\b");
                break;
            case '\t':
                w.append("\\t");
                break;
            case '\n':
                w.append("\\n");
                break;
            case '\f':
                w.append("\\f");
                break;
            case '\r':
                w.append("\\r");
                break;
            default:
                if (c < ' ' || (c >= '\u0080' && c < '\u00a0')
                        || (c >= '\u2000' && c < '\u2100')) {
                    hhhh = "000" + Integer.toHexString(c);
                    w.append("\\u" + hhhh.substring(hhhh.length() - 4));
                } else {
                    w.append(c);
                }
            }
        }
        w.append('"');
    }
}

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