Java String Quote quotedStringOrNull(String string)

Description

Returns a string surrounded with quotes, or an unquoted string "null"

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	The string to quote

Return

The quoted string

Declaration

public static String quotedStringOrNull(String string) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w  w w.ja  va2 s  . co m*/
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007
 * Matt Francis <asbel@neosheffield.co.uk>
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 * 
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a string surrounded with quotes, or an unquoted string "null"
     *
     * @param string The string to quote
     * @return The quoted string
     */
    public static String quotedStringOrNull(String string) {
        return (string == null) ? "null"
                : ("\""
                        + string.replace("\\", "\\\\")
                                .replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\"");
    }
}

Related

1. quotedOrNULL(String str)
2. quotedString(String in, boolean backslashIsEscape)
3. quotedString(String str)
4. quotedString(String string)
5. quotedString(String text)
6. quoteEach(String string)
7. quoteEscape(final String original)
8. quoteEscaped(String input)
9. quoteExecutable(String executable)