Java String Unescape unescape(String entry)

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Description

Unescapes a given entry.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter Description
entry The entry to be unescaped into its base state

Return

The unescaped entry (trimmed and with CSV quoting removed)

Declaration

public static String unescape(String entry) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w  w  w .j a  v a 2s  .  c o  m*/
 * Copyright 2016 (C) Tom Parker <thpr@users.sourceforge.net>
 * 
 * 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 (at your option)
 * 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 {
    /**
     * Unescapes a given entry. This performs whitespace padding removal both
     * before and after the removal of the optional escaping quotes available in
     * the CSV file format.
     * 
     * @param entry
     *            The entry to be unescaped into its base state
     * @return The unescaped entry (trimmed and with CSV quoting removed)
     */
    public static String unescape(String entry) {
        String unescaped = entry.trim();
        if (unescaped.startsWith("\"") && unescaped.endsWith("\"")) {
            unescaped = unescaped.substring(1, unescaped.length() - 1);
            unescaped = unescaped.replace("\"\"", "\"");
        }
        return unescaped.trim();
    }
}

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  2. unescape(String aString)
  3. unescape(String aValue)
  4. unescape(String data)
  5. unescape(String elt)
  6. unescape(String escaped)
  7. unescape(String escaped)
  8. unescape(String escaped, char escape)
  9. unescape(String escapedMessage)