Java String Unescape unescapeString(String s)

Description

unescape String

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	string to unescape

Return

the unescaped string

Declaration

public static String unescapeString(String s) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* This file is part of the OWL API.
 * The contents of this file are subject to the LGPL License, Version 3.0.
 * Copyright 2014, The University of Manchester
 * //  w  ww.j  a v a  2  s.c  o m
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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 *
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 * 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
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public class Main {
    /**
     * @param s string to unescape
     * @return the unescaped string
     */
    public static String unescapeString(String s) {
        if (s.indexOf('\\') == -1) {
            return s;
        }
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(s.length());
        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
            char ch = s.charAt(i);
            if (ch == '\\') {
                int j = i + 1;
                if (j < s.length()) {
                    char escCh = s.charAt(j);
                    if (escCh == '\\' || escCh == '\"') {
                        i++;
                        sb.append(escCh);
                    }
                } else {
                    sb.append('\\');
                }
            } else {
                sb.append(ch);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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4. unescapeString(String oldstr)
5. unescapeString(String s)
6. unescapeString(String s)
7. unescapeString(String s, char enclosed)
8. unEscapeString(String str)
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