Java String Unquote unquote(String string)

Description

Remove quotes from the specified String , including single (') and double (") quotes.

License

CDDL license

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	the String to unquote

Return

the unquoted

Declaration

public static String unquote(String string) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Remove quotes from the specified {@link String}, including
     * single (') and double (") quotes.
     *
     * @param string the {@link String} to unquote
     *
     * @return the unquoted {@link String}
     */
    public static String unquote(String string) {
        // remove leading and trailing whitespace
        string = string != null ? string.trim() : string;

        // remove quotes
        return (string != null && ((string.startsWith("\"") && string
                .endsWith("\"")) || (string.startsWith("'") && string
                .endsWith("'")))) ? string = string.substring(1,
                string.length() - 1) : string;

    }
}

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