Java Text Parse textToCDATA(String text)

Description

Converts a text string to HTML or XML entities.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	The string to convert.

Return

The converted string.

Declaration

public static final String textToCDATA(String text) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts a text string to HTML or XML entities.
     * @param text The string to convert.
     * @return The converted string.
     */
    public static final String textToCDATA(String text) {
        if (text == null)
            return "null";
        final StringBuffer html = new StringBuffer();

        // Loop thru each characters of the text
        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
            // Convert character to HTML/XML
            html.append(charToCDATA(text.charAt(i)));
        }

        // Return HTML/XML string
        return html.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Converts a character to CDATA character.
     * @param ch The character to convert.
     * @return The converted string.
     */
    public static final String charToCDATA(char ch) {
        int c;

        if (ch >= 128) {
            c = ch;

            return ("&#" + c + ';');
        }

        // No conversion
        else {
            // Return character as string
            return (String.valueOf(ch));
        }
    }
}

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