Java XML Quote quoteXML(String xmlFragment)

Description

A convenience method that allows for XML fragments to be stored in larger XML documents without these fragments interfering with the containing document.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
xmlFragment	The fragment of XML to be quoted.

Return

A fragment of XML, quoted so it can be included within other XML documents without interference.

Declaration


public static String quoteXML(String xmlFragment)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w w w  .  j  ava  2  s  .c  o  m
 * Created on 16/07/2004
 * YAWLEditor v1.01 
 *
 * @author Lindsay Bradford
 * 
 * 
 *
 * 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 {
    private static final String XML_QUOTE_PREFIX = "<![CDATA[";
    private static final String XML_QUOTE_SUFFIX = "]]>";

    /**
     * A convenience method that allows for XML fragments to be stored in
     * larger XML documents without these fragments interfering with the 
     * containing document.
     * @param xmlFragment The fragment of XML to be quoted.
     * @return A fragment of XML, quoted so it can be included within other
     *         XML documents without interference.
     */

    public static String quoteXML(String xmlFragment) {
        if (!xmlFragment.startsWith(XML_QUOTE_PREFIX)) {
            return (XML_QUOTE_PREFIX + xmlFragment + XML_QUOTE_SUFFIX);
        }
        return xmlFragment;
    }
}