Java XML Unescape unescapeXmlChars(String source)

Description

Unescape XML special characters (<, >, & and ")

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
source	the string with XML characters escaped as XML entities

Return

the unescaped string

Declaration

public static String unescapeXmlChars(String source) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Unescape XML special characters (<, >, & and ")
     *
     * @param source
     *            the string with XML characters escaped as XML entities
     * @return the unescaped string
     */
    public static String unescapeXmlChars(String source) {
        // TODO: define static Patterns for these
        return source.replaceAll("&lt;", "<").replaceAll("&gt;", ">").replaceAll("&amp;", "&").replaceAll("&quot;",
                "\"");
    }
}

Related

1. unescapeXML(String text)
2. unescapeXml(String value)
3. unescapeXml(String value)
4. unescapeXml(String xml)
5. unescapeXML(String xml)
6. unescapeXMLComment(String content)
7. unescapeXMLEntities(String text)
8. unescapeXMLEntity(String str)
9. unescapeXMLString(String str)