XML encode a string. - Java XML

Java examples for XML:XML Encoding

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Description

XML encode a string.

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        String str = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(escapeContent(str));
    }//  w  w  w .j  a v a 2s  .c  om

    /**
     * XML encode a string.
     * @param str the string to encode.
     * @return the encoded string.
     */
    public static String escapeContent(String str) {
        final StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
        final char[] chars = str.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; ++i) {
            final char c = chars[i];
            switch (c) {
            case '<':
                b.append("&lt;");
                break;
            case '>':
                b.append("&gt;");
                break;
            case '&':
                b.append("&amp;");
                break;
            default:
                b.append(c);
            }
        }
        return b.toString();
    }
}

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