Package org.apache.tomcat.util.security

Class Escape

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.security.Escape

public class Escape
extends Object

Provides utility methods to escape content for different contexts. It is critical that the escaping used is correct for the context in which the data is to be used.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	htmlElementContent(Object obj)	Convert the object to a string via Object.toString() and HTML escape the resulting string for use in HTML content.
static String	htmlElementContent(String content)	Escape content for use in HTML.
static String	xml(String content)	Escape content for use in XML.
static String	xml(String ifNull, boolean escapeCRLF, String content)	Escape content for use in XML.
static String	xml(String ifNull, String content)	Escape content for use in XML.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

htmlElementContent

public static String htmlElementContent(String content)

Escape content for use in HTML. This escaping is suitable for the following uses:

• Element content when the escaped data will be placed directly inside tags such as <p>, <td> etc.
• Attribute values when the attribute value is quoted with " or '.

Parameters:

content - The content to escape

Returns:

The escaped content or null if the content was null

htmlElementContent

public static String htmlElementContent(Object obj)

Convert the object to a string via Object.toString() and HTML escape the resulting string for use in HTML content.

Parameters:

obj - The object to convert to String and then escape

Returns:

The escaped content or "?" if obj is null

xml

public static String xml(String content)

Escape content for use in XML.

Parameters:

content - The content to escape

Returns:

The escaped content or null if the content was null

xml

public static String xml(String ifNull,
 String content)

Escape content for use in XML.

Parameters:

ifNull - The value to return if content is null

content - The content to escape

Returns:

The escaped content or the value of ifNull if the content was null

xml

public static String xml(String ifNull,
 boolean escapeCRLF,
 String content)

Escape content for use in XML.

Parameters:

ifNull - The value to return if content is null

escapeCRLF - Should CR and LF also be escaped?

content - The content to escape

Returns:

The escaped content or the value of ifNull if the content was null