http://nexus.sonatype.org/oss-repository-hosting.html/ST4: StringTemplate is a java template engine for generating source code, web pages, emails, or any other formatted text output. StringTemplate is particularly good at multi-targeted code generators, multiple site skins, and internationalization/localization. It evolved over years of effort developing jGuru.com. StringTemplate also powers the ANTLR 3 and 4 code generator. Its distinguishing characteristic is that unlike other engines, it strictly enforces model-view separation. Strict separation makes websites and code generators more flexible and maintainable; it also provides an excellent defense against malicious template authors. 
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package org.stringtemplate.v4;

import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.util.Locale;


This render knows to perform a few format operations on String objects: 
    
 
  • upper: Convert to upper case.
    • 
 
  • lower: Convert to lower case.
    • 
 
  • cap: Convert first character to upper case.
    • 
 
  • url-encode:
    • 
 
  • xml-encode:
    • 



/** This render knows to perform a few format operations on {@link String} objects:
 * <ul>
 *  <li>{@code upper}: Convert to upper case.</li>
 *  <li>{@code lower}: Convert to lower case.</li>
 *  <li>{@code cap}: Convert first character to upper case.</li>
 *  <li>{@code url-encode}:</li>
 *  <li>{@code xml-encode}:</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public class StringRenderer implements AttributeRenderer {
    // trim(s) and strlen(s) built-in funcs; these are format options
    @Override
    public String toString(Object o, String formatString, Locale locale) {
        String s = (String)o;
        if ( formatString==null ) return s;
        if ( formatString.equals("upper") ) return s.toUpperCase(locale);
        if ( formatString.equals("lower") ) return s.toLowerCase(locale);
        if ( formatString.equals("cap") ) {
            return (s.length() > 0) ? Character.toUpperCase(s.charAt(0))+s.substring(1) : s;
        }
        if ( formatString.equals("url-encode") ) {
			try {
				return URLEncoder.encode(s, "UTF-8");
			} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
				// UTF-8 is standard, should always be available
			}
        }
        if ( formatString.equals("xml-encode") ) {
            return escapeHTML(s);
        }
        return String.format(locale, formatString, s);
    }

    public static String escapeHTML(String s) {
        if ( s==null ) {
            return null;
        }
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder( s.length() );
        int len = s.length();
        for (int i=0; i<len; i++) {
            char c = s.charAt(i);
            switch ( c ) {
                case '&' :
                    buf.append("&amp;");
                    break;
                case '<' :
                    buf.append("&lt;");
                    break;
                case '>' :
                    buf.append("&gt;");
                    break;
                case '\r':
                case '\n':
                case '\t':
                    buf.append(c);
                    break;
                default:
                    boolean control = c < ' '; // 32
                    boolean aboveASCII = c > 126;
                    if ( control || aboveASCII ) {
                        buf.append("&#");
                        buf.append((int)c);
                        buf.append(";");
                    }
                    else buf.append(c);
            }
        }
        return buf.toString();
    }
}