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package org.apache.tomcat.util.security;
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.
/**
* 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.
*/
public class Escape {
private Escape() {
// Hide default constructor for this utility class
}
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
'.
Params: - content – The content to escape
Returns: The escaped content or null
if the content was null
/**
* Escape content for use in HTML. This escaping is suitable for the
* following uses:
* <ul>
* <li>Element content when the escaped data will be placed directly inside
* tags such as <p>, <td> etc.</li>
* <li>Attribute values when the attribute value is quoted with " or
* '.</li>
* </ul>
*
* @param content The content to escape
*
* @return The escaped content or {@code null} if the content was
* {@code null}
*/
public static String htmlElementContent(String content) {
if (content == null) {
return null;
}
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < content.length(); i++) {
char c = content.charAt(i);
if (c == '<') {
sb.append("<");
} else if (c == '>') {
sb.append(">");
} else if (c == '\'') {
sb.append("'");
} else if (c == '&') {
sb.append("&");
} else if (c == '"') {
sb.append(""");
} else if (c == '/') {
sb.append("/");
} else {
sb.append(c);
}
}
return (sb.length() > content.length()) ? sb.toString() : content;
}
Convert the object to a string via Object.toString()
and HTML escape the resulting string for use in HTML content. Params: - obj – The object to convert to String and then escape
Returns: The escaped content or "?"
if obj is null
/**
* Convert the object to a string via {@link Object#toString()} and HTML
* escape the resulting string for use in HTML content.
*
* @param obj The object to convert to String and then escape
*
* @return The escaped content or <code>"?"</code> if obj is
* {@code null}
*/
public static String htmlElementContent(Object obj) {
if (obj == null) {
return "?";
}
try {
return htmlElementContent(obj.toString());
} catch (Exception e) {
return null;
}
}
Escape content for use in XML.
Params: - content – The content to escape
Returns: The escaped content or null
if the content was null
/**
* Escape content for use in XML.
*
* @param content The content to escape
*
* @return The escaped content or {@code null} if the content was
* {@code null}
*/
public static String xml(String content) {
return xml(null, content);
}
Escape content for use in XML.
Params: - 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
/**
* Escape content for use in XML.
*
* @param ifNull The value to return if content is {@code null}
* @param content The content to escape
*
* @return The escaped content or the value of {@code ifNull} if the
* content was {@code null}
*/
public static String xml(String ifNull, String content) {
return xml(ifNull, false, content);
}
Escape content for use in XML.
Params: - 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
/**
* Escape content for use in XML.
*
* @param ifNull The value to return if content is {@code null}
* @param escapeCRLF Should CR and LF also be escaped?
* @param content The content to escape
*
* @return The escaped content or the value of ifNull if the content was
* {@code null}
*/
public static String xml(String ifNull, boolean escapeCRLF, String content) {
if (content == null) {
return ifNull;
}
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < content.length(); i++) {
char c = content.charAt(i);
if (c == '<') {
sb.append("<");
} else if (c == '>') {
sb.append(">");
} else if (c == '\'') {
sb.append("'");
} else if (c == '&') {
sb.append("&");
} else if (c == '"') {
sb.append(""");
} else if (escapeCRLF && c == '\r') {
sb.append(" ");
} else if (escapeCRLF && c == '\n') {
sb.append(" ");
} else {
sb.append(c);
}
}
return (sb.length() > content.length()) ? sb.toString(): content;
}
}