HtmlUtils.java

/*
 *  Copyright 2012 Eric F. Savage, code@efsavage.com
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package com.ajah.html;

/**
 * 
 * Utilities for dealing with HTML.
 * 
 * @author <a href="http://efsavage.com">Eric F. Savage</a>, <a
 *         href="mailto:code@efsavage.com">code@efsavage.com</a>.
 * 
 */
public class HtmlUtils {

	/**
	 * Converts plaintext into HTML. Currently just translates \n to <br />
	 * .
	 * 
	 * @param plainText
	 *            The text to translate.
	 * @return The translated html.
	 */
	public static String toBodyHtml(final String plainText) {
		// TODO handle other formatting (bulleted lists, paragraphs, etc.)
		final String htmlText = plainText.trim().replaceAll("\n", "<br />\n");
		return htmlText;
	}

}