HTMLUtils.java

package com.laytonsmith.PureUtilities.Common;

/**
 * 
 */
public class HTMLUtils {
	
	/**
	 * Given a raw string, escapes html special characters. For instance, turning
	 * < into &lt; 
	 * <!-- for those reading the javadoc directly in code, that's: -->
	 * <!-- < into < -->
	 * @param raw
	 * @return 
	 */
	public static String escapeHTML(String raw){
		return raw.replace("&", "&")
				.replace("<", "<")
				.replace(">", ">")
				.replace("\"", """)
				.replace("'", "'");
	}
	
	/**
	 * Given escaped html characters, unescapes them. For instance, turning
	 * &lt; into <
	 * <!-- for those reading the javadoc directly in code, that's: -->
	 * <!-- < into < -->
	 * @param html
	 * @return 
	 */
	public static String unescapeHTML(String html){
		return html.replace("'", "'")
				.replace(""", "\"")
				.replace(">", ">")
				.replace("<", "<")
				.replace("&", "&");
	}
}