org.owasp.dependencycheck.xml

Class XmlEntity

java.lang.Object

org.owasp.dependencycheck.xml.XmlEntity

@ThreadSafe
public final class XmlEntity
extends java.lang.Object

This is a utility class to convert named XML Entities (such as ø) into its HTML encoded Unicode code point (i.e. ø). This is a slightly modified (class/method rename) from an SO answer: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7286428/help-the-java-sax-parser-to-understand-bad-xml

Author:

https://stackoverflow.com/users/823393/oldcurmudgeon

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	fromNamedReference(java.lang.CharSequence s) Converts a named XML entity into its HTML encoded Unicode code point.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fromNamedReference

public static java.lang.String fromNamedReference(java.lang.CharSequence s)

Converts a named XML entity into its HTML encoded Unicode code point.

Parameters:

s - the named entity (note, this should not include the leading '&' or trailing ';'

Returns:

the HTML encoded Unicode code point representation of the named entity