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Utilities.deBabble

Replaces the character encoding strings--%20 (space), %22 ("), %12 ( ), %3c (<), %3e (>), and %26 (&)--in an input string with the characters they represent.

Syntax

static final String 
deBabble(String str)

Parameters

str

String to convert.

Description

Certain reserved characters (such as <) can be encoded into their hexadecimal equivalents (for example, %3c). The deBabble method replaces these hexadecimal equivalents with the actual character name; for example, deBabble converts %3c back into the less-than sign (<). The deBabble method can convert the following hexadecimal values:

Hexadecimal String	deBabble Replacement
%20	space
%22	double quote (")
%25	percent (%)
%26	ampersand (&)
%0a	line feed ( )
%09	tab
%0d	carriage return ( )
%3c	less than (<)

 

Returns

Returns the converted string, or the same string if no conversion was done.

Example

The following fragment converts a string containing some embedded hexadecimal characters:

String AStringContainingHex = "apples%26bananas%3coranges";
String deBabbledStr = Utilities.deBabble(AStringContainingHex);

After executing the preceding code, the deBabbledStr object should contain the following:

apples&bananas<oranges

 

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