David,
Thanks, this will do the trick.
----- Original Message -----
From: David Mossakowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Displaying HTML Source
> This was discussed in JSP list. I attach a method (I think it's from
PurpleTech
> FAQ)
>
> public static String HTMLEncode(String text)
> {
> if (text == null) return "";
> StringBuffer results = null;
> char[] orig = null;
> int beg = 0, len = text.length();
> for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i){
> char c = text.charAt(i);
> switch (c){
> case 0:
> case '&':
> case '<':
> case '>':
> case '"':
> if (results == null){
> orig = text.toCharArray();
> results = new StringBuffer(len+10);
> }
> if (i > beg)
> results.append(orig, beg, i-beg);
> beg = i + 1;
> switch (c){
> default: // case 0:
> continue;
> case '&': results.append("&"); break;
> case '<': results.append("<"); break;
> case '>': results.append(">"); break;
> case '"': results.append("""); break;
> }
> break;
> }
> }
> if (results == null)
> return text;
> results.append(orig, beg, len-beg);
> return results.toString();
> }
>
>
>
>
> Jay Macarty wrote:
>
> > I have a servlet which needs to be able to show the user the source of
an
> > HTML file. In performing this same type function in other languages I
simply
> > read the text and converted the characters to their & equivalent. For
> > example, <HTML> would become <HTML>
> >
> > I was wondering if there is an easier way to accomplish this task? If
not,
> > does someone have, or know of, existing Java code to do the conversions?
> >
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> >
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