Java - Write code to remove single and double quotes around a string

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Requirements

Write code to remove single and double quotes around a string

Demo

//package com.book2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        String text = "'book2s.com'";
        System.out.println(unquote(text));
    }/* w  ww  .  j a  v a  2  s. com*/

    /**
     * removes single and double quotes around a string
     *
     * @param text text to unquote
     * @return unquoted text
     */
    public static String unquote(String text) {
        if ((text == null) || text.length() < 2) {
            return text;
        }

        if (text.charAt(0) == text.charAt(text.length() - 1)) {
            if (text.charAt(0) == '"' || text.charAt(0) == '\'') {
                return text.substring(1, text.length() - 1);
            }
        }
        return text;
    }
}