Java String Sanitize sanitizeStringLiteral(String inputString)

Description

Removes first and last character, assuming they're simple (') or double quotes (")

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
inputString	a parameter

Declaration

public static String sanitizeStringLiteral(String inputString) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Removes first and last character, assuming they're simple (') or double quotes (")
     * @param inputString
     * @return
     */
    public static String sanitizeStringLiteral(String inputString) {
        if (inputString != null && inputString != "") {
            if (inputString.charAt(0) == '"' && inputString.charAt(inputString.length() - 1) == '"'
                    || inputString.charAt(0) == '\'' && inputString.charAt(inputString.length() - 1) == '\'') {
                if (inputString.length() > 2)
                    inputString = inputString.substring(1, inputString.length() - 1);
                else
                    inputString = "";
            }
        }
        return inputString;
    }
}

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