Removes any leading or trailing " or ' quotes on the string. - Java java.lang

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Description

Removes any leading or trailing " or ' quotes on the string.

Demo Code

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 * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Aptana, Inc.
 *
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 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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 */
//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Removes any leading or trailing " or ' quotes on the string. This is necessary as attribute values show as
     * strings from the lexer, and need to be surrounded by StringUtils.EMPTY
     * 
     * @param stringToTrim
     *            The string to trim
     * @return String
     */
    public static String trimStringQuotes(String stringToTrim) {

        if (stringToTrim == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String trimmed = stringToTrim.trim();

        if (trimmed.startsWith("\"") || trimmed.startsWith("'")) //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        {
            trimmed = trimmed.substring(1);
        }

        if (trimmed.endsWith("\"") || trimmed.endsWith("'")) //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        {
            trimmed = trimmed.substring(0, trimmed.length() - 1);
        }

        return trimmed;
    }
}

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