Encode a String for XML output, displaying it to a PrintWriter. - Java XML

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Description

Encode a String for XML output, displaying it to a PrintWriter.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import java.io.PrintWriter;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Encode a String for XML output, displaying it to a PrintWriter.
     * The String to be encoded is displayed, except that
     * special characters are converted into entities.
     * @param input a String to convert.
     * @param out a PrintWriter to which to write the results.
     */
    public static void stringEncodeXML(String input, PrintWriter out) {
        for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
            char c = input.charAt(i);
            switch (c) {
            case '<':
            case '>':
            case '"':
            case '\'':
            case '&':
            case '\t':
            case '\n':
            case '\r':
                out.print("&#" + (int) c + ";");
                break;
            default:
                out.print(c);
            }
        }
    }
}

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