Method escape

src/bsh/servlet/BshServlet.java:285–303

Convert special characters to entities for XML output

(String value)

    * Convert special characters to entities for XML output
    */
    public static String escape(String value) 
	{
		String search =	"&<>";
		String[] replace = {"&amp;", "&lt;", "&gt;"};

		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
	
		for (int i = 0;	i < value.length(); i++) 
		{
	    	char c = value.charAt(i);
	    	int	pos = search.indexOf(c);
	    	if (pos < 0)
				buf.append(c);
	    	else
				buf.append(replace[pos]);
		}

		return buf.toString();
    }

}