Package org.atmosphere.util

Class HtmlEncoder

java.lang.Object

org.atmosphere.util.HtmlEncoder

public final class HtmlEncoder
extends Object

Utility class for encoding strings to prevent HTML injection (XSS). Encodes the five critical HTML characters: & < > " '.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	encode(String input)	Encodes a string by replacing HTML special characters with their corresponding HTML entities.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

encode

public static String encode(String input)

Encodes a string by replacing HTML special characters with their corresponding HTML entities. This prevents cross-site scripting (XSS) when the string is rendered in an HTML context.

Parameters:

input - the string to encode, may be null

Returns:

the encoded string, or null if input was null