org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util
Class Transform

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Transform

public final class Transform
extends Object

Utility class for transforming strings.

Method Summary

static void	appendEscapingCData(StringBuilder buf, String str) Ensures that embedded CDEnd strings (]]>) are handled properly within message, NDC and throwable tag text.
static String	escapeHtmlTags(String input) This method takes a string which may contain HTML tags (ie, <b>, <table>, etc) and replaces any '<', '>' , '&' or '"' characters with respective predefined entity references.
static String	escapeJsonControlCharacters(String input) This method takes a string which may contain JSON reserved chars and escapes them.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

escapeHtmlTags

public static String escapeHtmlTags(String input)

This method takes a string which may contain HTML tags (ie, <b>, <table>, etc) and replaces any '<', '>' , '&' or '"' characters with respective predefined entity references.

Parameters:

input - The text to be converted.

Returns:

The input string with the special characters replaced.

appendEscapingCData

public static void appendEscapingCData(StringBuilder buf,
                                       String str)

Ensures that embedded CDEnd strings (]]>) are handled properly within message, NDC and throwable tag text.

Parameters:

buf - StringBuilder holding the XML data to this point. The initial CDStart (<![CDATA[) and final CDEnd (]]>) of the CDATA section are the responsibility of the calling method.

str - The String that is inserted into an existing CDATA Section within buf.

escapeJsonControlCharacters

public static String escapeJsonControlCharacters(String input)

This method takes a string which may contain JSON reserved chars and escapes them.

Parameters:

input - The text to be converted.

Returns:

The input string with the special characters replaced.