com.itextpdf.text.html

Class HtmlEncoder

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.text.html.HtmlEncoder

Deprecated.

since 5.5.2

@Deprecated
public final class HtmlEncoder
extends Object

This class converts a String to the HTML-format of a String.

To convert the String, each character is examined:

• ASCII-characters from 000 till 031 are represented as &#xxx;
  (with xxx = the value of the character)
• ASCII-characters from 032 t/m 127 are represented by the character itself, except for:
  • '\n' becomes
    \n
  • " becomes "
  • & becomes &
  • < becomes <
  • > becomes >
• ASCII-characters from 128 till 255 are represented as &#xxx;
  (with xxx = the value of the character)

Example:

    String htmlPresentation = HtmlEncoder.encode("Marie-Thérèse Sørensen");
 

for more info: see O'Reilly; "HTML: The Definitive Guide" (page 164)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	encode(BaseColor color) Deprecated. Converts a BaseColor into a HTML representation of this BaseColor.
static String	encode(String string) Deprecated. Converts a String to the HTML-format of this String.
static String	getAlignment(int alignment) Deprecated. Translates the alignment value.
static boolean	isNewLineTag(String tag) Deprecated. Returns true if the tag causes a new line like p, br etc.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

encode

public static String encode(String string)

Deprecated.

Converts a String to the HTML-format of this String.

Parameters:

string - The String to convert

Returns:

a String

encode

public static String encode(BaseColor color)

Deprecated.

Converts a BaseColor into a HTML representation of this BaseColor.

Parameters:

color - the BaseColor that has to be converted.

Returns:

the HTML representation of this BaseColor

getAlignment

public static String getAlignment(int alignment)

Deprecated.

Translates the alignment value.

Parameters:

alignment - the alignment value

Returns:

the translated value

isNewLineTag

public static boolean isNewLineTag(String tag)

Deprecated.

Returns true if the tag causes a new line like p, br etc.

Since:

iText 5.0.6