org.jsoup.nodes

Class Entities

java.lang.Object

org.jsoup.nodes.Entities

public class Entities
extends Object

HTML entities, and escape routines. Source: W3C HTML named character references.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Entities.EscapeMode

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Character	getCharacterByName(String name) Get the Character value of the named entity
static boolean	isBaseNamedEntity(String name) Check if the input is a known named entity in the base entity set.
static boolean	isNamedEntity(String name) Check if the input is a known named entity

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

isNamedEntity

public static boolean isNamedEntity(String name)

Check if the input is a known named entity

Parameters:

name - the possible entity name (e.g. "lt" or "amp")

Returns:

true if a known named entity

isBaseNamedEntity

public static boolean isBaseNamedEntity(String name)

Check if the input is a known named entity in the base entity set.

Parameters:

name - the possible entity name (e.g. "lt" or "amp")

Returns:

true if a known named entity in the base set

See Also:

isNamedEntity(String)

getCharacterByName

public static Character getCharacterByName(String name)

Get the Character value of the named entity

Parameters:

name - named entity (e.g. "lt" or "amp")

Returns:

the Character value of the named entity (e.g. '<' or '&')