StringUtilities (config-lib 7.274.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.config.text.StringUtilities

```
public class StringUtilities
extends java.lang.Object
```
Escapes strings into and out of a format where they only contain printable characters. Need to duplicate escape / unescape of strings as we have in C++ for java version of system states.

Author:

Haakon Humberset

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringUtilities()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`escape(java.lang.String source)`
`static java.lang.String`	`escape(java.lang.String source, char delimiter)`	Escapes strings into a format with only printable ASCII characters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - StringUtilities
```
public StringUtilities()
```
- Method Detail
  - escape
```
public static java.lang.String escape(java.lang.String source)
```
  - escape
```
public static java.lang.String escape(java.lang.String source,
                                      char delimiter)
```
    Escapes strings into a format with only printable ASCII characters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - The string to escape
    
    delimiter - Escape this character too, even if it is printable.
    
    Returns:
    
    The escaped string