StringUtilities (config-lib 7.508.20 API)

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

```
public class StringUtilities
extends 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 String`	`escape(String source)`
`static String`	`escape(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 String escape(String source)
```
  - escape
```
public static String escape(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