Class HtmlUtilities


  • public class HtmlUtilities
    extends java.lang.Object
    HTML utility methods for conversion of strings to HTML and highlighting matches in search results. Some of these methods were moved here from HyperSearchResults.HighlightingTree to make them available for plugins.
    Since:
    4.4pre1
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      HtmlUtilities()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static void appendString2html​(java.lang.StringBuilder sb, java.lang.String s)
      Appends a given non-HTML string to an HTML string, translating character entities to the appropriate HTML form.
      static java.lang.String highlightString​(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String styleTag, java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> ranges)
      Creates an HTML presentation of a given string, where selected substrings are highlighted with a given syntax style tag.
      static SyntaxStyle parseHighlightStyle​(java.lang.String style, java.awt.Font f)
      Parses a string specifying a syntax highlight style.
      static java.lang.String style2html​(java.lang.String prop, java.awt.Font f)
      Parses a string specifying a syntax highlight style, and creates an HTML representation for it.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • HtmlUtilities

        public HtmlUtilities()
    • Method Detail

      • parseHighlightStyle

        public static SyntaxStyle parseHighlightStyle​(java.lang.String style,
                                                      java.awt.Font f)
        Parses a string specifying a syntax highlight style. The syntax highlight string should be in the same format used to store syntax highlight styles in the properties.
        Parameters:
        style - The syntax highlight style string.
        f - The font to which the syntax style will apply.
        Returns:
        The SyntaxStyle object represented by the style string.
      • style2html

        public static java.lang.String style2html​(java.lang.String prop,
                                                  java.awt.Font f)
        Parses a string specifying a syntax highlight style, and creates an HTML representation for it. The syntax highlight string should be in the same format used to store syntax highlight styles in the properties.
        Parameters:
        prop - The syntax highlight style string.
        f - The font to which the syntax style will apply.
        Returns:
        The HTML representation of the given syntax style.
      • highlightString

        public static java.lang.String highlightString​(java.lang.String s,
                                                       java.lang.String styleTag,
                                                       java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> ranges)
        Creates an HTML presentation of a given string, where selected substrings are highlighted with a given syntax style tag.
        Parameters:
        s - The (non-HTML) string to highlight.
        styleTag - The HTML string representing the highlight style.
        ranges - The indices of the substrings to highlight, in pairs: The start index of a substring followed by the end index of the substring.
        Returns:
        The HTML representation of the string with highlighted substrings.
      • appendString2html

        public static void appendString2html​(java.lang.StringBuilder sb,
                                             java.lang.String s)
        Appends a given non-HTML string to an HTML string, translating character entities to the appropriate HTML form.
        Parameters:
        sb - The HTML string to which the non-HTML string is appended.
        s - The non-HTML string to append.