EscapeJavaScriptReference (Apache Velocity 2.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.velocity.app.event.implement.EscapeReference
- - org.apache.velocity.app.event.implement.EscapeJavaScriptReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

EventHandler, ReferenceInsertionEventHandler, RuntimeServicesAware
```
@Deprecated
public class EscapeJavaScriptReference
extends EscapeReference
```
Deprecated.
impractical use

Escapes the characters in a String to be suitable for use in JavaScript.

Warning: escaping references this way, without knowing if they land inside or outside Javascript simple-quoted or double-quoted strings, is not usable in production.

Since:

1.5

Author:

wglass

See Also:

StringEscapeUtils

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.app.event.implement.EscapeReference
  log

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

EscapeJavaScriptReference()
Deprecated.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected String`	`escape(Object text)`	Deprecated. Escapes the characters in a String to be suitable for use in JavaScript.
`protected String`	`getMatchAttribute()`	Deprecated. Specify the configuration attribute that specifies the regular expression.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.app.event.implement.EscapeReference
getRuntimeServices, referenceInsert, setRuntimeServices

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

- Constructor Detail
  - EscapeJavaScriptReference
```
public EscapeJavaScriptReference()
```
    Deprecated.
- Method Detail
  - escape
```
protected String escape(Object text)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Escapes the characters in a String to be suitable for use in JavaScript.
    
    Specified by:
    
    escape in class EscapeReference
    
    Parameters:
    
    text -
    
    Returns:
    
    An escaped String.
    
    See Also:
    
    StringEscapeUtils
  - getMatchAttribute
```
protected String getMatchAttribute()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from class: EscapeReference
    Specify the configuration attribute that specifies the regular expression. Ideally should be in a form
    eventhandler.escape.XYZ.match
    
    where XYZ is the type of escaping being done.
    Specified by:
    
    getMatchAttribute in class EscapeReference
    
    Returns:
    
    attribute "eventhandler.escape.javascript.match"