public static String stripQuotes ( String input ) { if ( input . length ( ) < 2 ) { return input ; } else if ( input . startsWith ( SINGLE_QUOTE ) && input . endsWith ( SINGLE_QUOTE ) ) { return input . substring ( 1 , input . length ( ) - 1 ) ; } else if ( input . startsWith ( DOUBLE_QUOTE ) && input . endsWith ( DOUBLE_QUOTE ) ) { return input . substring ( 1 , input . length ( ) - 1 ) ; } else { return input ; } }
Strips any single - quotes or double - quotes from both sides of the string .