in java/src/main/java/com/twitter/twittertext/Autolink.java [138:156]
public String escapeBrackets(String text) {
final int len = text.length();
if (len == 0) {
return text;
}
final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(len + 16);
for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
char c = text.charAt(i);
if (c == '>') {
sb.append(">");
} else if (c == '<') {
sb.append("<");
} else {
sb.append(c);
}
}
return sb.toString();
}