--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/+utils/@xml/prepareString.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+
+function s = prepareString(s)
+  
+  if ~isempty(s)
+    % Convert the string into one line.
+    % Attention: The method which calls this method must store the shape of
+    %            the string.
+    s = reshape(s, 1, []);
+    
+    % Replace the new line character with the new line wildcard
+    s = strrep(s, sprintf('\n'), utils.xml.WILDCARD_NEWLINE);
+    
+    % Replace the cvs tag characters with a wildcard
+    if ~isempty(s) && (s(1) == '$') && (s(end) == '$')
+      s = utils.xml.prepareVersionString(s);
+    end
+  end
+  
+end