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// Convert String to UNICODE
  public static String toUnicodeString(String inputEncoding) {

		String UNICODE_PREFIX = "&#";

		StringBuffer unicodeStringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
		String unicodeString = null;

		String utf8String = inputEncoding;
		String hexValueString = null;
		for (int i = 0; i < utf8String.length(); i++) {

			hexValueString = Integer.toString(utf8String.charAt(i));
			hexValueString += ";";

			unicodeStringBuffer.append(UNICODE_PREFIX);
			unicodeStringBuffer.append(hexValueString);
		}
		unicodeString = unicodeStringBuffer.toString();
		return unicodeString;
	}