public static String cleanAmp(String in){
  if (in == null || in.length() == 0)   return in;
  int pos=in.indexOf('&');
  if (pos == -1)   return in;
  if (pos + 1 < in.length() && in.charAt(pos + 1) != ' ')   in=in.substring(0,pos) + in.substring(pos + 1);
  return in;
}

public static String cleanAmp ( String in ) { if ( in == null || in . length ( ) == 0 ) return in ; int pos = in . indexOf ( '&' ) ; if ( pos == - 1 ) return in ; if ( pos + 1 < in . length ( ) && in . charAt ( pos + 1 ) != ' ' ) in = in . substring ( 0 , pos ) + in . substring ( pos + 1 ) ; return in ; }
clean ampersand ( used to indicate shortcut )
