QCString number;
if ( *c != '\'' )
return "";
c++; // move to next character
while ( *c && ( *c != '\n' ) && ( *c != '\'' ) )
{
number += *c;
number.prepend( "&#" );
number.append( ";" );
curpos ++;
c++; // successful, ignore closing quote (') on next step
return number;
}