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      "}\n" +

      "A:hover { color: red; }\n" +

      "  >\n" +

      "";

    return(styleSheet);

  }

  // Replaces null strings (no such parameter name) or

  // empty strings (e.g., if textfield was blank) with

  // the replacement. Returns the original string otherwise.

  private String replaceIfMissing(String orig,

                                  String replacement) {

    if ((orig == null) || (orig.length() == 0)) {

      return(replacement);

    } else {

      return(orig);

    }

  }

  // Replaces null strings, empty strings, or the string

  // "default" with the replacement.

  // Returns the original string otherwise.

  private String replaceIfMissingOrDefault(String orig,

                                           String replacement) {

    if ((orig == null) ||

        (orig.length() == 0) ||

        (orig.equals("default"))) {

      return(replacement);

    } else {

      return(orig + ", ");

    }

  }

  // Takes a string representing an integer and returns it

  // as an int. Returns a default if the string is null

  // or in an illegal format.

  private int getSize(String sizeString, int defaultSize) {

    try {

      return(Integer.parseInt(sizeString));

    } catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {

      return(defaultSize);

    }

  }

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