code: public static String cutOffSingleQuotes(String variable) {
          if (StringUtils.hasText(variable) && variable.length() > 1 && variable.charAt(0) == '\'' && variable.charAt(variable.length() - 1) == '\'') {
              return variable.substring(1, variable.length() - 1);
          }
  
          return variable;
      }
docs: Cut off single quotes prefix and suffix.
  @param variable
  @return