code: public static String replaceBackSlashesWithSlashes( String string ) {
          if (string != null) {
              string = string.replaceAll("\\\\", "/").replaceAll("\\\\\\\\", "/");
          }
          return string;
      }
docs: Replaces backslashes with /.
  
  @param string the string to check.
  @return the string without backslashes.