code: private static void maybeAddSanitizedElement(final String element, final List<String> elements) {
          // Trim the element and skip it when empty
          String sanitizedElement = element.trim();
          if (sanitizedElement.length() == 0) {
              return;
          }
          // \: -> :
          sanitizedElement = MATCH_ESCAPED_COLON.matcher(sanitizedElement).replaceAll(":");
          // \\ -> \
          sanitizedElement = MATCH_ESCAPED_BACKSLASH.matcher(sanitizedElement).replaceAll("\\\\");
          elements.add(sanitizedElement);
      }
docs: Maybe adds to element to the list after being sanitized.