code: public String dequote(String in) {
  		String result = in.trim();
  		if (result.charAt(0) == '"' && result.charAt(result.length()-1) == '"') {
  			return result.substring(1, result.length()-1);
  		}
  		if (result.charAt(0) == '\'' && result.charAt(result.length()-1) == '\'') {
  			return result.substring(1, result.length()-1);
  		}
  		return result;
  	}
docs: Removes single or double quotes from a quoted string. The entire string
  is expected to be quoted, with possible leading or trailing whitespace.
  If the string is not quoted, then it is returned unmodified.
  
  @param in
  The possibly quoted string
  @return The string with quotes removed