}

    /**
     * Reads a null-terminated string from the buffer with bounds checking
     * @param src source buffer
     * @param srcIndex starting index in the buffer
     * @param srcEnd ending index boundary
     * @param maxLen maximum length to read
     * @param unicode whether to use Unicode encoding
     * @return read string
     */

                return escapeHighlight(text);
            }
        }

        return StringUtil.EMPTY;
    }

    /**
     * Escapes HTML and applies highlighting to text.
     * Handles boundary position detection if enabled.
     *
     * @param text the text to process
     * @return the escaped and highlighted text
     */
    protected String escapeHighlight(final String text) {