org.apache.myfaces.commons.util
Class StringUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.myfaces.commons.util.StringUtils

public final class StringUtils
extends Object

Implements utility functions for the String class

Emphasis on performance and reduced memory allocation/garbage collection in exchange for longer more complex code.

Since:

1.0.1

Version:

$Revision: 673827 $ $Date: 2008-07-03 16:46:23 -0500 (jue, 03 jul 2008) $

Author:

Anton Koinov (latest modification by $Author: skitching $)

Method Summary

static String	dequote(String str, char quote) Undoubles the quotes inside the string Example:
static String	dequote(String str, int begin, int end, char quote) Undoubles the quotes inside a substring Example:
static String	dequoteFull(String str, char quote) Removes the surrounding quote and any double quote inside the string Example:
static String	dequoteFull(String str, int begin, int end, char quote)
static boolean	isFloatNoExponent(String str) Checks that the string represents a floating point number that CANNOT be in exponential notation
static boolean	isFloatWithOptionalExponent(String str)
static boolean	isInteger(String str)
static boolean	isUnsignedInteger(String str)
static int	minIndex(int a, int b) Returns the minimum index >= 0, if any
static StringBuffer	replace(StringBuffer out, String s, String repl, String with)
static String	replace(String str, char repl, String with)
static String	replace(String str, String repl, String with)
static String[]	splitLongString(String str, char separator) Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator.
static String[]	splitLongString(String str, char separator, char quote) Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator.
static String[]	splitShortString(String str, char separator) Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator.
static String[]	splitShortString(String str, char separator, char quote) Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator.
static String	substring(String str, int begin, int end)
static String[]	trim(String[] strings)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isFloatNoExponent

public static boolean isFloatNoExponent(String str)

Checks that the string represents a floating point number that CANNOT be in exponential notation

Parameters:

str - the string to check

Returns:

boolean

isFloatWithOptionalExponent

public static boolean isFloatWithOptionalExponent(String str)

isInteger

public static boolean isInteger(String str)

isUnsignedInteger

public static boolean isUnsignedInteger(String str)

dequote

public static String dequote(String str,
                             char quote)

Undoubles the quotes inside the string
Example:

 hello""world becomes hello"world
 

Parameters:

str - input string to dequote

quote - the quoting char

Returns:

dequoted string

dequote

public static String dequote(String str,
                             int begin,
                             int end,
                             char quote)

Undoubles the quotes inside a substring
Example:

 hello""world becomes hello"world
 

WARNING: scan for quote may continue to the end of the string, make sure that either charAt(end + 1) == quote or end = str.lentgth(). If in doubt call dequote(str.substring(begin, end), quote)

Parameters:

str - input string from which to get the substring, must not be null

begin - begin index for substring

end - end index for substring

quote - the quoting char

Returns:

dequoted string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if string is incorrectly quoted

dequoteFull

public static String dequoteFull(String str,
                                 char quote)

Removes the surrounding quote and any double quote inside the string
Example:

 "hello""world" becomes hello"world
 

Parameters:

str - input string to dequote

quote - the quoting char

Returns:

dequoted String

dequoteFull

public static String dequoteFull(String str,
                                 int begin,
                                 int end,
                                 char quote)

replace

public static String replace(String str,
                             String repl,
                             String with)

replace

public static String replace(String str,
                             char repl,
                             String with)

replace

public static StringBuffer replace(StringBuffer out,
                                   String s,
                                   String repl,
                                   String with)

splitLongString

public static String[] splitLongString(String str,
                                       char separator)

Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator. This function will be efficient for longer strings

Parameters:

str - the string to be split

separator - the separator character

Returns:

array of string subparts

splitLongString

public static String[] splitLongString(String str,
                                       char separator,
                                       char quote)

Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator. Each element can be optionally quoted by the quote character.
This function will be efficient for long strings

Parameters:

str - the string to be split

separator - the separator character

quote - the quote character

Returns:

array of string subparts

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - DOCUMENT ME!

splitShortString

public static String[] splitShortString(String str,
                                        char separator)

Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator. This function will be efficient for short strings, for longer strings, another approach may be better

Parameters:

str - the string to be split

separator - the separator character

Returns:

array of string subparts

splitShortString

public static String[] splitShortString(String str,
                                        char separator,
                                        char quote)

Split a string into an array of strings arround a character separator. Each element can be optionally quoted by the quote character.
This function will be efficient for short strings, for longer strings, another approach may be better

Parameters:

str - the string to be split

separator - the separator character

quote - the quote character

Returns:

array of string subparts

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - DOCUMENT ME!

substring

public static String substring(String str,
                               int begin,
                               int end)

trim

public static String[] trim(String[] strings)

minIndex

public static int minIndex(int a,
                           int b)

Returns the minimum index >= 0, if any

Use to find the first of two characters in a string:
minIndex(s.indexOf('/'), indexOf('\'))