org.sape.carbon.core.util.string
Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object
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public class StringUtil

extends Object

Utilities for strings.

Copyright 2002 Sapient

Since:

carbon 1.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:24 $)

Author:

Greg Hinkle, May 2002

Constructor Summary

StringUtil()

Method Summary

static String	capitalize(String s) Capitalizes the first character of the given string.
static Set	convertToSet(char[] charArray) Converts a char array to a Set.
static Set	convertToSet(String string) Converts a string to a Set.
static String[]	parseCommaDelimitedList(String csvList) Parses a comma-separated list into an array of Strings Values can contain whitespace, but whitespace at the beginning and end of each value is trimmed.
static String[]	parseList(String list, String delim) Parses a list according to the specified delimiter into an array of Strings.
static String[]	parseWhitespaceDelimitedList(String wsvList) Parses a whitepsace-separated list into an array of Strings
static String	removeCharsFromString(String aString, char[] unWantedCharArray) Removes specified chars from a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringUtil

public StringUtil()

Method Detail

capitalize

public static String capitalize(String s)

Capitalizes the first character of the given string.

Parameters:

s - the String to capitalize

Returns:

the capitalized result

parseCommaDelimitedList

public static String[] parseCommaDelimitedList(String csvList)

Parses a comma-separated list into an array of Strings Values can contain whitespace, but whitespace at the beginning and end of each value is trimmed.

Parameters:

csvList - a string of comma seperated values

Returns:

array of Strings

parseWhitespaceDelimitedList

public static String[] parseWhitespaceDelimitedList(String wsvList)

Parses a whitepsace-separated list into an array of Strings

Parameters:

wsvList - a string of white space seperated values

Returns:

array of Strings

parseList

public static String[] parseList(String list,
                                 String delim)

Parses a list according to the specified delimiter into an array of Strings.

Parameters:

list - a string of token seperated values

delim - the delimiter character(s). Each character in the string is a single delimeter.

Returns:

an array of strings

See Also:

StringTokenizer

removeCharsFromString

public static String removeCharsFromString(String aString,
                                           char[] unWantedCharArray)

Removes specified chars from a string.

Parameters:

aString - the string that will be examined to remove chars

unWantedCharArray - the char array containing the chars that should be removed from a string

Returns:

the string after removing the specified chars

convertToSet

public static Set convertToSet(String string)

Converts a string to a Set. Breaks the string to characters and store each character in a Set.

Parameters:

string - the string to convert

Returns:

a Set containing all characters in the text string parameter

convertToSet

public static Set convertToSet(char[] charArray)

Converts a char array to a Set. Puts all characters in the array to a Set.

Parameters:

charArray - an array of chars

Returns:

a set containing all characters in the char array