Class StringUtils

java.lang.Object
com.uwyn.jhighlight.tools.StringUtils
public abstract class StringUtils extends Object
General purpose class containing common String manipulation methods.
Since:
1.0
Version:
$Revision: 3108 $

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    private static final CharKeyOpenHashMap
    mHtmlEncodeMap
     

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    private
    StringUtils()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static String
    convertTabsToSpaces(String line, int tabWidth)
    Converts all tabs on a line to spaces according to the provided tab width.
    private static String
    encode(String source, CharKeyOpenHashMap encodingTable)
    Transforms a provided String object into a new string, using the mapping that are provided through the supplied encoding table.
    static String
    encodeHtml(String source)
    Transforms a provided String object into a new string, containing only valid Html characters.
    static boolean
    filter(String name, Pattern[] included, Pattern[] excluded)
    Checks if the name filters through a series of including and excluding regular expressions.
    static boolean
    filter(String name, Pattern included, Pattern excluded)
    Checks if the name filters through an including and an excluding regular expression.
    static String
    repeat(String source, int count)
    Creates a new string that contains the provided string a number of times.
    static String
    replace(String source, String stringToReplace, String replacementString)
    Searches for a string within a specified string in a case-sensitive manner and replaces every match with another string.
    static String
    replace(String source, String stringToReplace, String replacementString, boolean matchCase)
    Searches for a string within a specified string and replaces every match with another string.
    static ArrayList
    split(String source, String seperator)
    Splits a string into different parts, using a seperator string to detect the seperation boundaries in a case-sensitive manner.
    static ArrayList
    split(String source, String seperator, boolean matchCase)
    Splits a string into different parts, using a seperator string to detect the seperation boundaries.

    Methods inherited from class Object

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

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • StringUtils

      private StringUtils()

  • Method Details

    • encodeHtml

      public static String encodeHtml(String source)
      Transforms a provided String object into a new string, containing only valid Html characters.
      Parameters:
      source - The string that has to be transformed into a valid Html string.
      Returns:
      The encoded String object.
      Since:
      1.0

    • encode

      private static String encode(String source, CharKeyOpenHashMap encodingTable)
      Transforms a provided String object into a new string, using the mapping that are provided through the supplied encoding table.
      Parameters:
      source - The string that has to be transformed into a valid string, using the mappings that are provided through the supplied encoding table.
      encodingTables - A Map object containing the mappings to transform characters into valid entities. The keys of this map should be Character objects and the values String objects.
      Returns:
      The encoded String object.
      Since:
      1.0

    • filter

      public static boolean filter(String name, Pattern included, Pattern excluded)
      Checks if the name filters through an including and an excluding regular expression.
      Parameters:
      name - The String that will be filtered.
      included - The regular expressions that needs to succeed
      excluded - The regular expressions that needs to fail
      Returns:
      true if the name filtered through correctly; or

      false otherwise.

      Since:
      1.0

    • filter

      public static boolean filter(String name, Pattern[] included, Pattern[] excluded)
      Checks if the name filters through a series of including and excluding regular expressions.
      Parameters:
      name - The String that will be filtered.
      included - An array of regular expressions that need to succeed
      excluded - An array of regular expressions that need to fail
      Returns:
      true if the name filtered through correctly; or

      false otherwise.

      Since:
      1.0

    • split

      public static ArrayList split(String source, String seperator)
      Splits a string into different parts, using a seperator string to detect the seperation boundaries in a case-sensitive manner. The seperator will not be included in the list of parts.
      Parameters:
      source - The string that will be split into parts.
      seperator - The seperator string that will be used to determine the parts.
      Returns:
      An ArrayList containing the parts as String objects.
      Since:
      1.0

    • split

      public static ArrayList split(String source, String seperator, boolean matchCase)
      Splits a string into different parts, using a seperator string to detect the seperation boundaries. The seperator will not be included in the list of parts.
      Parameters:
      source - The string that will be split into parts.
      seperator - The seperator string that will be used to determine the parts.
      matchCase - A boolean indicating if the match is going to be performed in a case-sensitive manner or not.
      Returns:
      An ArrayList containing the parts as String objects.
      Since:
      1.0

    • replace

      public static String replace(String source, String stringToReplace, String replacementString)
      Searches for a string within a specified string in a case-sensitive manner and replaces every match with another string.
      Parameters:
      source - The string in which the matching parts will be replaced.
      stringToReplace - The string that will be searched for.
      replacementString - The string that will replace each matching part.
      Returns:
      A new String object containing the replacement result.
      Since:
      1.0

    • replace

      public static String replace(String source, String stringToReplace, String replacementString, boolean matchCase)
      Searches for a string within a specified string and replaces every match with another string.
      Parameters:
      source - The string in which the matching parts will be replaced.
      stringToReplace - The string that will be searched for.
      replacementString - The string that will replace each matching part.
      matchCase - A boolean indicating if the match is going to be performed in a case-sensitive manner or not.
      Returns:
      A new String object containing the replacement result.
      Since:
      1.0

    • repeat

      public static String repeat(String source, int count)
      Creates a new string that contains the provided string a number of times.
      Parameters:
      source - The string that will be repeated.
      count - The number of times that the string will be repeated.
      Returns:
      A new String object containing the repeated concatenation result.
      Since:
      1.0

    • convertTabsToSpaces

      public static String convertTabsToSpaces(String line, int tabWidth)
      Converts all tabs on a line to spaces according to the provided tab width.
      Parameters:
      line - The line whose tabs have to be converted.
      tabWidth - The tab width.
      Returns:
      A new String object containing the line with the replaced tabs.
      Since:
      1.0