com.gargoylesoftware.base.util
Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.gargoylesoftware.base.util.StringUtil

public class StringUtil

extends Object

A collection of utility methods dealing with strings

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

Mike Bowler

Method Summary

static String	expandTabs(String inputString, int numberOfSpaces) Expand each tab character into the specified numbers of spaces.
static String	join(byte[] array, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.
static String	join(Collection collection, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the collection separated by the separator string.
static String	join(double[] array, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.
static String	join(float[] array, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.
static String	join(int[] array, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.
static String	join(long[] array, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.
static String	join(Object[] array, String separator) Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.
static String	nCopies(int copyCount, char charToCopy) Return a string containing the specified number of charToCopy
static String	replace(String sourceString, String match, String replace) Perform text substitutions in the source string
static String[]	split(String line, String separator) Split the specified line into strings, spliting at each instance of separator.
static String[]	splitAtFirst(String line, String separator) Split the specified line into two strings, spliting at the first instance of separator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

expandTabs

public static String expandTabs(String inputString,
                                int numberOfSpaces)

Expand each tab character into the specified numbers of spaces.

Parameters:

inputString - The string to be expanded.

numberOfSpaces - The number of space characters to be used for each substitution.

Returns:

The new string with expanded tabs.

nCopies

public static String nCopies(int copyCount,
                             char charToCopy)

Return a string containing the specified number of charToCopy

Parameters:

copyCount - The number of times to copy the character.

charToCopy - The character that will be copied.

Returns:

The new string.

join

public static String join(int[] array,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

array - The items that will be concatenated together

separator - The separator string.

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

join

public static String join(long[] array,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

array - The items that will be concatenated together

separator - The separator string.

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

join

public static String join(float[] array,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

array - The items that will be concatenated together

separator - The separator string.

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

join

public static String join(double[] array,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

array - The items that will be concatenated together

separator - The separator string.

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

join

public static String join(byte[] array,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

array - The items that will be concatenated together

separator - The separator string.

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

join

public static String join(Object[] array,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the array separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

array - The items that will be concatenated together

separator - The separator string.

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

join

public static String join(Collection collection,
                          String separator)

Create a string based on all the objects in the collection separated by the separator string.

Parameters:

separator - The separator string.

collection - The collection containing the objects to join

Returns:

The new concatenated string.

splitAtFirst

public static String[] splitAtFirst(String line,
                                    String separator)

Split the specified line into two strings, spliting at the first instance of separator.

Parameters:

line - The line to be split.

separator - The separator that will be used to split the string.

Returns:

An array containing the two strings.

split

public static String[] split(String line,
                             String separator)

Split the specified line into strings, spliting at each instance of separator.

Parameters:

line - The line to be split.

separator - The separator that will be used to split the string.

Returns:

An array containing the strings

replace

public static String replace(String sourceString,
                             String match,
                             String replace)

Perform text substitutions in the source string

Parameters:

sourceString - The original string

match - The string to replace

replace - The new content to replace with

Returns:

A new string with all the substitutions done