gw.util

Class GosuObjectUtil

java.lang.Object

gw.util.GosuObjectUtil

public class GosuObjectUtil
extends Object

This class is directly derived from org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils and is intended to avoid dependencies on that project.

Author:

Nissim Karpenstein, Janek Bogucki, Daniel L. Rall, Stephen Colebourne, Gary Gregory, Mario Winterer David J. M. Karlsen

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	GosuObjectUtil.Null Class used as a null placeholder where null has another meaning.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static GosuObjectUtil.Null	NULL Singleton used as a null placeholder where null has another meaning.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GosuObjectUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static StringBuffer	appendIdentityToString(StringBuffer buffer, Object object) Deprecated. The design of this method is bad - see LANG-360. Instead, use identityToString(StringBuffer, Object).
static int	arrayHashCode(Object array) Return the hash code for an array
static Object	defaultIfNull(Object object, Object defaultValue) Returns a default value if the object passed is null.
static boolean	equals(Object object1, Object object2) Compares two objects for equality, where either one or both objects may be null.
static int	hashCode(Object obj) Gets the hash code of an object returning zero when the object is null.
static String	identityToString(Object object) Gets the toString that would be produced by Object if a class did not override toString itself.
static void	identityToString(StringBuffer buffer, Object object) Appends the toString that would be produced by Object if a class did not override toString itself.
static boolean	isJavaReferenceArray(Object o)
static Object	max(Comparable c1, Comparable c2) Null safe comparison of Comparables.
static Object	min(Comparable c1, Comparable c2) Null safe comparison of Comparables.
static String	toString(Object obj) Gets the toString of an Object returning an empty string ("") if null input.
static String	toString(Object obj, String nullStr) Gets the toString of an Object returning a specified text if null input.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NULL

public static final GosuObjectUtil.Null NULL

Singleton used as a null placeholder where null has another meaning.

For example, in a HashMap the HashMap.get(java.lang.Object) method returns null if the Map contains null or if there is no matching key. The Null placeholder can be used to distinguish between these two cases.

Another example is Hashtable, where null cannot be stored.

This instance is Serializable.

Constructor Detail

GosuObjectUtil

public GosuObjectUtil()

Method Detail

defaultIfNull

public static Object defaultIfNull(Object object,
                                   Object defaultValue)

Returns a default value if the object passed is null.

 ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, null)      = null
 ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, "")        = ""
 ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, "zz")      = "zz"
 ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull("abc", *)        = "abc"
 ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(Boolean.TRUE, *) = Boolean.TRUE
 

Parameters:

object - the Object to test, may be null

defaultValue - the default value to return, may be null

Returns:

object if it is not null, defaultValue otherwise

equals

public static boolean equals(Object object1,
                             Object object2)

Compares two objects for equality, where either one or both objects may be null.

 ObjectUtils.equals(null, null)                  = true
 ObjectUtils.equals(null, "")                    = false
 ObjectUtils.equals("", null)                    = false
 ObjectUtils.equals("", "")                      = true
 ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, null)          = false
 ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, "true")        = false
 ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.TRUE)  = true
 ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE) = false
 

Parameters:

object1 - the first object, may be null

object2 - the second object, may be null

Returns:

true if the values of both objects are the same

hashCode

public static int hashCode(Object obj)

Gets the hash code of an object returning zero when the object is null.

 ObjectUtils.hashCode(null)   = 0
 ObjectUtils.hashCode(obj)    = obj.hashCode()
 

Parameters:

obj - the object to obtain the hash code of, may be null

Returns:

the hash code of the object, or zero if null

Since:

2.1

identityToString

public static String identityToString(Object object)

Gets the toString that would be produced by Object if a class did not override toString itself. null will return null.

 ObjectUtils.identityToString(null)         = null
 ObjectUtils.identityToString("")           = "java.lang.String@1e23"
 ObjectUtils.identityToString(Boolean.TRUE) = "java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
 

Parameters:

object - the object to create a toString for, may be null

Returns:

the default toString text, or null if null passed in

isJavaReferenceArray

public static boolean isJavaReferenceArray(Object o)

Returns:

true if the given object is a pure java object array, false otherwise

identityToString

public static void identityToString(StringBuffer buffer,
                                    Object object)

Appends the toString that would be produced by Object if a class did not override toString itself. null will throw a NullPointerException for either of the two parameters.

 ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, "")            = buf.append("java.lang.String@1e23"
 ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
 ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa")
 

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to append to

object - the object to create a toString for

Since:

2.4

appendIdentityToString

public static StringBuffer appendIdentityToString(StringBuffer buffer,
                                                  Object object)

Deprecated. The design of this method is bad - see LANG-360. Instead, use identityToString(StringBuffer, Object).

Appends the toString that would be produced by Object if a class did not override toString itself. null will return null.

 ObjectUtils.appendIdentityToString(*, null)            = null
 ObjectUtils.appendIdentityToString(null, "")           = "java.lang.String@1e23"
 ObjectUtils.appendIdentityToString(null, Boolean.TRUE) = "java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
 ObjectUtils.appendIdentityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa")
 

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to append to, may be null

object - the object to create a toString for, may be null

Returns:

the default toString text, or null if null passed in

Since:

2.0

toString

public static String toString(Object obj)

Gets the toString of an Object returning an empty string ("") if null input.

 ObjectUtils.toString(null)         = ""
 ObjectUtils.toString("")           = ""
 ObjectUtils.toString("bat")        = "bat"
 ObjectUtils.toString(Boolean.TRUE) = "true"
 

Parameters:

obj - the Object to toString, may be null

Returns:

the passed in Object's toString, or nullStr if null input

Since:

2.0

See Also:

String.valueOf(Object)

toString

public static String toString(Object obj,
                              String nullStr)

Gets the toString of an Object returning a specified text if null input.

 ObjectUtils.toString(null, null)           = null
 ObjectUtils.toString(null, "null")         = "null"
 ObjectUtils.toString("", "null")           = ""
 ObjectUtils.toString("bat", "null")        = "bat"
 ObjectUtils.toString(Boolean.TRUE, "null") = "true"
 

Parameters:

obj - the Object to toString, may be null

nullStr - the String to return if null input, may be null

Returns:

the passed in Object's toString, or nullStr if null input

Since:

2.0

See Also:

String.valueOf(Object)

min

public static Object min(Comparable c1,
                         Comparable c2)

Null safe comparison of Comparables.

Parameters:

c1 - the first comparable, may be null

c2 - the second comparable, may be null

Returns:

• If both objects are non-null and unequal, the lesser object.
• If both objects are non-null and equal, c1.
• If one of the comparables is null, the non-null object.
• If both the comparables are null, null is returned.

max

public static Object max(Comparable c1,
                         Comparable c2)

Null safe comparison of Comparables.

Parameters:

c1 - the first comparable, may be null

c2 - the second comparable, may be null

Returns:

• If both objects are non-null and unequal, the greater object.
• If both objects are non-null and equal, c1.
• If one of the comparables is null, the non-null object.
• If both the comparables are null, null is returned.

arrayHashCode

public static int arrayHashCode(Object array)

Return the hash code for an array

Parameters:

array - the array to compute the hash code.