Package org.ocpsoft.common.util

Class Strings

java.lang.Object

org.ocpsoft.common.util.Strings

public final class Strings
extends Object

Utility methods for manipulating String instances

Author:

Lincoln Baxter, III

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Strings()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	areEqual(String left, String right)	Return true if the given String instances are equal, or if both String instances are null.
static boolean	areEqualTrimmed(String left, String right)	Return true if the given String instances are equal when outer whitespace is removed, or if both String instances are null.
static String	capitalize(String input)	Capitalize the given String: "input" -> "Input"
static boolean	isNullOrEmpty(String string)	Return true if the given String is null or is empty.
static boolean	isTrue(String value)	Return true if the given String equals "true", case insensitive; otherwise return false.
static String	join(Collection<?> collection, String delimiter)	Join a Collection of String instances using the given delimiter.
static String	uncapitalize(String input)	Uncapitalize the given String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Strings

public Strings()

Method Details

areEqual

public static boolean areEqual(String left,
 String right)

Return true if the given String instances are equal, or if both String instances are null.

areEqualTrimmed

public static boolean areEqualTrimmed(String left,
 String right)

Return true if the given String instances are equal when outer whitespace is removed, or if both String instances are null. (E.g.: " hello world " is equal to "hello world ")

capitalize

public static String capitalize(String input)

Capitalize the given String: "input" -> "Input"

isNullOrEmpty

public static boolean isNullOrEmpty(String string)

Return true if the given String is null or is empty.

isTrue

public static boolean isTrue(String value)

Return true if the given String equals "true", case insensitive; otherwise return false.

join

public static String join(Collection<?> collection,
 String delimiter)

Join a Collection of String instances using the given delimiter.

uncapitalize

public static String uncapitalize(String input)

Uncapitalize the given String. (E.g.: "CamelCase" -> "camelCase")