edu.indiana.lib.twinpeaks.util

Class StringUtils

java.lang.Object

edu.indiana.lib.twinpeaks.util.StringUtils

public class StringUtils
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	capitalize(String text) Capitlize each word in a string (journal titles, etc)
static boolean	isNull(String string) Null (or zero-length) String?
static void	main(String[] args)
static String	removeCharacterOrRangeAsCharacter(String source, String pattern) Remove a character (or range of characters) from a string.
static String	removeCharacterOrRangeAsWord(String source, String pattern) Remove a character (or range of characters) from a string.
static String	replace(String text, String targetText, String newText) Replace all occurances of the target text with the provided replacement text.
static String	trimAll(String text, char character) Trim specified charcater from both ends of a String
static String	trimEnd(String text, char character) Trim specified charcater from end of string
static String	trimFront(String text, char character) Trim specified charcater from front of string
static String	truncateAtWhitespace(String text, int length) Truncate text on a whitespace boundary (near a specified length).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

replace

public static String replace(String text,
                             String targetText,
                             String newText)

Replace all occurances of the target text with the provided replacement text. Both target and replacement may be regular expressions - see java.util.regex.Matcher.

Parameters:

text - Text to modify

targetText - Text to find and replace

newText - New text

Returns:

Updated text

isNull

public static boolean isNull(String string)

Null (or zero-length) String?

truncateAtWhitespace

public static String truncateAtWhitespace(String text,
                                          int length)

Truncate text on a whitespace boundary (near a specified length). The length of the resultant string will be in the range:
(requested-length * .25) ~ (requested-length * 1.5)

Parameters:

text - Text to truncate

length - Target length

Returns:

Truncated text

trimFront

public static String trimFront(String text,
                               char character)

Trim specified charcater from front of string

Parameters:

text - Text

character - Character to remove

Returns:

Trimmed text

trimEnd

public static String trimEnd(String text,
                             char character)

Trim specified charcater from end of string

Parameters:

text - Text

character - Character to remove

Returns:

Trimmed text

trimAll

public static String trimAll(String text,
                             char character)

Trim specified charcater from both ends of a String

Parameters:

text - Text

character - Character to remove

Returns:

Trimmed text

capitalize

public static String capitalize(String text)

Capitlize each word in a string (journal titles, etc)

Parameters:

text - Text to inspect

Returns:

Capitalized text

removeCharacterOrRangeAsWord

public static String removeCharacterOrRangeAsWord(String source,
                                                  String pattern)

Remove a character (or range of characters) from a string. If the character is in a word, remove the entire word.

Parameters:

source - String to edit

pattern - Character (or range) to remove. Range is a regular expression: [,-/] or [,-/]

Returns:

Modified text

removeCharacterOrRangeAsCharacter

public static String removeCharacterOrRangeAsCharacter(String source,
                                                       String pattern)

Remove a character (or range of characters) from a string. If the character is at the start or end of a word, remove the character only (leave the word in place).

Parameters:

source - String to edit

pattern - Character (or range) to remove. Range is a regular expression: [,-/] or [,-/]

Returns:

Modified text

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception