Package org.gvsig.catalog.utils

Class Strings

java.lang.Object

org.gvsig.catalog.utils.Strings

public class Strings
extends Object

String Functions

Author:

Jorge Piera Llodra (piera_jor@gva.es)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Strings()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	addAsteriscsFromAnArray(String array)	This method creates an String of words (blanck separated) enveloped by asteriscs: Example "This is an example" returns "*This* *is* *an* *example*"
static Vector	allWordForms(String str, boolean withAccents)	This method returns all the forms than can have a word to do an advanced search.
static boolean	find(String pattern, String[] array)	Find a pattern into one array
static String	getBlankSeparated(String[] input)	returns a list (blanck-separated) in one unique string
static String	getComaSeparated(String[] input)	returns a list (comma-separated) in one unique string
static String	getUperCaseFirst(String str)	It returns an string with the firs chacarter in UperCase
static String[]	join(String[] s1, String[] s2)	This function joins two strings
static String	removeAccents(String str)	This method remove all the string accents
static String	replace(String str, String pattern, String replace)	Replace a part of a String
static TreeMap	separateParams(String pairValues)	Creates a TreeMap froma KVP
static String	tryIfIsNumber(String str, int charNumber)	This function is used to try if a string is a number.

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

replace

public static String replace(String str,
 String pattern,
 String replace)

Replace a part of a String

Parameters:

str - String to find the pattern

pattern - Pattern to find

replace - String to replace

Returns:

find

public static boolean find(String pattern,
 String[] array)

Find a pattern into one array

Parameters:

pattern -

array -

Returns:

join

public static String[] join(String[] s1,
 String[] s2)

This function joins two strings

Parameters:

s1 -

s2 -

Returns:

getComaSeparated

public static String getComaSeparated(String[] input)

returns a list (comma-separated) in one unique string

Parameters:

input -

Returns:

getBlankSeparated

public static String getBlankSeparated(String[] input)

returns a list (blanck-separated) in one unique string

Parameters:

input -

Returns:

addAsteriscsFromAnArray

public static String addAsteriscsFromAnArray(String array)

This method creates an String of words (blanck separated) enveloped by asteriscs: Example "This is an example" returns "*This* *is* *an* *example*"

Parameters:

array - Input String

Returns:

String

tryIfIsNumber

public static String tryIfIsNumber(String str,
 int charNumber)

This function is used to try if a string is a number.

Parameters:

str - Input String

charNumber - Number of chars that must be tried

Returns:

The numbers of the String

removeAccents

public static String removeAccents(String str)

This method remove all the string accents

Parameters:

str - Input String

Returns:

String withOut accents

allWordForms

public static Vector allWordForms(String str,
 boolean withAccents)

This method returns all the forms than can have a word to do an advanced search. A form could be to change all the characters to lower case, other one could be to change only the first character to upper case, ...

Parameters:

str - Input string

Returns:

A vector of strings

getUperCaseFirst

public static String getUperCaseFirst(String str)

It returns an string with the firs chacarter in UperCase

Parameters:

str - Input str

Returns:

separateParams

public static TreeMap separateParams(String pairValues)

Creates a TreeMap froma KVP

Parameters:

pairValues - KVP string

Returns:

TreeMap