proper.util
Class Strings

java.lang.Object
  proper.util.Strings

public class Strings
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides some methods for String handling.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

FracPete

Constructor Summary

Strings()

Method Summary

static java.util.Vector	arrayToVector(java.lang.String[] array) transforms an array into a vector
static java.lang.String[]	breakUp(java.lang.String s) breaks a strings into an array of strings with the standard delimiters from the StringTokenizer class
static java.lang.String[]	breakUp(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String delimiter) breaks a strings into an array of strings with the given delimiters
static java.lang.String[]	breakUp(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String delimiter, java.lang.String qualifier) breaks a strings into an array of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier
static java.lang.String[]	breakUp(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String delimiter, java.lang.String qualifier, int times) breaks a strings into an array of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier, for the given number of times (-1 means unlimited)
static java.util.Vector	breakUpVector(java.lang.String s) breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the standard delimiters from the StringTokenizer class
static java.util.Vector	breakUpVector(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String delimiter) breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the given delimiters
static java.util.Vector	breakUpVector(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String delimiter, java.lang.String qualifier) breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier
static java.util.Vector	breakUpVector(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String delimiter, java.lang.String qualifier, int times) breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier
static java.lang.String	escape(java.lang.String line) escapes \ and "
static java.lang.String[]	fromCommalist(java.lang.String list) returns an array of the given comma separated list
static java.util.Vector	fromCommalistVector(java.lang.String list) returns a vector of the given comma separated list
static java.lang.String	left(java.lang.String s, int count) returns the "count" characters from the left, less if the string is shorter than "count"
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) for testing only
static java.lang.String	replaceAll(java.lang.String src, java.lang.String replace, java.lang.String with) replaces the string "replace" in "src" with the string "with"
static java.lang.String	right(java.lang.String s, int count) returns the "count" characters from the right, less if the string is shorter than "count"
static java.lang.String	stringOf(char chr, int count) returns a string that consists of "count" times of character "chr"
static java.lang.String	stringOf(java.lang.String str, int count) returns a string consists of "count" times of string "str"
static java.lang.String	toCommalist(java.lang.String[] array) returns the array as a comma separated list
static java.lang.String	toCommalistVector(java.util.Vector vector) returns the vector as a comma separated list
static java.lang.String[]	vectorToArray(java.util.Vector vector) transforms the String-Vector into a String-Array

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Strings

public Strings()

Method Detail

breakUp

public static java.lang.String[] breakUp(java.lang.String s)

breaks a strings into an array of strings with the standard delimiters from the StringTokenizer class

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUp

public static java.lang.String[] breakUp(java.lang.String s,
                                         java.lang.String delimiter)

breaks a strings into an array of strings with the given delimiters

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

delimiter - the delimiters to use (single characters!)

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUp

public static java.lang.String[] breakUp(java.lang.String s,
                                         java.lang.String delimiter,
                                         java.lang.String qualifier)

breaks a strings into an array of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

delimiter - the delimiters to use (single characters!)

qualifier - the string qualifier, i.e. delimiters inside these are ignored

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUp

public static java.lang.String[] breakUp(java.lang.String s,
                                         java.lang.String delimiter,
                                         java.lang.String qualifier,
                                         int times)

breaks a strings into an array of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier, for the given number of times (-1 means unlimited)

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

delimiter - the delimiters to use (single characters!)

qualifier - the string qualifier, i.e. delimiters inside these are ignored

times - the maximum number of times to break up the string, where -1 is unlimited

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUpVector

public static java.util.Vector breakUpVector(java.lang.String s)

breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the standard delimiters from the StringTokenizer class

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUpVector

public static java.util.Vector breakUpVector(java.lang.String s,
                                             java.lang.String delimiter)

breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the given delimiters

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

delimiter - the delimiters to use (single characters!)

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUpVector

public static java.util.Vector breakUpVector(java.lang.String s,
                                             java.lang.String delimiter,
                                             java.lang.String qualifier)

breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

delimiter - the delimiters to use (single characters!)

qualifier - the string qualifier, i.e. delimiters inside these are ignored

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

breakUpVector

public static java.util.Vector breakUpVector(java.lang.String s,
                                             java.lang.String delimiter,
                                             java.lang.String qualifier,
                                             int times)

breaks a strings into a vector of strings with the given delimiters and the given text qualifier

Parameters:

s - the string to break up

delimiter - the delimiters to use (single characters!)

qualifier - the string qualifier, i.e. delimiters inside these are ignored

times - the maximum number of times to break up the string, where -1 is unlimited

Returns:

the parts of the string w/o the delimiters

arrayToVector

public static java.util.Vector arrayToVector(java.lang.String[] array)

transforms an array into a vector

vectorToArray

public static java.lang.String[] vectorToArray(java.util.Vector vector)

transforms the String-Vector into a String-Array

escape

public static java.lang.String escape(java.lang.String line)

escapes \ and "

fromCommalist

public static java.lang.String[] fromCommalist(java.lang.String list)

returns an array of the given comma separated list

fromCommalistVector

public static java.util.Vector fromCommalistVector(java.lang.String list)

returns a vector of the given comma separated list

toCommalist

public static java.lang.String toCommalist(java.lang.String[] array)

returns the array as a comma separated list

toCommalistVector

public static java.lang.String toCommalistVector(java.util.Vector vector)

returns the vector as a comma separated list

replaceAll

public static java.lang.String replaceAll(java.lang.String src,
                                          java.lang.String replace,
                                          java.lang.String with)

replaces the string "replace" in "src" with the string "with"

left

public static java.lang.String left(java.lang.String s,
                                    int count)

returns the "count" characters from the left, less if the string is shorter than "count"

right

public static java.lang.String right(java.lang.String s,
                                     int count)

returns the "count" characters from the right, less if the string is shorter than "count"

stringOf

public static java.lang.String stringOf(char chr,
                                        int count)

returns a string that consists of "count" times of character "chr"

stringOf

public static java.lang.String stringOf(java.lang.String str,
                                        int count)

returns a string consists of "count" times of string "str"

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

for testing only