org.apache.cocoon.util
Class StringUtils

java.lang.Object
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public class StringUtils

extends java.lang.Object

A collection of String handling utility methods.

Version:

CVS $Id: StringUtils.java,v 1.4 2002/02/22 07:03:57 cziegeler Exp $

Author:

Ricardo Rocha, Stefano Mazzocchi

Constructor Summary

StringUtils()

Method Summary

static int	count(java.lang.String str, char c) Counts the occurrence of the given char in the string.
static boolean	isAlphaNumeric(char c) Tests whether a given character is alphabetic, numeric or underscore
static int	matchStrings(java.lang.String a, java.lang.String b) Matches two strings.
static java.lang.String	replaceToken(java.lang.String s) Replaces tokens in input with Value present in System.getProperty
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String line) Split a string as an array using whitespace as separator
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String line, java.lang.String delimiter) Split a string as an array using a given set of separators

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringUtils

public StringUtils()

Method Detail

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String line)

Split a string as an array using whitespace as separator

Parameters:

line - The string to be split

Returns:

An array of whitespace-separated tokens

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String line,
                                       java.lang.String delimiter)

Split a string as an array using a given set of separators

Parameters:

line - The string to be split

delimiter - A string containing token separators

Returns:

An array of token

isAlphaNumeric

public static boolean isAlphaNumeric(char c)

Tests whether a given character is alphabetic, numeric or underscore

Parameters:

c - The character to be tested

Returns:

whether the given character is alphameric or not

count

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

Counts the occurrence of the given char in the string.

Parameters:

str - The string to be tested

c - the char to be counted

Returns:

the occurrence of the character in the string.

matchStrings

public static int matchStrings(java.lang.String a,
                               java.lang.String b)

Matches two strings.

Parameters:

a - The first string

b - The second string

Returns:

the index where the two strings stop matching starting from 0

replaceToken

public static java.lang.String replaceToken(java.lang.String s)

Replaces tokens in input with Value present in System.getProperty