org.apache.axis.utils
Class StringUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.axis.utils.StringUtils

public class StringUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

static java.lang.String[]

EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY An empty immutable String array.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	escapeNumericChar(java.lang.String str) write the escaped version of a given string
static void	escapeNumericChar(java.io.Writer out, java.lang.String str) write the escaped version of a given string
static boolean	isEmpty(java.lang.String str) Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String str, char separatorChar) Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified.
static boolean	startsWithIgnoreWhitespaces(java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String string) Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix (Ignoring whitespaces)
static java.lang.String	strip(java.lang.String str) Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String.
static java.lang.String	strip(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of a String.
static java.lang.String	stripEnd(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the end of a String.
static java.lang.String	stripStart(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the start of a String.
static java.lang.String	unescapeNumericChar(java.lang.String str) Unescapes numeric character referencs found in the String.
static void	unescapeNumericChar(java.io.Writer out, java.lang.String str) Unescapes numeric character references found in the String to a Writer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY

public static final java.lang.String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY

An empty immutable String array.

Method Detail

startsWithIgnoreWhitespaces

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreWhitespaces(java.lang.String prefix,
                                                  java.lang.String string)

Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix (Ignoring whitespaces)

Parameters:

prefix -

string -

Returns:

boolean

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String str,
                                       char separatorChar)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

A null input String returns null.

 StringUtils.split(null, *)         = null
 StringUtils.split("", *)           = []
 StringUtils.split("a.b.c", '.')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
 StringUtils.split("a..b.c", '.')   = ["a", "b", "c"]
 StringUtils.split("a:b:c", '.')    = ["a:b:c"]
 StringUtils.split("a\tb\nc", null) = ["a", "b", "c"]
 StringUtils.split("a b c", ' ')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChar - the character used as the delimiter, null splits on whitespace

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.lang.String str)

Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.

 StringUtils.isEmpty(null)      = true
 StringUtils.isEmpty("")        = true
 StringUtils.isEmpty(" ")       = false
 StringUtils.isEmpty("bob")     = false
 StringUtils.isEmpty("  bob  ") = false
 

NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0. It no longer trims the String. That functionality is available in isBlank().

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if the String is empty or null

strip

public static java.lang.String strip(java.lang.String str)

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String.

This removes whitespace. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

A null input String returns null.

 StringUtils.strip(null)     = null
 StringUtils.strip("")       = ""
 StringUtils.strip("   ")    = ""
 StringUtils.strip("abc")    = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip("  abc")  = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip("abc  ")  = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip(" abc ")  = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip(" ab c ") = "ab c"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove whitespace from, may be null

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

strip

public static java.lang.String strip(java.lang.String str,
                                     java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of a String. This is similar to String.trim() but allows the characters to be stripped to be controlled.

A null input String returns null. An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is stripped as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char). Alternatively use strip(String).

 StringUtils.strip(null, *)          = null
 StringUtils.strip("", *)            = ""
 StringUtils.strip("abc", null)      = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip("  abc", null)    = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip("abc  ", null)    = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip(" abc ", null)    = "abc"
 StringUtils.strip("  abcyx", "xyz") = "  abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

stripStart

public static java.lang.String stripStart(java.lang.String str,
                                          java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the start of a String.

A null input String returns null. An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is stripped as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 StringUtils.stripStart(null, *)          = null
 StringUtils.stripStart("", *)            = ""
 StringUtils.stripStart("abc", "")        = "abc"
 StringUtils.stripStart("abc", null)      = "abc"
 StringUtils.stripStart("  abc", null)    = "abc"
 StringUtils.stripStart("abc  ", null)    = "abc  "
 StringUtils.stripStart(" abc ", null)    = "abc "
 StringUtils.stripStart("yxabc  ", "xyz") = "abc  "
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

stripEnd

public static java.lang.String stripEnd(java.lang.String str,
                                        java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the end of a String.

A null input String returns null. An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is stripped as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 StringUtils.stripEnd(null, *)          = null
 StringUtils.stripEnd("", *)            = ""
 StringUtils.stripEnd("abc", "")        = "abc"
 StringUtils.stripEnd("abc", null)      = "abc"
 StringUtils.stripEnd("  abc", null)    = "  abc"
 StringUtils.stripEnd("abc  ", null)    = "abc"
 StringUtils.stripEnd(" abc ", null)    = " abc"
 StringUtils.stripEnd("  abcyx", "xyz") = "  abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

escapeNumericChar

public static java.lang.String escapeNumericChar(java.lang.String str)

write the escaped version of a given string

Parameters:

str - string to be encoded

Returns:

a new escaped String, null if null string input

escapeNumericChar

public static void escapeNumericChar(java.io.Writer out,
                                     java.lang.String str)
                              throws java.io.IOException

write the escaped version of a given string

Parameters:

out - writer to write this string to

str - string to be encoded

Throws:

java.io.IOException

unescapeNumericChar

public static java.lang.String unescapeNumericChar(java.lang.String str)

Unescapes numeric character referencs found in the String.

For example, it will return a unicode string which means the specified numeric character references looks like "ようこそ".

Parameters:

str - the String to unescape, may be null

Returns:

a new unescaped String, null if null string input

unescapeNumericChar

public static void unescapeNumericChar(java.io.Writer out,
                                       java.lang.String str)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Unescapes numeric character references found in the String to a Writer.

For example, it will return a unicode string which means the specified numeric character references looks like "ようこそ".

A null string input has no effect.

Parameters:

out - the Writer used to output unescaped characters

str - the String to unescape, may be null

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the Writer is null

java.io.IOException - if error occurs on underlying Writer