irssibot.util
Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object
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public final class StringUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Includes a collection of handy tools for parsing and editing strings.

Version:

$Name: $ $Revision: 1.5 $

Author:

Matti Dahlbom

Constructor Summary

StringUtil()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String[] input) combines all elements of a stringtable into a single string.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String[] input, int beginIndex) combines elements of a stringtable into a single string.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String[] input, int beginIndex, int endIndex) combines elements of a stringtable into a single string.
static java.lang.String[]	lines(java.lang.String input) take a multiline string as input and separate each line and return a table of the separated lines.
static java.lang.String[]	range(java.lang.String[] input, int beginIndex) Returns a range of a string table elements as a new string table starting from beginIndex to end of the input table.
static java.lang.String[]	range(java.lang.String[] input, int beginIndex, int endIndex) Returns a range of a string table elements as a new string table
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String sub, java.lang.String replacement) Replaces strings of characters in a String with anothers.
static java.lang.String[]	separate(java.lang.String input, char sepChar) break up a String by separating it by sepChar's.
static java.lang.String	verify(java.lang.String input) Verify string.
static boolean	wildmatch(java.lang.String mask, java.lang.String input) Do wildcard matching for two strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringUtil

public StringUtil()

Method Detail

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String s,
                                       java.lang.String sub,
                                       java.lang.String replacement)

Replaces strings of characters in a String with anothers.

Parameters:

s - string whose substrings to replace

sub - substring to be replaced

replacement - new substring to replace

Returns:

new string with given substrings replaced

range

public static java.lang.String[] range(java.lang.String[] input,
                                       int beginIndex,
                                       int endIndex)

Returns a range of a string table elements as a new string table

Parameters:

input - string table

beginIndex - first element of the range

endIndex - last element of the range

Returns:

range

range

public static java.lang.String[] range(java.lang.String[] input,
                                       int beginIndex)

Returns a range of a string table elements as a new string table starting from beginIndex to end of the input table.

Parameters:

input - string table

beginIndex - first element of the range

Returns:

range

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String[] input,
                                    int beginIndex,
                                    int endIndex)

combines elements of a stringtable into a single string.

Parameters:

input - string table

beginIndex - first element of the range

endIndex - last element of the range

Returns:

combined string

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String[] input,
                                    int beginIndex)

combines elements of a stringtable into a single string. range to combine is from firstIndex to end of the table.

Parameters:

input - string table

beginIndex - first element of the range

Returns:

combined string

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String[] input)

combines all elements of a stringtable into a single string.

Parameters:

input - string table

Returns:

combined string

separate

public static java.lang.String[] separate(java.lang.String input,
                                          char sepChar)

break up a String by separating it by sepChar's. return the sections as a string table.

Parameters:

input - input string

sepChar - separating character

Returns:

separated strings as a table

verify

public static java.lang.String verify(java.lang.String input)

Verify string. the following things are done:

• trimming
• removal of leading/trailing occurrences of the separator characters
• checking for emptiness

Parameters:

input - input string

Returns:

verified string or null if failed

lines

public static java.lang.String[] lines(java.lang.String input)

take a multiline string as input and separate each line and return a table of the separated lines.

Parameters:

input - source (multiline) string

Returns:

separated lines as table

wildmatch

public static boolean wildmatch(java.lang.String mask,
                                java.lang.String input)

Do wildcard matching for two strings. Comparison is not case sensitive.

Parameters:

mask - pattern to match

input - string

Returns:

• true if match
• false if not