org.javaWebGen.util
Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.javaWebGen.util.StringUtil

public abstract class StringUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Misc static String methods that needed a home somewhere

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Kevin Scott

Constructor Summary

StringUtil()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	covertBytes(byte[] buffer) converts a byte array to a printable string will ignore empty byte that =0 used to covert byte[] buffers to a string
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String input, java.lang.Object[] parms) replace text special tags(IE {1}) in a string like MessageFormat except it can handle unlimited number of parms (IE >10).
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String searchText, java.lang.String replaceText) replace text in a string will replaces All occurrences of the search String.
static java.lang.String	SHAencode(java.lang.String input) Encode a string using SHA1 Message Digest
static java.lang.String	sqlEsc(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String withText) Used to escape ' with withText
static java.lang.String	sqlEscWithBackslash(java.lang.String input) Used to escape sql strings replaces ' whith \'
static java.lang.String	sqlEscWithSingleQuote(java.lang.String input)
static java.lang.String	truncate(int size, java.lang.String input) Returns a string truncated to a specific size ignoring training spaces

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

covertBytes

public static java.lang.String covertBytes(byte[] buffer)

converts a byte array to a printable string will ignore empty byte that =0 used to covert byte[] buffers to a string

Parameters:

buffer - of bytes to convert to a string

Returns:

a string from a byte array

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String input,
                                       java.lang.Object[] parms)

replace text special tags(IE {1}) in a string like MessageFormat except it can handle unlimited number of parms (IE >10). Will skip parms if it can not find the correct tag

Parameters:

input - text

parms - parameters

Returns:

finished string with substitution

See Also:

MessageFormat

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String input,
                                       java.lang.String searchText,
                                       java.lang.String replaceText)

replace text in a string will replaces All occurrences of the search String. BEWARE it returns null if searchText and replaceText are equal

Parameters:

input - text to search in

searchText - to search for

replaceText - to replace search string with

Returns:

finished text

SHAencode

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

Encode a string using SHA1 Message Digest

Parameters:

input -

Returns:

hash of input string

truncate

public static java.lang.String truncate(int size,
                                        java.lang.String input)

Returns a string truncated to a specific size ignoring training spaces

Parameters:

size - number of chars to allow

input -

Returns:

truncated String

sqlEscWithSingleQuote

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

sqlEscWithBackslash

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

Used to escape sql strings replaces ' whith \'

Parameters:

input - text

Returns:

text that is escaped text

sqlEsc

public static java.lang.String sqlEsc(java.lang.String text,
                                      java.lang.String withText)

Used to escape ' with withText

Parameters:

text - to add escape chars

withText - string to escape with

Returns:

text that is escaped