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34 import java.util.List;
35 import java.util.Vector;
37 public class StringRoutines {
39 private StringRoutines() {
42 public static int indexOfCharacters(String aString, char[] aCharacters, int aFrom) {
47 for (i=0; i<aCharacters.length ; i++) {
48 position = aString.indexOf(aCharacters[i], aFrom);
50 if (position != -1 && ( result == -1 || position < result )) {
58 public static String replaceStringCharacters(String aText, char[] aCharactersToReplace, String[] aStringsToSubstitute) {
62 int position, nextPosition;
64 StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
68 nextPosition = StringRoutines.indexOfCharacters(aText, aCharactersToReplace, position);
71 nextPosition = aText.length();
73 result.append(aText.substring(position, nextPosition));
75 if (nextPosition<aText.length())
76 for (i=0; i<aCharactersToReplace.length; i++) {
77 if (aCharactersToReplace[i] == aText.charAt(nextPosition)) {
78 result.append(aStringsToSubstitute[i]);
82 position=nextPosition+1;
84 while (nextPosition<aText.length()) ;
86 return result.toString();
91 * @param anEscapeCharacater
92 * @param aCharactersToReplace
93 * @param aStringsToSubstitute
97 public static String replaceEscapedStringCharacters(String aText, char anEscapeCharacter, char[] aCharactersToReplace, String[] aStringsToSubstitute) {
101 int position, nextPosition;
103 StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
107 nextPosition = aText.indexOf(anEscapeCharacter, position);
110 nextPosition = aText.length();
112 result.append(aText.substring(position, nextPosition));
114 if (nextPosition+1<aText.length()) {
115 nextPosition = nextPosition+1;
117 boolean found = false;
118 for (i = 0; i < aCharactersToReplace.length; i++) {
119 if (aCharactersToReplace[i] == aText.charAt(nextPosition)) {
120 result.append(aStringsToSubstitute[i]);
127 result.append(aText.charAt(nextPosition));
130 position=nextPosition+1;
132 while (nextPosition<aText.length()) ;
134 return result.toString();
137 public static String interpretAsString(Object aValue) throws Exception {
138 if (aValue instanceof String)
139 return (String) aValue;
141 if (aValue instanceof Integer)
142 return ((Integer) aValue).toString();
147 throw new Exception("String expected, "+aValue+" found");
150 public static int interpretAsInteger(Object aValue) throws Exception {
151 if (aValue instanceof Integer)
152 return ((Integer) aValue).intValue();
154 if (aValue instanceof String)
156 return Integer.parseInt((String) aValue);
158 catch (Throwable t) {
159 throw new Exception("Integer expected, "+aValue+" found");
162 throw new Exception("Integer expected, "+aValue+" found");
168 * @param aSearchExpression
169 * @param aReplacement
173 public static String performRegularExpressionReplacement(String aSource,
174 String aSearchExpression, String aReplacement) throws UtilExc {
176 RE regularExpression;
178 regularExpression = new RE(aSearchExpression);
180 return regularExpression.substituteAll(aSource, aReplacement);
182 catch (Throwable t) {
183 throw new UtilFailure("StringRoutines.performRegularExpressionReplacement: " + t.toString(), t);
187 public static String performCaseInsensitiveRegularExpressionReplacement(String aSource,
188 String aSearchExpression, String aReplacement) throws UtilExc {
190 RE regularExpression;
192 regularExpression = new RE(aSearchExpression, RE.REG_ICASE);
194 return regularExpression.substituteAll(aSource, aReplacement);
196 catch (Throwable t) {
197 throw new UtilFailure("StringRoutines.performRegularExpressionReplacement: " + t.toString(), t);
204 * @param aSearchExpression
206 * @throws REException
208 public static boolean performRegularExpressionSearch(String aSource,
209 String aSearchExpression) throws UtilExc {
211 RE regularExpression;
213 regularExpression = new RE(aSearchExpression);
215 return regularExpression.isMatch(aSource);
217 catch (Throwable t) {
218 throw new UtilFailure("StringRoutines.performRegularExpressionSearch: " + t.toString(), t);
223 * Separates a string based on a separator:
224 * <code>seperateString("a:b:c", ":");</code> will lead to
225 * a List with 3 Strings: <code>"a"</code>, <code>"b"</code> and <code>"c"</code>
227 * @param aString The string to split
232 public static List splitString(String aString, String aSeparator) {
233 List result= new Vector();
234 int previousPosition = 0;
236 int endOfNamePosition;
239 while ( (position = aString.indexOf(aSeparator, previousPosition)) >= 0) {
240 result.add(aString.substring(previousPosition, position));
241 previousPosition = position + aSeparator.length();
243 result.add(aString.substring(previousPosition, aString.length()));
250 * Separates a String into at most 2 parts based on a separator:
253 * <code>seperateString("a:b:c", ":");</code> will lead to
254 * a List with 2 Strings: <code>"a"</code> and <code>"b:c"</code>
256 * <code>seperateString("abc", ":");</code> will lead to
257 * a List with a single String: <code>"abc"</code>
265 public static List separateString(String aString, String aSeparator) {
266 List result= new Vector();
267 int previousPosition = 0;
270 if((position = aString.indexOf(aSeparator, previousPosition))>=0) {
271 result.add(aString.substring(previousPosition, position));
272 previousPosition = position + aSeparator.length();
275 result.add(aString.substring(previousPosition, aString.length()));
281 * Separates a string based on a separator, taking into account an escape character:
282 * <code>seperateString("a:/::b", ":", "/");</code> will lead to
283 * a List with 3 Strings: <code>"a"</code>, <code>":"</code> and <code>"b"</code>
285 * @param aString The string to split
290 public static List splitStringWithEscape(String aString, char aSeparator, char anEscape) {
291 List result= new Vector();
292 int previousPosition = 0;
294 int endOfNamePosition;
295 StringBuffer currentItem = new StringBuffer();
298 while ((position = indexOfCharacters(aString, new char[] {aSeparator, anEscape}, previousPosition))>=0) {
299 currentItem.append(aString.substring(previousPosition, position));
301 if (aString.charAt(position)==aSeparator) {
302 result.add(currentItem.toString());
303 currentItem.delete(0, currentItem.length());
306 currentItem.append(aString.charAt(position));
307 if (aString.length()>position+1) {
309 currentItem.append(aString.charAt(position));
312 previousPosition = position + 1;
314 currentItem.append(aString.substring(previousPosition, aString.length()));
315 result.add(currentItem.toString());
321 public static String replicateString(String aString, int aCount) {
322 StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
324 for (int i=0; i<aCount; i++)
325 result.append(aString);
327 return result.toString();
330 public static String replicateChar(char aCharacter, int aCount) {
331 char result[] = new char[aCount];
333 for (int i=0; i<aCount; i++)
334 result[i]= aCharacter;
336 return new String(result);
339 public static String padStringLeft(String aString, int aLength, char aPadCharacter) {
340 if (aString.length()<aLength)
341 return replicateChar(aPadCharacter, aLength-aString.length()) + aString;
346 private static final char HEX_CHARACTERS[] = {
347 '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7',
348 '8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'
351 public static String convertToHex(long aData, int aNumberOfDigits) {
352 StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
354 for (int digit = aNumberOfDigits-1; digit>=0; digit--) {
355 int value = (int) (aData >> (digit*4)) & 0xf;
356 result.append(HEX_CHARACTERS[value]);
359 return result.toString();
362 public static String convertToHex(byte[] aData) {
363 StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
365 for (int i = 0; i<aData.length; i++) {
366 result.append(convertToHex(aData[i], 2));
370 return result.toString();