bsharp.strings
Class Strings

java.lang.Object
  bsharp.strings.Strings

public class Strings
extends java.lang.Object

Helper methods for string modifcations.

Author:

brandon@sharpideas.ca

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	NL NEW LINE.
static java.lang.String	QUOTE A QUOTE.
static java.lang.String	SPACE A SPACE.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	indent(java.lang.String s, char fill, int targetSize) Prepend the given character until the string is the width of targetSize.
static java.lang.String	quote(java.lang.String s) Enclose the given string in quotes.
static java.lang.String	replaceAll(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String match, java.lang.String replaceWith) Replace all occurrences of the character with the replacement string.
static java.lang.String	subtractLeft(java.lang.String source, java.lang.String subtract) Subtract the second string from the left side of the first.
static java.lang.String	subtractRight(java.lang.String source, java.lang.String subtract) Subtract the second string from the right side of the first.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NL

public static final java.lang.String NL

NEW LINE.

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Constant Field Values

SPACE

public static final java.lang.String SPACE

A SPACE.

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Constant Field Values

QUOTE

public static final java.lang.String QUOTE

A QUOTE.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

subtractRight

public static java.lang.String subtractRight(java.lang.String source,
                                             java.lang.String subtract)

Subtract the second string from the right side of the first.

Parameters:

source - the first string.

subtract - subtract this from the first string.

Returns:

the remainder of the first string.

subtractLeft

public static java.lang.String subtractLeft(java.lang.String source,
                                            java.lang.String subtract)

Subtract the second string from the left side of the first.

Parameters:

source - the first string.

subtract - subtract this from the first string.

Returns:

the remainder of the first string.

indent

public static java.lang.String indent(java.lang.String s,
                                      char fill,
                                      int targetSize)

Prepend the given character until the string is the width of targetSize.

Parameters:

s - the string to indent.

fill - the character to prepend.

targetSize - the size to make the final string.

Returns:

quote

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

Enclose the given string in quotes.

Parameters:

s - the input string.

Returns:

the string enclosed in quotes.

replaceAll

public static java.lang.String replaceAll(java.lang.String input,
                                          java.lang.String match,
                                          java.lang.String replaceWith)

Replace all occurrences of the character with the replacement string.

Parameters:

input - the input string.

match -

replaceWith -

Returns:

the input string with all occurrences of the character with the replacement string.