java.lang.Object
- org.jibx.runtime.Utility

```
public abstract class Utility
extends Object
```
Utility class supplying static methods. Date serialization is based on the algorithms published by Peter Baum (http://www.capecod.net/~pbaum). All date handling is done according to the W3C Schema specification, which uses a proleptic Gregorian calendar with no year 0. Note that this differs from the Java date handling, which uses a discontinuous Gregorian calendar.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String[]`	`EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY`	Empty array of strings.
`static int`	`MINIMUM_GROWN_ARRAY_SIZE`	Minimum size for array returned by `growArray(java.lang.Object)`.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Utility()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List`	`arrayListFactory()`	Factory method to create a `java.util.ArrayList` as the implementation of a `java.util.List`.
`static byte[]`	`deserializeBase64(String text)`	Parse base64 data from text.
`static Boolean`	`deserializeBoolean(String text)`	Deserialize boolean value from text.
`static char`	`deserializeCharString(String text)`	Deserialize char value from text as character value.
`static Date`	`deserializeDate(String text)`	Deserialize date from text.
`static Date`	`deserializeDateTime(String text)`	Deserialize date from general dateTime text.
`static ArrayList`	`deserializeList(String text, IListItemDeserializer ideser)`	Convert whitespace-separated list of values.
`static Date`	`deserializeSqlDate(String text)`	Deserialize SQL date from text.
`static Time`	`deserializeSqlTime(String text)`	Deserialize time from text.
`static Timestamp`	`deserializeTimestamp(String text)`	Deserialize timestamp from general dateTime text.
`static String[]`	`deserializeTokenList(String text)`	Deserialize a list of whitespace-separated tokens into an array of strings.
`static void`	`encodeChunk(int base, byte[] byts, StringBuffer buff)`	Encode a chunk of data to base64 encoding.
`static int`	`enumValue(String target, String[] enums, int[] vals)`	Find text value in enumeration.
`protected static void`	`formatTwoDigits(int value, StringBuffer buff)`	Format a positive number as two digits.
`protected static void`	`formatYear(long value, StringBuffer buff)`	Format time in milliseconds to year number.
`protected static long`	`formatYearMonth(long value, StringBuffer buff)`	Format time in milliseconds to year number and month number.
`protected static int`	`formatYearMonthDay(long value, StringBuffer buff)`	Format time in milliseconds to year number, month number, and day number.
`protected static void`	`formatYearNumber(long year, StringBuffer buff)`	Format year number consistent with W3C XML Schema definitions, using a minimum of four digits padded with zeros if necessary.
`static Object`	`growArray(Object base)`	Grow array of arbitrary type.
`static boolean`	`ifBoolean(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid boolean representation.
`static boolean`	`ifByte(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid byte representation.
`static boolean`	`ifDate(String text)`	Check if a text string follows the schema date format.
`static boolean`	`ifDateTime(String text)`	Check if a text string follows the schema dateTime format.
`static boolean`	`ifDecimal(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid decimal representation.
`static boolean`	`ifDigits(String text, int offset, int limit)`	Check if a portion of a text string consists of decimal digits.
`static boolean`	`ifEqualSubstring(String match, String text, int offset)`	Check if a substring matches a supplied value.
`static boolean`	`ifFixedDigits(String text, int offset, String bound)`	Check if a portion of a text string is a bounded string of decimal digits.
`static boolean`	`ifInIntegerRange(String text, int digitmax, String abslimit)`	Check if a text string is a valid integer subtype representation.
`static boolean`	`ifInt(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid int representation.
`static boolean`	`ifInteger(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid integer representation.
`static boolean`	`ifLong(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid long representation.
`static boolean`	`ifShort(String text)`	Check if a text string is a valid short representation.
`static boolean`	`ifTime(String text)`	Check if a text string follows the schema dateTime format.
`static boolean`	`ifTimeSuffix(String text, int offset)`	Check if a text string ends with a valid time suffix.
`static boolean`	`ifZoneSuffix(String text, int offset)`	Check if a text string ends with a valid zone suffix.
`static boolean`	`isEqual(Object a, Object b)`	General object comparison method.
`static byte[]`	`parseBase64(String text)`	Parse base64 data from text.
`static boolean`	`parseBoolean(String text)`	Parse boolean value from text.
`static byte`	`parseByte(String text)`	Parse byte value from text.
`static char`	`parseChar(String text)`	Parse char value from text as unsigned 16-bit integer.
`static char`	`parseCharString(String text)`	Parse char value from text as character value.
`static long`	`parseDate(String text)`	Convert date text to Java date.
`static long`	`parseDateTime(String text)`	Parse general dateTime value from text.
`static double`	`parseDouble(String text)`	Parse double value from text.
`static float`	`parseFloat(String text)`	Parse float value from text.
`static int`	`parseInt(String text)`	Parse integer value from text.
`static long`	`parseLong(String text)`	Parse long value from text.
`static short`	`parseShort(String text)`	Parse short value from text.
`static long`	`parseTime(String text, int start, int length)`	Parse general time value from text.
`static long`	`parseTimeNoOffset(String text, int start, int length)`	Parse general time value from text.
`static long`	`parseYear(String text)`	Convert gYear text to Java date.
`static long`	`parseYearMonth(String text)`	Convert gYearMonth text to Java date.
`static Object`	`resizeArray(int size, Object base)`	Resize array of arbitrary type.
`static boolean`	`safeEquals(Object a, Object b)`	Safe equals test.
`static String`	`serializeBase64(byte[] byts)`	Serialize byte array to base64 text.
`static String`	`serializeBoolean(boolean value)`	Serialize boolean value to text.
`static String`	`serializeBoolean(Boolean value)`	Serialize boolean value to text.
`static String`	`serializeByte(byte value)`	Serialize byte value to text.
`static String`	`serializeChar(char value)`	Serialize char value to text as unsigned 16-bit integer.
`static String`	`serializeCharString(char value)`	Serialize char value to text as string of length one.
`static String`	`serializeDate(long time)`	Serialize time to general date text.
`static String`	`serializeDate(Date date)`	Serialize date to general date text.
`static String`	`serializeDateTime(long time)`	Serialize time to general dateTime text.
`static String`	`serializeDateTime(long time, boolean zone)`	Serialize time to general dateTime text.
`static String`	`serializeDateTime(Date date)`	Serialize date to general dateTime text.
`static String`	`serializeDouble(double value)`	Serialize double value to text.
`static void`	`serializeExplicitOffset(int offset, StringBuffer buff)`	Serialize time zone offset to buffer.
`static String`	`serializeFloat(float value)`	Serialize float value to text.
`static String`	`serializeInt(int value)`	Serialize int value to text.
`static String`	`serializeLong(long value)`	Serialize long value to text.
`static void`	`serializeOffset(int offset, StringBuffer buff)`	Serialize time zone offset to buffer.
`static String`	`serializeShort(short value)`	Serialize short value to text.
`static String`	`serializeSqlDate(Date date)`	Serialize SQL date to general date text.
`static String`	`serializeSqlTime(Time time)`	Serialize time to standard text.
`static void`	`serializeTime(int time, StringBuffer buff)`	Serialize time to general time text in buffer.
`static String`	`serializeTimestamp(Timestamp stamp)`	Serialize timestamp to general dateTime text.
`static String`	`serializeTokenList(String[] tokens)`	Serialize an array of strings into a whitespace-separated token list.
`static String`	`serializeYear(long time)`	Serialize time to general gYear text.
`static String`	`serializeYear(Date date)`	Serialize date to general gYear text.
`static String`	`serializeYearMonth(long time)`	Serialize time to general gYearMonth text.
`static String`	`serializeYearMonth(Date date)`	Serialize date to general gYearMonth text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY
```
public static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY
```
    Empty array of strings.
  - MINIMUM_GROWN_ARRAY_SIZE
```
public static final int MINIMUM_GROWN_ARRAY_SIZE
```
    Minimum size for array returned by growArray(java.lang.Object).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Utility
```
public Utility()
```
- Method Detail
  - parseInt
```
public static int parseInt(String text)
                    throws JiBXException
```
    Parse integer value from text. Integer values are parsed with optional leading sign flag, followed by any number of digits.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted integer value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeInt
```
public static String serializeInt(int value)
```
    Serialize int value to text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - int value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - ifBoolean
```
public static boolean ifBoolean(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid boolean representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid boolean, false if not
  - parseLong
```
public static long parseLong(String text)
                      throws JiBXException
```
    Parse long value from text. Long values are parsed with optional leading sign flag, followed by any number of digits.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted long value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeLong
```
public static String serializeLong(long value)
```
    Serialize long value to text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - long value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseYear
```
public static long parseYear(String text)
                      throws JiBXException
```
    Convert gYear text to Java date. Date values are expected to be in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY, with optional leading sign.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    start of year date as millisecond value from 1 C.E.
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - parseShort
```
public static short parseShort(String text)
                        throws JiBXException
```
    Parse short value from text. Short values are parsed with optional leading sign flag, followed by any number of digits.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted short value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeShort
```
public static String serializeShort(short value)
```
    Serialize short value to text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - short value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseByte
```
public static byte parseByte(String text)
                      throws JiBXException
```
    Parse byte value from text. Byte values are parsed with optional leading sign flag, followed by any number of digits.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted byte value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeByte
```
public static String serializeByte(byte value)
```
    Serialize byte value to text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - byte value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseBoolean
```
public static boolean parseBoolean(String text)
                            throws JiBXException
```
    Parse boolean value from text. Boolean values are parsed as either text "true" and "false", or "1" and "0" numeric equivalents.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted boolean value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeBoolean
```
public static Boolean deserializeBoolean(String text)
                                  throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize boolean value from text. If the text is null this just returns null; otherwise it returns the wrapped parsed value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted Boolean value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeBoolean
```
public static String serializeBoolean(boolean value)
```
    Serialize boolean value to text. This serializes the value using the text representation as "true" or "false".
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - boolean value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - serializeBoolean
```
public static String serializeBoolean(Boolean value)
```
    Serialize boolean value to text. If the value is null this just returns null; otherwise it serializes the value using serializeBoolean(boolean).
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseChar
```
public static char parseChar(String text)
                      throws JiBXException
```
    Parse char value from text as unsigned 16-bit integer. Char values are parsed with optional leading sign flag, followed by any number of digits.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted char value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeChar
```
public static String serializeChar(char value)
```
    Serialize char value to text as unsigned 16-bit integer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - char value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseCharString
```
public static char parseCharString(String text)
                            throws JiBXException
```
    Parse char value from text as character value. This requires that the string must be of length one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted char value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeCharString
```
public static char deserializeCharString(String text)
                                  throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize char value from text as character value. This requires that the string must be null or of length one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted char value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeCharString
```
public static String serializeCharString(char value)
```
    Serialize char value to text as string of length one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - char value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseFloat
```
public static float parseFloat(String text)
                        throws JiBXException
```
    Parse float value from text. This uses the W3C XML Schema format for floats, with the exception that it will accept "+NaN" and "-NaN" as valid formats. This is not in strict compliance with the specification, but is included for interoperability with other Java XML processing.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted float value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeFloat
```
public static String serializeFloat(float value)
```
    Serialize float value to text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - float value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseDouble
```
public static double parseDouble(String text)
                          throws JiBXException
```
    Parse double value from text. This uses the W3C XML Schema format for doubles, with the exception that it will accept "+NaN" and "-NaN" as valid formats. This is not in strict compliance with the specification, but is included for interoperability with other Java XML processing.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted double value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - serializeDouble
```
public static String serializeDouble(double value)
```
    Serialize double value to text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - double value to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    text representation of value
  - parseYearMonth
```
public static long parseYearMonth(String text)
                           throws JiBXException
```
    Convert gYearMonth text to Java date. Date values are expected to be in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM, with optional leading sign.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    start of month in year date as millisecond value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - parseDate
```
public static long parseDate(String text)
                      throws JiBXException
```
    Convert date text to Java date. Date values are expected to be in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DD, with optional leading sign and trailing time zone (though the time zone is ignored in this case). Note that the returned value is based on UTC, which matches the definition of java.util.Date but will typically not be the expected value if you're using a java.util.Calendar on the result. In this case you probably want to instead use deserializeSqlDate(String), which does adjust the value to match the local time zone.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    start of day in month and year date as millisecond value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeDate
```
public static Date deserializeDate(String text)
                            throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize date from text. Date values are expected to match W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DD, with optional leading sign and trailing time zone (though the time zone is ignored in this case). This method follows standard JiBX deserializer usage requirements by accepting a null input. Note that the returned value is based on UTC, which matches the definition of java.util.Date but will typically not be the expected value if you're using a java.util.Calendar on the result. In this case you probably want to instead use deserializeSqlDate(String), which does adjust the value to match the local time zone.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date, or null if passed null input
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeSqlDate
```
public static Date deserializeSqlDate(String text)
                               throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize SQL date from text. Date values are expected to match W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DD, with optional leading sign and trailing time zone (though the time zone is ignored in this case). This method follows standard JiBX deserializer usage requirements by accepting a null input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date, or null if passed null input
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - parseTimeNoOffset
```
public static long parseTimeNoOffset(String text,
                                     int start,
                                     int length)
                              throws JiBXException
```
    Parse general time value from text. Time values are expected to be in W3C XML Schema standard format as hh:mm:ss.fff, with optional leading sign and trailing time zone. This method ignores any time zone offset, just converting the value as supplied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    start - offset of first character of time value
    
    length - number of characters in time value
    
    Returns:
    
    converted time as millisecond value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - parseTime
```
public static long parseTime(String text,
                             int start,
                             int length)
                      throws JiBXException
```
    Parse general time value from text. Time values are expected to be in W3C XML Schema standard format as hh:mm:ss.fff, with optional leading sign and trailing time zone. This method always adjusts the returned value to UTC if a time zone offset is supplied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    start - offset of first character of time value
    
    length - number of characters in time value
    
    Returns:
    
    converted time as millisecond value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - parseDateTime
```
public static long parseDateTime(String text)
                          throws JiBXException
```
    Parse general dateTime value from text. Date values are expected to be in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.fff, with optional leading sign and trailing time zone. This method always adjusts the returned value to UTC if a time zone offset is supplied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date as millisecond value
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeDateTime
```
public static Date deserializeDateTime(String text)
                                throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize date from general dateTime text. Date values are expected to match W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss, with optional leading minus sign and trailing seconds decimal, as necessary. This method follows standard JiBX deserializer usage requirements by accepting a null input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date, or null if passed null input
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeTimestamp
```
public static Timestamp deserializeTimestamp(String text)
                                      throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize timestamp from general dateTime text. Timestamp values are represented in the same way as regular dates, but allow more precision in the fractional second value (down to nanoseconds). This method follows standard JiBX deserializer usage requirements by accepting a null input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted timestamp, or null if passed null input
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - deserializeSqlTime
```
public static Time deserializeSqlTime(String text)
                               throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize time from text. Time values obey the rules of the time portion of a dataTime value. This method follows standard JiBX deserializer usage requirements by accepting a null input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted time, or null if passed null input
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on parse error
  - formatYearNumber
```
protected static void formatYearNumber(long year,
                                       StringBuffer buff)
```
    Format year number consistent with W3C XML Schema definitions, using a minimum of four digits padded with zeros if necessary. A leading minus sign is included for years prior to 1 C.E.
    
    Parameters:
    
    year - number to be formatted
    
    buff - text formatting buffer
  - formatTwoDigits
```
protected static void formatTwoDigits(int value,
                                      StringBuffer buff)
```
    Format a positive number as two digits. This uses an optional leading zero digit for values less than ten.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - number to be formatted (0 to 99)
    
    buff - text formatting buffer
  - formatYear
```
protected static void formatYear(long value,
                                 StringBuffer buff)
```
    Format time in milliseconds to year number. The resulting year number format is consistent with W3C XML Schema definitions, using a minimum of four digits padded with zeros if necessary. A leading minus sign is included for years prior to 1 C.E.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - time in milliseconds to be converted (from 1 C.E.)
    
    buff - text formatting buffer
  - formatYearMonth
```
protected static long formatYearMonth(long value,
                                      StringBuffer buff)
```
    Format time in milliseconds to year number and month number. The resulting year number format is consistent with W3C XML Schema definitions, using a minimum of four digits for the year and exactly two digits for the month.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - time in milliseconds to be converted (from 1 C.E.)
    
    buff - text formatting buffer
    
    Returns:
    
    number of milliseconds into month
  - formatYearMonthDay
```
protected static int formatYearMonthDay(long value,
                                        StringBuffer buff)
```
    Format time in milliseconds to year number, month number, and day number. The resulting year number format is consistent with W3C XML Schema definitions, using a minimum of four digits for the year and exactly two digits each for the month and day.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - time in milliseconds to be converted (from 1 C.E.)
    
    buff - text formatting buffer
    
    Returns:
    
    number of milliseconds into day
  - serializeYear
```
public static String serializeYear(long time)
```
    Serialize time to general gYear text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY, with optional leading sign included if necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted, as milliseconds from January 1, 1970
    
    Returns:
    
    converted gYear text
  - serializeYear
```
public static String serializeYear(Date date)
```
    Serialize date to general gYear text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY, with optional leading sign included if necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted gYear text
  - serializeYearMonth
```
public static String serializeYearMonth(long time)
```
    Serialize time to general gYearMonth text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM, with optional leading sign included if necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted, as milliseconds from January 1, 1970
    
    Returns:
    
    converted gYearMonth text
  - serializeYearMonth
```
public static String serializeYearMonth(Date date)
```
    Serialize date to general gYearMonth text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM, with optional leading sign included if necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted gYearMonth text
  - serializeDate
```
public static String serializeDate(long time)
```
    Serialize time to general date text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DD, with optional leading sign included if necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted, as milliseconds from January 1, 1970
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date text
  - serializeDate
```
public static String serializeDate(Date date)
```
    Serialize date to general date text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DD, with optional leading sign included if necessary. Note that the conversion is based on UTC, which matches the definition of java.util.Date but may not match the value as serialized using java.util.Calendar (which assumes values are in the local time zone). To work with values in the local time zone you want to instead use serializeSqlDate(java.sql.Date).
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date text
  - serializeSqlDate
```
public static String serializeSqlDate(Date date)
```
    Serialize SQL date to general date text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DD, with optional leading sign included if necessary. This interprets the date value with respect to the local time zone, as fits the definition of the java.sql.Date type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted date text
  - serializeExplicitOffset
```
public static void serializeExplicitOffset(int offset,
                                           StringBuffer buff)
```
    Serialize time zone offset to buffer. Time zone offset values are always formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as +/-hh:mm (even if the offset is zero).
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - milliseconds to be subtracted to get UTC from local time
    
    buff - buffer for appending time text
  - serializeOffset
```
public static void serializeOffset(int offset,
                                   StringBuffer buff)
```
    Serialize time zone offset to buffer. Time zone offset values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as +/-hh:mm, with 'Z' used if the offset is zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - milliseconds to be subtracted to get UTC from local time
    
    buff - buffer for appending time text
  - serializeTime
```
public static void serializeTime(int time,
                                 StringBuffer buff)
```
    Serialize time to general time text in buffer. Time values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as hh:mm:ss, with optional trailing seconds decimal, as necessary. This form uses a supplied buffer to support flexible use, including with dateTime combination values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted, as milliseconds in day
    
    buff - buffer for appending time text
  - serializeDateTime
```
public static String serializeDateTime(long time,
                                       boolean zone)
```
    Serialize time to general dateTime text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss, with optional leading sign and trailing seconds decimal, as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted, as milliseconds from January 1, 1970
    
    zone - flag for trailing 'Z' to be appended to indicate UTC
    
    Returns:
    
    converted dateTime text
  - serializeDateTime
```
public static String serializeDateTime(long time)
```
    Serialize time to general dateTime text. This method is provided for backward compatibility. It generates the dateTime text without the trailing 'Z' to indicate UTC.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted, as milliseconds from January 1, 1970
    
    Returns:
    
    converted dateTime text
  - serializeDateTime
```
public static String serializeDateTime(Date date)
```
    Serialize date to general dateTime text. Date values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, with optional leading sign and trailing seconds decimal, as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted dateTime text
  - serializeTimestamp
```
public static String serializeTimestamp(Timestamp stamp)
```
    Serialize timestamp to general dateTime text. Timestamp values are represented in the same way as regular dates, but allow more precision in the fractional second value (down to nanoseconds).
    
    Parameters:
    
    stamp - timestamp to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted dateTime text
  - serializeSqlTime
```
public static String serializeSqlTime(Time time)
```
    Serialize time to standard text. Time values are formatted in W3C XML Schema standard format as hh:mm:ss, with optional trailing seconds decimal, as necessary. The standard conversion does not append a time zone indication.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - time to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    converted time text
  - isEqual
```
public static boolean isEqual(Object a,
                              Object b)
```
    General object comparison method. Don't know why Sun hasn't seen fit to include this somewhere, but at least it's easy to write (over and over again).
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - first object to be compared
    
    b - second object to be compared
    
    Returns:
    
    true if both objects are null, or if a.equals(b); false otherwise
  - enumValue
```
public static int enumValue(String target,
                            String[] enums,
                            int[] vals)
                     throws JiBXException
```
    Find text value in enumeration. This first does a binary search through an array of allowed text matches. If a separate array of corresponding values is supplied, the value at the matched position is returned; otherwise the match index is returned directly.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - text to be found in enumeration
    
    enums - ordered array of texts included in enumeration
    
    vals - array of values to be returned for corresponding text match positions (position returned directly if this is null)
    
    Returns:
    
    enumeration value for target text
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - if target text not found in enumeration
  - parseBase64
```
public static byte[] parseBase64(String text)
                          throws JiBXException
```
    Parse base64 data from text. This converts the base64 data into a byte array of the appopriate length. In keeping with the recommendations,
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may include extra characters)
    
    Returns:
    
    byte array of data
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - if invalid character in base64 representation
  - deserializeBase64
```
public static byte[] deserializeBase64(String text)
                                throws JiBXException
```
    Parse base64 data from text. This converts the base64 data into a byte array of the appopriate length. In keeping with the recommendations,
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - text to be parsed (may be null, or include extra characters)
    
    Returns:
    
    byte array of data
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - if invalid character in base64 representation
  - encodeChunk
```
public static void encodeChunk(int base,
                               byte[] byts,
                               StringBuffer buff)
```
    Encode a chunk of data to base64 encoding. Converts the next three bytes of data into four characters of text representation, using padding at the end of less than three bytes of data remain.
    
    Parameters:
    
    base - starting offset within byte array
    
    byts - byte data array
    
    buff - buffer for encoded text
  - serializeBase64
```
public static String serializeBase64(byte[] byts)
```
    Serialize byte array to base64 text. In keeping with the specification, this adds a line break every 76 characters in the encoded representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    byts - byte data array
    
    Returns:
    
    base64 encoded text
  - resizeArray
```
public static Object resizeArray(int size,
                                 Object base)
```
    Resize array of arbitrary type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    size - new aray size
    
    base - array to be resized
    
    Returns:
    
    resized array, with all data to minimum of the two sizes copied
  - growArray
```
public static Object growArray(Object base)
```
    Grow array of arbitrary type. The returned array is double the size of the original array, providing this is at least the defined minimum size.
    
    Parameters:
    
    base - array to be grown
    
    Returns:
    
    array of twice the size as original array, with all data copied
  - arrayListFactory
```
public static List arrayListFactory()
```
    Factory method to create a java.util.ArrayList as the implementation of a java.util.List.
    
    Returns:
    
    new java.util.ArrayList
  - deserializeList
```
public static ArrayList deserializeList(String text,
                                        IListItemDeserializer ideser)
                                 throws JiBXException
```
    Convert whitespace-separated list of values. This implements the whitespace skipping, calling the supplied item deserializer for handling each individual value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - value to be converted
    
    ideser - list item deserializer
    
    Returns:
    
    list of deserialized items (null if input null, or if nonrecoverable error)
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - if error in deserializing text
  - deserializeTokenList
```
public static String[] deserializeTokenList(String text)
                                     throws JiBXException
```
    Deserialize a list of whitespace-separated tokens into an array of strings.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - value text
    
    Returns:
    
    created class instance
    
    Throws:
    
    JiBXException - on error in marshalling
  - serializeTokenList
```
public static String serializeTokenList(String[] tokens)
```
    Serialize an array of strings into a whitespace-separated token list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tokens - array of strings to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    list text
  - safeEquals
```
public static boolean safeEquals(Object a,
                                 Object b)
```
    Safe equals test. This does an equals comparison for objects which may be null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - Object to compare
    
    b - Object to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if both null or a.equals(b), false otherwise
  - ifEqualSubstring
```
public static boolean ifEqualSubstring(String match,
                                       String text,
                                       int offset)
```
    Check if a substring matches a supplied value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    match - comparison text
    
    text - string to be compared
    
    offset - starting offset for comparison
    
    Returns:
    
    true if substring match, false if not
  - ifInIntegerRange
```
public static boolean ifInIntegerRange(String text,
                                       int digitmax,
                                       String abslimit)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid integer subtype representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    digitmax - maximum number of digits allowed
    
    abslimit - largest absolute value allowed (null if no limit)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid representation, false if not
  - ifByte
```
public static boolean ifByte(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid byte representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid byte, false if not
  - ifShort
```
public static boolean ifShort(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid short representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid short, false if not
  - ifInt
```
public static boolean ifInt(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid int representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid int, false if not
  - ifLong
```
public static boolean ifLong(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid long representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid long, false if not
  - ifInteger
```
public static boolean ifInteger(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid integer representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid integer, false if not
  - ifDigits
```
public static boolean ifDigits(String text,
                               int offset,
                               int limit)
```
    Check if a portion of a text string consists of decimal digits.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - String to scan
    
    offset - starting offset
    
    limit - ending offset plus one (false return if the text length is less than this value)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if digits, false if not
  - ifDecimal
```
public static boolean ifDecimal(String text)
```
    Check if a text string is a valid decimal representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid decimal, false if not
  - ifFixedDigits
```
public static boolean ifFixedDigits(String text,
                                    int offset,
                                    String bound)
```
    Check if a portion of a text string is a bounded string of decimal digits. This is used for checking fixed-length decimal fields with a maximum value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - String to check
    
    offset - Offset
    
    bound - Bound
    
    Returns:
    
    true if bounded decimal, false if not
  - ifZoneSuffix
```
public static boolean ifZoneSuffix(String text,
                                   int offset)
```
    Check if a text string ends with a valid zone suffix. This accepts an empty suffix, the single letter 'Z', or an offset of +/-HH:MM.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - String to scan
    
    offset - Offset
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid suffix, false if not
  - ifDate
```
public static boolean ifDate(String text)
```
    Check if a text string follows the schema date format. This does not assure that the text string is actually a valid date representation, since it doesn't fully check the value ranges (such as the day number range for a particular month).
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if date format, false if not
  - ifTimeSuffix
```
public static boolean ifTimeSuffix(String text,
                                   int offset)
```
    Check if a text string ends with a valid time suffix. This matches the format HH:MM:SS with optional training fractional seconds and optional time zone.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - String to check
    
    offset - Offset
    
    Returns:
    
    true if valid suffix, false if not
  - ifDateTime
```
public static boolean ifDateTime(String text)
```
    Check if a text string follows the schema dateTime format. This does not assure that the text string is actually a valid dateTime representation, since it doesn't fully check the value ranges (such as the day number range for a particular month).
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if date format, false if not
  - ifTime
```
public static boolean ifTime(String text)
```
    Check if a text string follows the schema dateTime format. This does not assure that the text string is actually a valid dateTime representation, since it doesn't fully check the value ranges (such as the day number range for a particular month).
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - (non-null)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if date format, false if not

Class Utility

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY

MINIMUM_GROWN_ARRAY_SIZE

Constructor Detail

Utility

Method Detail

parseInt

serializeInt

ifBoolean

parseLong

serializeLong

parseYear

parseShort

serializeShort

parseByte

serializeByte

parseBoolean

deserializeBoolean

serializeBoolean

serializeBoolean

parseChar

serializeChar

parseCharString

deserializeCharString

serializeCharString

parseFloat

serializeFloat

parseDouble

serializeDouble

parseYearMonth

parseDate

deserializeDate

deserializeSqlDate

parseTimeNoOffset

parseTime

parseDateTime

deserializeDateTime

deserializeTimestamp

deserializeSqlTime

formatYearNumber

formatTwoDigits

formatYear

formatYearMonth

formatYearMonthDay

serializeYear

serializeYear

serializeYearMonth

serializeYearMonth

serializeDate

serializeDate

serializeSqlDate

serializeExplicitOffset

serializeOffset

serializeTime

serializeDateTime

serializeDateTime

serializeDateTime

serializeTimestamp

serializeSqlTime

isEqual

enumValue

parseBase64

deserializeBase64

encodeChunk

serializeBase64

resizeArray

growArray

arrayListFactory

deserializeList

deserializeTokenList

serializeTokenList

safeEquals

ifEqualSubstring

ifInIntegerRange

ifByte