manifold.rt.api.util

Class ManStringUtil

java.lang.Object

manifold.rt.api.util.ManStringUtil

public class ManStringUtil
extends java.lang.Object

This class is based, in part, on org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils and is intended to break the dependency on that project.

Author:

Apache Jakarta Turbine, Jon S. Stevens, Daniel L. Rall, Greg Coladonato, Ed Korthof, Rand McNeely, Stephen Colebourne, Fredrik Westermarck, Holger Krauth, Alexander Day Chaffee, Henning P. Schmiedehausen, Arun Mammen Thomas, Gary Gregory, Phil Steitz, Al Chou, Michael Davey, Reuben Sivan, Chris Hyzer Johnson

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	EMPTY The empty String "".
static int	INDEX_NOT_FOUND Represents a failed index search.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ManStringUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	abbreviate(java.lang.String str, int maxWidth) Abbreviates a String using ellipses.
static java.lang.String	abbreviate(java.lang.String str, int offset, int maxWidth) Abbreviates a String using ellipses.
static java.lang.String	capitalise(java.lang.String str) Deprecated. Use the standardly named capitalize(String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	capitalize(java.lang.String str) Capitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as per Character.toTitleCase(char).
static java.lang.String	center(java.lang.String str, int size) Centers a String in a larger String of size size using the space character (' ').
static java.lang.String	center(java.lang.String str, int size, char padChar) Centers a String in a larger String of size size.
static java.lang.String	center(java.lang.String str, int size, java.lang.String padStr) Centers a String in a larger String of size size.
static java.lang.String	chomp(java.lang.String str) Removes one newline from end of a String if it's there, otherwise leave it alone.
static java.lang.String	chomp(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Removes separator from the end of str if it's there, otherwise leave it alone.
static java.lang.String	chompLast(java.lang.String str) Deprecated. Use chomp(String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	chompLast(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String sep) Deprecated. Use chomp(String, String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	chop(java.lang.String str) Remove the last character from a String.
static java.lang.String	chopNewline(java.lang.String str) Deprecated. Use chomp(String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	clean(java.lang.String str) Deprecated. Use the clearer named trimToEmpty(String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	concatenate(java.lang.Object[] array) Deprecated. Use the better named join(Object[]) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static boolean	contains(java.lang.String str, char searchChar) Checks if String contains a search character, handling null.
static boolean	contains(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr) Checks if String contains a search String, handling null.
static boolean	containsAny(java.lang.String str, char[] searchChars) Checks if the String contains any character in the given set of characters.
static boolean	containsAny(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchChars) Checks if the String contains any character in the given set of characters.
static boolean	containsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr) Checks if String contains a search String irrespective of case, handling null.
static boolean	containsNone(java.lang.String str, char[] invalidChars) Checks that the String does not contain certain characters.
static boolean	containsNone(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String invalidChars) Checks that the String does not contain certain characters.
static boolean	containsOnly(java.lang.String str, char[] valid) Checks if the String contains only certain characters.
static boolean	containsOnly(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String validChars) Checks if the String contains only certain characters.
static int	countMatches(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String sub) Counts how many times the substring appears in the larger String.
static int	countRegexpMatches(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String regexp) Counts how many times the regexp appears in the larger String.
static java.lang.String	defaultIfEmpty(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String defaultStr) Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is empty or null, the value of defaultStr.
static java.lang.String	defaultString(java.lang.String str) Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is null, an empty String ("").
static java.lang.String	defaultString(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String defaultStr) Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is null, the value of defaultStr.
static java.lang.String	deleteWhitespace(java.lang.String str) Deletes all whitespaces from a String as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).
static java.lang.String	difference(java.lang.String str1, java.lang.String str2) Compares two Strings, and returns the portion where they differ.
static boolean	endsWith(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String suffix) Check if a String ends with a specified suffix.
static boolean	endsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String suffix) Case insensitive check if a String ends with a specified suffix.
static boolean	equals(java.lang.String str1, java.lang.String str2) Compares two Strings, returning true if they are equal.
static boolean	equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str1, java.lang.String str2) Compares two Strings, returning true if they are equal ignoring the case.
static java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer>	findDistinctIndexesOf(java.lang.String string, java.lang.String substringToLookFor)
static java.lang.String	getChomp(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String sep) Deprecated. Use substringAfterLast(String, String) instead (although this doesn't include the separator) Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	getCommonPrefix(java.lang.String[] strs) Compares all Strings in an array and returns the demo sequence of characters that is common to all of them.
static int	getIndexForLineNumber(java.lang.String strSource, int iLine)
static int	getLevenshteinDistance(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String t) Find the Levenshtein distance between two Strings.
static int	getLineNumberForIndex(java.lang.String strSource, int iIndex)
static java.lang.String	getNestedString(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String tag) Deprecated. Use the better named substringBetween(String, String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	getNestedString(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String open, java.lang.String close) Deprecated. Use the better named substringBetween(String, String, String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	getPrechomp(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String sep) Deprecated. Use substringBefore(String, String) instead (although this doesn't include the separator). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	getSHA1String(java.lang.String s)
static int	indexOf(java.lang.String str, char searchChar) Finds the first index within a String, handling null.
static int	indexOf(java.lang.String str, char searchChar, int startPos) Finds the first index within a String from a start position, handling null.
static int	indexOf(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr) Finds the first index within a String, handling null.
static int	indexOf(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr, int startPos) Finds the first index within a String, handling null.
static int	indexOfAny(java.lang.String str, char[] searchChars) Search a String to find the first index of any character in the given set of characters.
static int	indexOfAny(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchChars) Search a String to find the first index of any character in the given set of characters.
static int	indexOfAny(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] searchStrs) Find the first index of any of a set of potential substrings.
static int	indexOfAnyBut(java.lang.String str, char[] searchChars) Search a String to find the first index of any character not in the given set of characters.
static int	indexOfAnyBut(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchChars) Search a String to find the first index of any character not in the given set of characters.
static int	indexOfDifference(java.lang.String[] strs) Compares all Strings in an array and returns the index at which the Strings begin to differ.
static int	indexOfDifference(java.lang.String str1, java.lang.String str2) Compares two Strings, and returns the index at which the Strings begin to differ.
static boolean	isAlpha(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only unicode letters.
static boolean	isAlphanumeric(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only unicode letters or digits.
static boolean	isAlphanumericSpace(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only unicode letters, digits or space (' ').
static boolean	isAlphaSpace(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only unicode letters and space (' ').
static boolean	isAsciiAlphanumeric(char ch) Checks whether the character is ASCII 7 bit numeric.
static boolean	isBlank(java.lang.String str) Checks if a String is whitespace, empty ("") or null.
static boolean	isEmpty(java.lang.String str) Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.
static boolean	isHexidecimal(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only hexidecimal digits.
static boolean	isHexidecimalSpace(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only hexidecimal digits or space (' ').
static boolean	isNotBlank(java.lang.String str) Checks if a String is not empty (""), not null and not whitespace only.
static boolean	isNotEmpty(java.lang.String str) Checks if a String is not empty ("") and not null.
static boolean	isNumeric(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only unicode digits.
static boolean	isNumericSpace(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only unicode digits or space (' ').
static boolean	isWhitespace(java.lang.String str) Checks if the String contains only whitespace.
static java.lang.String	join(java.util.Collection collection, char separator) Joins the elements of the provided Collection into a single String containing the provided elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.util.Collection collection, java.lang.String separator) Joins the elements of the provided Collection into a single String containing the provided elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.util.Iterator iterator, char separator) Joins the elements of the provided Iterator into a single String containing the provided elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.util.Iterator iterator, java.lang.String separator) Joins the elements of the provided Iterator into a single String containing the provided elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.Object[] array) Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.Object[] array, char separator) Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.Object[] array, char separator, int startIndex, int endIndex) Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.Object[] array, java.lang.String separator) Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.Object[] array, java.lang.String separator, int startIndex, int endIndex) Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String glue, java.util.Collection charSequences)
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String glue, java.lang.Object[] charSequences)
static int	lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str, char searchChar) Finds the last index within a String, handling null.
static int	lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str, char searchChar, int startPos) Finds the last index within a String from a start position, handling null.
static int	lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr) Finds the last index within a String, handling null.
static int	lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr, int startPos) Finds the first index within a String, handling null.
static int	lastIndexOfAny(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] searchStrs) Find the latest index of any of a set of potential substrings.
static java.lang.String	left(java.lang.String str, int len) Gets the leftmost len characters of a String.
static java.lang.String	leftPad(java.lang.String str, int size) Left pad a String with spaces (' ').
static java.lang.String	leftPad(java.lang.String str, int size, char padChar) Left pad a String with a specified character.
static java.lang.String	leftPad(java.lang.String str, int size, java.lang.String padStr) Left pad a String with a specified String.
static int	length(java.lang.String str) Gets a String's length or 0 if the String is null.
static java.lang.String	lowerCase(java.lang.String str) Converts a String to lower case as per String.toLowerCase().
static java.lang.String	lowerCase(java.lang.String str, java.util.Locale locale) Converts a String to lower case as per String.toLowerCase(Locale).
static RegExpMatch	match(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String regExp)
static java.lang.String	mid(java.lang.String str, int pos, int len) Gets len characters from the middle of a String.
static int	ordinalIndexOf(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchStr, int ordinal) Finds the n-th index within a String, handling null.
static java.lang.String	overlay(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String overlay, int start, int end) Overlays part of a String with another String.
static java.lang.String	overlayString(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String overlay, int start, int end) Deprecated. Use better named overlay(String, String, int, int) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	prechomp(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String sep) Deprecated. Use substringAfter(String, String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	remove(java.lang.String str, char remove) Removes all occurrences of a character from within the source string.
static java.lang.String	remove(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String remove) Removes all occurrences of a substring from within the source string.
static java.lang.String	removeEnd(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String remove) Removes a substring only if it is at the end of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.
static java.lang.String	removeEndIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String remove) Case insensitive removal of a substring if it is at the end of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.
static java.lang.String	removeStart(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String remove) Removes a substring only if it is at the begining of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.
static java.lang.String	removeStartIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String remove) Case insensitive removal of a substring if it is at the begining of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.
static java.lang.String	repeat(java.lang.String str, int repeat) Repeat a String repeat times to form a new String.
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String searchString, java.lang.String replacement) Replaces all occurrences of a String within another String.
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String searchString, java.lang.String replacement, int max) Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String, for the first max values of the search String.
static java.lang.String	replaceChars(java.lang.String str, char searchChar, char replaceChar) Replaces all occurrences of a character in a String with another.
static java.lang.String	replaceChars(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchChars, java.lang.String replaceChars) Replaces multiple characters in a String in one go.
static java.lang.String	replaceCRLFwithLF(java.lang.String text)
static java.lang.String	replaceEach(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String[] searchList, java.lang.String[] replacementList) Replaces all occurrences of Strings within another String.
static java.lang.String	replaceEachRepeatedly(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String[] searchList, java.lang.String[] replacementList) Replaces all occurrences of Strings within another String.
static java.lang.String	replaceOnce(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String searchString, java.lang.String replacement) Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String, once.
static java.lang.String	reverse(java.lang.String str) Reverses a String as per StringBuilder.reverse().
static java.lang.String	right(java.lang.String str, int len) Gets the rightmost len characters of a String.
static java.lang.String	rightPad(java.lang.String str, int size) Right pad a String with spaces (' ').
static java.lang.String	rightPad(java.lang.String str, int size, char padChar) Right pad a String with a specified character.
static java.lang.String	rightPad(java.lang.String str, int size, java.lang.String padStr) Right pad a String with a specified String.
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String str) Splits the provided text into an array, using whitespace as the separator.
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String str, char separatorChar) Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified.
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separatorChars) Splits the provided text into an array, separators specified.
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separatorChars, int max) Splits the provided text into an array with a maximum length, separators specified.
static java.lang.String[]	splitByCharacterType(java.lang.String str) Splits a String by Character type as returned by java.lang.Character.getType(char).
static java.lang.String[]	splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase(java.lang.String str) Splits a String by Character type as returned by java.lang.Character.getType(char).
static java.lang.String[]	splitByWholeSeparator(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.
static java.lang.String[]	splitByWholeSeparator(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator, int max) Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.
static java.lang.String[]	splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.
static java.lang.String[]	splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator, int max) Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.
static java.lang.String[]	splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str) Splits the provided text into an array, using whitespace as the separator, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators.
static java.lang.String[]	splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str, char separatorChar) Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators.
static java.lang.String[]	splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separatorChars) Splits the provided text into an array, separators specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators.
static java.lang.String[]	splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separatorChars, int max) Splits the provided text into an array with a maximum length, separators specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators.
static boolean	startsWith(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String prefix) Check if a String starts with a specified prefix.
static boolean	startsWithAny(java.lang.String string, java.lang.String[] searchStrings) Check if a String starts with any of an array of specified strings.
static boolean	startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String prefix) Case insensitive check if a String starts with a specified prefix.
static java.lang.String	strip(java.lang.String str) Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String.
static java.lang.String	strip(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of a String.
static java.lang.String[]	stripAll(java.lang.String[] strs) Strips whitespace from the start and end of every String in an array.
static java.lang.String[]	stripAll(java.lang.String[] strs, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of every String in an array.
static java.lang.String	stripEnd(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the end of a String.
static java.lang.String	stripStart(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String stripChars) Strips any of a set of characters from the start of a String.
static java.lang.String	stripToEmpty(java.lang.String str) Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String returning an empty String if null input.
static java.lang.String	stripToNull(java.lang.String str) Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String returning null if the String is empty ("") after the strip.
static java.lang.String	substring(java.lang.String str, int start) Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.
static java.lang.String	substring(java.lang.String str, int start, int end) Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.
static java.lang.String	substringAfter(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Gets the substring after the first occurrence of a separator.
static java.lang.String	substringAfterLast(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Gets the substring after the last occurrence of a separator.
static java.lang.String	substringBefore(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Gets the substring before the first occurrence of a separator.
static java.lang.String	substringBeforeLast(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String separator) Gets the substring before the last occurrence of a separator.
static java.lang.String	substringBetween(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String tag) Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the same String.
static java.lang.String	substringBetween(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String open, java.lang.String close) Gets the String that is nested in between two Strings.
static java.lang.String[]	substringsBetween(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String open, java.lang.String close) Searches a String for substrings delimited by a start and end tag, returning all matching substrings in an array.
static java.lang.String	swapCase(java.lang.String str) Swaps the case of a String changing upper and title case to lower case, and lower case to upper case.
static java.lang.String	toCamelCase(java.lang.String thiz) Converts snake_case/kebab-case to camelCase e.g., my_var_name becomes myVarName.
static java.lang.String[]	tokenize(java.lang.String s, char separator) Split up a string into tokens delimited by the specified separator character.
static java.lang.String	toPascalCase(java.lang.String thiz) Converts snake_case/kebab-case to PascalCase e.g., my-type-name becomes MyTypeName.
static java.lang.String	trim(java.lang.String str) Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String, handling null by returning null.
static java.lang.String	trimToEmpty(java.lang.String str) Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String returning an empty String ("") if the String is empty ("") after the trim or if it is null.
static java.lang.String	trimToNull(java.lang.String str) Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String returning null if the String is empty ("") after the trim or if it is null.
static java.lang.String	uncapitalise(java.lang.String str) Deprecated. Use the standardly named uncapitalize(String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static java.lang.String	uncapitalize(java.lang.String str) Uncapitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as per Character.toLowerCase(char).
static java.lang.String	unquote(java.lang.String text)
static java.lang.String	upperCase(java.lang.String str) Converts a String to upper case as per String.toUpperCase().
static java.lang.String	upperCase(java.lang.String str, java.util.Locale locale) Converts a String to upper case as per String.toUpperCase(Locale).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EMPTY

public static final java.lang.String EMPTY

The empty String "".

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Constant Field Values

INDEX_NOT_FOUND

public static final int INDEX_NOT_FOUND

Represents a failed index search.

Since:

2.1

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ManStringUtil

public ManStringUtil()

Method Detail

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String glue,
                                    java.lang.Object[] charSequences)

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String glue,
                                    java.util.Collection charSequences)

findDistinctIndexesOf

public static java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer> findDistinctIndexesOf(java.lang.String string,
                                                                           java.lang.String substringToLookFor)

tokenize

public static java.lang.String[] tokenize(java.lang.String s,
                                          char separator)

Split up a string into tokens delimited by the specified separator character. If the string is null or zero length, returns null.

Parameters:

s - The String to tokenize

separator - The character delimiting tokens

Returns:

An ArrayList of String tokens, or null is s is null or 0 length.

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.lang.String str)

Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.

 StringUtils.isEmpty(null)      = true
 StringUtils.isEmpty("")        = true
 StringUtils.isEmpty(" ")       = false
 StringUtils.isEmpty("bob")     = false
 StringUtils.isEmpty("  bob  ") = false
 

NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0. It no longer trims the String. That functionality is available in isBlank().

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if the String is empty or null

isNotEmpty

public static boolean isNotEmpty(java.lang.String str)

Checks if a String is not empty ("") and not null.

 StringUtils.isNotEmpty(null)      = false
 StringUtils.isNotEmpty("")        = false
 StringUtils.isNotEmpty(" ")       = true
 StringUtils.isNotEmpty("bob")     = true
 StringUtils.isNotEmpty("  bob  ") = true
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if the String is not empty and not null

isBlank

public static boolean isBlank(java.lang.String str)

Checks if a String is whitespace, empty ("") or null.

 ManStringUtil.isBlank(null)      = true
 ManStringUtil.isBlank("")        = true
 ManStringUtil.isBlank(" ")       = true
 ManStringUtil.isBlank("bob")     = false
 ManStringUtil.isBlank("  bob  ") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if the String is null, empty or whitespace

Since:

2.0

isNotBlank

public static boolean isNotBlank(java.lang.String str)

Checks if a String is not empty (""), not null and not whitespace only.

 ManStringUtil.isNotBlank(null)      = false
 ManStringUtil.isNotBlank("")        = false
 ManStringUtil.isNotBlank(" ")       = false
 ManStringUtil.isNotBlank("bob")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isNotBlank("  bob  ") = true
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if the String is not empty and not null and not whitespace

Since:

2.0

clean

public static java.lang.String clean(java.lang.String str)

Deprecated. Use the clearer named trimToEmpty(String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String, handling null by returning an empty String ("").

 ManStringUtil.clean(null)          = ""
 ManStringUtil.clean("")            = ""
 ManStringUtil.clean("abc")         = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.clean("    abc    ") = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.clean("     ")       = ""
 

Parameters:

str - the String to clean, may be null

Returns:

the trimmed text, never null

See Also:

String.trim()

trim

public static java.lang.String trim(java.lang.String str)

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String, handling null by returning null.

The String is trimmed using String.trim(). Trim removes start and end characters <= 32. To strip whitespace use strip(String).

To trim your choice of characters, use the strip(String, String) methods.

 ManStringUtil.trim(null)          = null
 ManStringUtil.trim("")            = ""
 ManStringUtil.trim("     ")       = ""
 ManStringUtil.trim("abc")         = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.trim("    abc    ") = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to be trimmed, may be null

Returns:

the trimmed string, null if null String input

trimToNull

public static java.lang.String trimToNull(java.lang.String str)

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String returning null if the String is empty ("") after the trim or if it is null.

The String is trimmed using String.trim(). Trim removes start and end characters <= 32. To strip whitespace use stripToNull(String).

 ManStringUtil.trimToNull(null)          = null
 ManStringUtil.trimToNull("")            = null
 ManStringUtil.trimToNull("     ")       = null
 ManStringUtil.trimToNull("abc")         = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.trimToNull("    abc    ") = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to be trimmed, may be null

Returns:

the trimmed String, null if only chars <= 32, empty or null String input

Since:

2.0

trimToEmpty

public static java.lang.String trimToEmpty(java.lang.String str)

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both ends of this String returning an empty String ("") if the String is empty ("") after the trim or if it is null.

The String is trimmed using String.trim(). Trim removes start and end characters <= 32. To strip whitespace use stripToEmpty(String).

 ManStringUtil.trimToEmpty(null)          = ""
 ManStringUtil.trimToEmpty("")            = ""
 ManStringUtil.trimToEmpty("     ")       = ""
 ManStringUtil.trimToEmpty("abc")         = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.trimToEmpty("    abc    ") = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to be trimmed, may be null

Returns:

the trimmed String, or an empty String if null input

Since:

2.0

strip

public static java.lang.String strip(java.lang.String str)

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String.

This is similar to trim(String) but removes whitespace. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.strip(null)     = null
 ManStringUtil.strip("")       = ""
 ManStringUtil.strip("   ")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.strip("abc")    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip("  abc")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip("abc  ")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip(" abc ")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip(" ab c ") = "ab c"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove whitespace from, may be null

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

stripToNull

public static java.lang.String stripToNull(java.lang.String str)

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String returning null if the String is empty ("") after the strip.

This is similar to trimToNull(String) but removes whitespace. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 ManStringUtil.stripToNull(null)     = null
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull("")       = null
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull("   ")    = null
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull("abc")    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull("  abc")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull("abc  ")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull(" abc ")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToNull(" ab c ") = "ab c"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to be stripped, may be null

Returns:

the stripped String, null if whitespace, empty or null String input

Since:

2.0

stripToEmpty

public static java.lang.String stripToEmpty(java.lang.String str)

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String returning an empty String if null input.

This is similar to trimToEmpty(String) but removes whitespace. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty(null)     = ""
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty("")       = ""
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty("   ")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty("abc")    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty("  abc")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty("abc  ")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty(" abc ")  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripToEmpty(" ab c ") = "ab c"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to be stripped, may be null

Returns:

the trimmed String, or an empty String if null input

Since:

2.0

strip

public static java.lang.String strip(java.lang.String str,
                                     java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of a String. This is similar to String.trim() but allows the characters to be stripped to be controlled.

A null input String returns null. An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is stripped as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char). Alternatively use strip(String).

 ManStringUtil.strip(null, *)          = null
 ManStringUtil.strip("", *)            = ""
 ManStringUtil.strip("abc", null)      = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip("  abc", null)    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip("abc  ", null)    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip(" abc ", null)    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.strip("  abcyx", "xyz") = "  abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

stripStart

public static java.lang.String stripStart(java.lang.String str,
                                          java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the start of a String.

A null input String returns null. An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is stripped as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 ManStringUtil.stripStart(null, *)          = null
 ManStringUtil.stripStart("", *)            = ""
 ManStringUtil.stripStart("abc", "")        = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripStart("abc", null)      = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripStart("  abc", null)    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripStart("abc  ", null)    = "abc  "
 ManStringUtil.stripStart(" abc ", null)    = "abc "
 ManStringUtil.stripStart("yxabc  ", "xyz") = "abc  "
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

stripEnd

public static java.lang.String stripEnd(java.lang.String str,
                                        java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the end of a String.

A null input String returns null. An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is stripped as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 ManStringUtil.stripEnd(null, *)          = null
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd("", *)            = ""
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd("abc", "")        = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd("abc", null)      = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd("  abc", null)    = "  abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd("abc  ", null)    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd(" abc ", null)    = " abc"
 ManStringUtil.stripEnd("  abcyx", "xyz") = "  abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped String, null if null String input

stripAll

public static java.lang.String[] stripAll(java.lang.String[] strs)

Strips whitespace from the start and end of every String in an array. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

A new array is returned each time, except for length zero. A null array will return null. An empty array will return itself. A null array entry will be ignored.

 ManStringUtil.stripAll(null)             = null
 ManStringUtil.stripAll([])               = []
 ManStringUtil.stripAll(["abc", "  abc"]) = ["abc", "abc"]
 ManStringUtil.stripAll(["abc  ", null])  = ["abc", null]
 

Parameters:

strs - the array to remove whitespace from, may be null

Returns:

the stripped Strings, null if null array input

stripAll

public static java.lang.String[] stripAll(java.lang.String[] strs,
                                          java.lang.String stripChars)

Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of every String in an array.

Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

A new array is returned each time, except for length zero. A null array will return null. An empty array will return itself. A null array entry will be ignored. A null stripChars will strip whitespace as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 ManStringUtil.stripAll(null, *)                = null
 ManStringUtil.stripAll([], *)                  = []
 ManStringUtil.stripAll(["abc", "  abc"], null) = ["abc", "abc"]
 ManStringUtil.stripAll(["abc  ", null], null)  = ["abc", null]
 ManStringUtil.stripAll(["abc  ", null], "yz")  = ["abc  ", null]
 ManStringUtil.stripAll(["yabcz", null], "yz")  = ["abc", null]
 

Parameters:

strs - the array to remove characters from, may be null

stripChars - the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace

Returns:

the stripped Strings, null if null array input

equals

public static boolean equals(java.lang.String str1,
                             java.lang.String str2)

Compares two Strings, returning true if they are equal.

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null references are considered to be equal. The comparison is case sensitive.

 ManStringUtil.equals(null, null)   = true
 ManStringUtil.equals(null, "abc")  = false
 ManStringUtil.equals("abc", null)  = false
 ManStringUtil.equals("abc", "abc") = true
 ManStringUtil.equals("abc", "ABC") = false
 

Parameters:

str1 - the first String, may be null

str2 - the second String, may be null

Returns:

true if the Strings are equal, case sensitive, or both null

See Also:

String.equals(Object)

equalsIgnoreCase

public static boolean equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str1,
                                       java.lang.String str2)

Compares two Strings, returning true if they are equal ignoring the case.

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null references are considered equal. Comparison is case insensitive.

 ManStringUtil.equalsIgnoreCase(null, null)   = true
 ManStringUtil.equalsIgnoreCase(null, "abc")  = false
 ManStringUtil.equalsIgnoreCase("abc", null)  = false
 ManStringUtil.equalsIgnoreCase("abc", "abc") = true
 ManStringUtil.equalsIgnoreCase("abc", "ABC") = true
 

Parameters:

str1 - the first String, may be null

str2 - the second String, may be null

Returns:

true if the Strings are equal, case insensitive, or both null

See Also:

String.equalsIgnoreCase(String)

indexOf

public static int indexOf(java.lang.String str,
                          char searchChar)

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(int).

A null or empty ("") String will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOf(null, *)         = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("", *)           = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'a') = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b') = 2
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChar - the character to find

Returns:

the first index of the search character, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

indexOf

public static int indexOf(java.lang.String str,
                          char searchChar,
                          int startPos)

Finds the first index within a String from a start position, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(int, int).

A null or empty ("") String will return -1. A negative start position is treated as zero. A start position greater than the string length returns -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("", *, *)            = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 0)  = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 3)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 9)  = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', -1) = 2
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChar - the character to find

startPos - the start position, negative treated as zero

Returns:

the first index of the search character, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

indexOf

public static int indexOf(java.lang.String str,
                          java.lang.String searchStr)

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(String).

A null String will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOf(null, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf(*, null)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("", "")           = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "a")  = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b")  = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "ab") = 1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "")   = 0
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

Returns:

the first index of the search String, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

ordinalIndexOf

public static int ordinalIndexOf(java.lang.String str,
                                 java.lang.String searchStr,
                                 int ordinal)

Finds the n-th index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(String).

A null String will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("", "", *)           = 0
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 1)  = 0
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 2)  = 1
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 1)  = 2
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 2)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 1) = 1
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 2) = 4
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "", 1)   = 0
 ManStringUtil.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "", 2)   = 0
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

ordinal - the n-th searchStr to find

Returns:

the n-th index of the search String, -1 (INDEX_NOT_FOUND) if no match or null string input

Since:

2.1

indexOf

public static int indexOf(java.lang.String str,
                          java.lang.String searchStr,
                          int startPos)

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(String, int).

A null String will return -1. A negative start position is treated as zero. An empty ("") search String always matches. A start position greater than the string length only matches an empty search String.

 ManStringUtil.indexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("", "", 0)           = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 0)  = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 0)  = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 0) = 1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 3)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 9)  = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", -1) = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("aabaabaa", "", 2)   = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOf("abc", "", 9)        = 3
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

startPos - the start position, negative treated as zero

Returns:

the first index of the search String, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

lastIndexOf

public static int lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str,
                              char searchChar)

Finds the last index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.lastIndexOf(int).

A null or empty ("") String will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf(null, *)         = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("", *)           = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'a') = 7
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b') = 5
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChar - the character to find

Returns:

the last index of the search character, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

lastIndexOf

public static int lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str,
                              char searchChar,
                              int startPos)

Finds the last index within a String from a start position, handling null. This method uses String.lastIndexOf(int, int).

A null or empty ("") String will return -1. A negative start position returns -1. A start position greater than the string length searches the whole string.

 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("", *,  *)           = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 8)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 4)  = 2
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 0)  = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 9)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', -1) = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'a', 0)  = 0
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChar - the character to find

startPos - the start position

Returns:

the last index of the search character, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

lastIndexOf

public static int lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str,
                              java.lang.String searchStr)

Finds the last index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.lastIndexOf(String).

A null String will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf(null, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf(*, null)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("", "")           = 0
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a")  = 0
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b")  = 2
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab") = 1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "")   = 8
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

Returns:

the last index of the search String, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

lastIndexOf

public static int lastIndexOf(java.lang.String str,
                              java.lang.String searchStr,
                              int startPos)

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. This method uses String.lastIndexOf(String, int).

A null String will return -1. A negative start position returns -1. An empty ("") search String always matches unless the start position is negative. A start position greater than the string length searches the whole string.

 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 8)  = 7
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 8)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 8) = 4
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 9)  = 5
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", -1) = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 0)  = 0
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 0)  = -1
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

startPos - the start position, negative treated as zero

Returns:

the first index of the search String, -1 if no match or null string input

Since:

2.0

contains

public static boolean contains(java.lang.String str,
                               char searchChar)

Checks if String contains a search character, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(int).

A null or empty ("") String will return false.

 ManStringUtil.contains(null, *)    = false
 ManStringUtil.contains("", *)      = false
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", 'a') = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", 'z') = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChar - the character to find

Returns:

true if the String contains the search character, false if not or null string input

Since:

2.0

contains

public static boolean contains(java.lang.String str,
                               java.lang.String searchStr)

Checks if String contains a search String, handling null. This method uses String.indexOf(String).

A null String will return false.

 ManStringUtil.contains(null, *)     = false
 ManStringUtil.contains(*, null)     = false
 ManStringUtil.contains("", "")      = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "")   = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "a")  = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "z")  = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

Returns:

true if the String contains the search String, false if not or null string input

Since:

2.0

containsIgnoreCase

public static boolean containsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str,
                                         java.lang.String searchStr)

Checks if String contains a search String irrespective of case, handling null. This method uses contains(String, String).

A null String will return false.

 ManStringUtil.contains(null, *) = false
 ManStringUtil.contains(*, null) = false
 ManStringUtil.contains("", "") = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "") = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "a") = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "z") = false
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "A") = true
 ManStringUtil.contains("abc", "Z") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStr - the String to find, may be null

Returns:

true if the String contains the search String irrespective of case or false if not or null string input

indexOfAny

public static int indexOfAny(java.lang.String str,
                             char[] searchChars)

Search a String to find the first index of any character in the given set of characters.

A null String will return -1. A null or zero length search array will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(null, *)                = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("", *)                  = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(*, null)                = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(*, [])                  = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx",['z','a']) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx",['b','y']) = 3
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("aba", ['z'])           = -1
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChars - the chars to search for, may be null

Returns:

the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input

Since:

2.0

indexOfAny

public static int indexOfAny(java.lang.String str,
                             java.lang.String searchChars)

Search a String to find the first index of any character in the given set of characters.

A null String will return -1. A null search string will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(null, *)            = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("", *)              = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(*, null)            = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(*, "")              = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", "za") = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", "by") = 3
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("aba","z")          = -1
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChars - the chars to search for, may be null

Returns:

the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input

Since:

2.0

containsAny

public static boolean containsAny(java.lang.String str,
                                  char[] searchChars)

Checks if the String contains any character in the given set of characters.

A null String will return false. A null or zero length search array will return false.

 ManStringUtil.containsAny(null, *)                = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("", *)                  = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny(*, null)                = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny(*, [])                  = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("zzabyycdxx",['z','a']) = true
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("zzabyycdxx",['b','y']) = true
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("aba", ['z'])           = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChars - the chars to search for, may be null

Returns:

the true if any of the chars are found, false if no match or null input

Since:

2.4

containsAny

public static boolean containsAny(java.lang.String str,
                                  java.lang.String searchChars)

Checks if the String contains any character in the given set of characters.

A null String will return false. A null search string will return false.

 ManStringUtil.containsAny(null, *)            = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("", *)              = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny(*, null)            = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny(*, "")              = false
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("zzabyycdxx", "za") = true
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("zzabyycdxx", "by") = true
 ManStringUtil.containsAny("aba","z")          = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChars - the chars to search for, may be null

Returns:

the true if any of the chars are found, false if no match or null input

Since:

2.4

indexOfAnyBut

public static int indexOfAnyBut(java.lang.String str,
                                char[] searchChars)

Search a String to find the first index of any character not in the given set of characters.

A null String will return -1. A null or zero length search array will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut(null, *)           = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("", *)             = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut(*, null)           = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut(*, [])             = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx",'za') = 3
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx", '')  = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("aba", 'ab')       = -1
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChars - the chars to search for, may be null

Returns:

the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input

Since:

2.0

indexOfAnyBut

public static int indexOfAnyBut(java.lang.String str,
                                java.lang.String searchChars)

Search a String to find the first index of any character not in the given set of characters.

A null String will return -1. A null search string will return -1.

 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut(null, *)            = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("", *)              = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut(*, null)            = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut(*, "")              = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx", "za") = 3
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx", "")   = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAnyBut("aba","ab")         = -1
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchChars - the chars to search for, may be null

Returns:

the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input

Since:

2.0

containsOnly

public static boolean containsOnly(java.lang.String str,
                                   char[] valid)

Checks if the String contains only certain characters.

A null String will return false. A null valid character array will return false. An empty String ("") always returns true.

 ManStringUtil.containsOnly(null, *)       = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly(*, null)       = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("", *)         = true
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("ab", '')      = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("abab", 'abc') = true
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("ab1", 'abc')  = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("abz", 'abc')  = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

valid - an array of valid chars, may be null

Returns:

true if it only contains valid chars and is non-null

containsOnly

public static boolean containsOnly(java.lang.String str,
                                   java.lang.String validChars)

Checks if the String contains only certain characters.

A null String will return false. A null valid character String will return false. An empty String ("") always returns true.

 ManStringUtil.containsOnly(null, *)       = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly(*, null)       = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("", *)         = true
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("ab", "")      = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("abab", "abc") = true
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("ab1", "abc")  = false
 ManStringUtil.containsOnly("abz", "abc")  = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

validChars - a String of valid chars, may be null

Returns:

true if it only contains valid chars and is non-null

Since:

2.0

containsNone

public static boolean containsNone(java.lang.String str,
                                   char[] invalidChars)

Checks that the String does not contain certain characters.

A null String will return true. A null invalid character array will return true. An empty String ("") always returns true.

 ManStringUtil.containsNone(null, *)       = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone(*, null)       = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("", *)         = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("ab", '')      = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("abab", 'xyz') = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("ab1", 'xyz')  = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("abz", 'xyz')  = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

invalidChars - an array of invalid chars, may be null

Returns:

true if it contains none of the invalid chars, or is null

Since:

2.0

containsNone

public static boolean containsNone(java.lang.String str,
                                   java.lang.String invalidChars)

Checks that the String does not contain certain characters.

A null String will return true. A null invalid character array will return true. An empty String ("") always returns true.

 ManStringUtil.containsNone(null, *)       = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone(*, null)       = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("", *)         = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("ab", "")      = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("abab", "xyz") = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("ab1", "xyz")  = true
 ManStringUtil.containsNone("abz", "xyz")  = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

invalidChars - a String of invalid chars, may be null

Returns:

true if it contains none of the invalid chars, or is null

Since:

2.0

indexOfAny

public static int indexOfAny(java.lang.String str,
                             java.lang.String[] searchStrs)

Find the first index of any of a set of potential substrings.

A null String will return -1. A null or zero length search array will return -1. A null search array entry will be ignored, but a search array containing "" will return 0 if str is not null. This method uses String.indexOf(String).

 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(null, *)                     = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(*, null)                     = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny(*, [])                       = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["ab","cd"])   = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["cd","ab"])   = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn","op"])   = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["zab","aby"]) = 1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", [""])          = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("", [""])                    = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfAny("", ["a"])                   = -1
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStrs - the Strings to search for, may be null

Returns:

the first index of any of the searchStrs in str, -1 if no match

lastIndexOfAny

public static int lastIndexOfAny(java.lang.String str,
                                 java.lang.String[] searchStrs)

Find the latest index of any of a set of potential substrings.

A null String will return -1. A null search array will return -1. A null or zero length search array entry will be ignored, but a search array containing "" will return the length of str if str is not null. This method uses String.indexOf(String)

 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny(null, *)                   = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny(*, null)                   = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny(*, [])                     = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny(*, [null])                 = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["ab","cd"]) = 6
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["cd","ab"]) = 6
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn","op"]) = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn","op"]) = -1
 ManStringUtil.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn",""])   = 10
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

searchStrs - the Strings to search for, may be null

Returns:

the last index of any of the Strings, -1 if no match

substring

public static java.lang.String substring(java.lang.String str,
                                         int start)

Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.

A negative start position can be used to start n characters from the end of the String.

A null String will return null. An empty ("") String will return "".

 ManStringUtil.substring(null, *)   = null
 ManStringUtil.substring("", *)     = ""
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 0)  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 2)  = "c"
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 4)  = ""
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", -2) = "bc"
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", -4) = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get the substring from, may be null

start - the position to start from, negative means count back from the end of the String by this many characters

Returns:

substring from start position, null if null String input

substring

public static java.lang.String substring(java.lang.String str,
                                         int start,
                                         int end)

Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.

A negative start position can be used to start/end n characters from the end of the String.

The returned substring starts with the character in the start position and ends before the end position. All position counting is zero-based -- i.e., to start at the beginning of the string use start = 0. Negative start and end positions can be used to specify offsets relative to the end of the String.

If start is not strictly to the left of end, "" is returned.

 ManStringUtil.substring(null, *, *)    = null
 ManStringUtil.substring("", * ,  *)    = "";
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 0, 2)   = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 2, 0)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 2, 4)   = "c"
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 4, 6)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", 2, 2)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", -2, -1) = "b"
 ManStringUtil.substring("abc", -4, 2)  = "ab"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get the substring from, may be null

start - the position to start from, negative means count back from the end of the String by this many characters

end - the position to end at (exclusive), negative means count back from the end of the String by this many characters

Returns:

substring from start position to end positon, null if null String input

left

public static java.lang.String left(java.lang.String str,
                                    int len)

Gets the leftmost len characters of a String.

If len characters are not available, or the String is null, the String will be returned without an exception. An exception is thrown if len is negative.

 ManStringUtil.left(null, *)    = null
 ManStringUtil.left(*, -ve)     = ""
 ManStringUtil.left("", *)      = ""
 ManStringUtil.left("abc", 0)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.left("abc", 2)   = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.left("abc", 4)   = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get the leftmost characters from, may be null

len - the length of the required String, must be zero or positive

Returns:

the leftmost characters, null if null String input

right

public static java.lang.String right(java.lang.String str,
                                     int len)

Gets the rightmost len characters of a String.

If len characters are not available, or the String is null, the String will be returned without an an exception. An exception is thrown if len is negative.

 ManStringUtil.right(null, *)    = null
 ManStringUtil.right(*, -ve)     = ""
 ManStringUtil.right("", *)      = ""
 ManStringUtil.right("abc", 0)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.right("abc", 2)   = "bc"
 ManStringUtil.right("abc", 4)   = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get the rightmost characters from, may be null

len - the length of the required String, must be zero or positive

Returns:

the rightmost characters, null if null String input

mid

public static java.lang.String mid(java.lang.String str,
                                   int pos,
                                   int len)

Gets len characters from the middle of a String.

If len characters are not available, the remainder of the String will be returned without an exception. If the String is null, null will be returned. An exception is thrown if len is negative.

 ManStringUtil.mid(null, *, *)    = null
 ManStringUtil.mid(*, *, -ve)     = ""
 ManStringUtil.mid("", 0, *)      = ""
 ManStringUtil.mid("abc", 0, 2)   = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.mid("abc", 0, 4)   = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.mid("abc", 2, 4)   = "c"
 ManStringUtil.mid("abc", 4, 2)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.mid("abc", -2, 2)  = "ab"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get the characters from, may be null

pos - the position to start from, negative treated as zero

len - the length of the required String, must be zero or positive

Returns:

the middle characters, null if null String input

substringBefore

public static java.lang.String substringBefore(java.lang.String str,
                                               java.lang.String separator)

Gets the substring before the first occurrence of a separator. The separator is not returned.

A null string input will return null. An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. A null separator will return the input string.

 ManStringUtil.substringBefore(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("abc", "a")   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("abcba", "b") = "a"
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("abc", "c")   = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("abc", "d")   = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("abc", "")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBefore("abc", null)  = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get a substring from, may be null

separator - the String to search for, may be null

Returns:

the substring before the first occurrence of the separator, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

substringAfter

public static java.lang.String substringAfter(java.lang.String str,
                                              java.lang.String separator)

Gets the substring after the first occurrence of a separator. The separator is not returned.

A null string input will return null. An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. A null separator will return the empty string if the input string is not null.

 ManStringUtil.substringAfter(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter(*, null)      = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter("abc", "a")   = "bc"
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter("abcba", "b") = "cba"
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter("abc", "c")   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter("abc", "d")   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfter("abc", "")    = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get a substring from, may be null

separator - the String to search for, may be null

Returns:

the substring after the first occurrence of the separator, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

substringBeforeLast

public static java.lang.String substringBeforeLast(java.lang.String str,
                                                   java.lang.String separator)

Gets the substring before the last occurrence of a separator. The separator is not returned.

A null string input will return null. An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. An empty or null separator will return the input string.

 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("abcba", "b") = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("abc", "c")   = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("a", "a")     = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("a", "z")     = "a"
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("a", null)    = "a"
 ManStringUtil.substringBeforeLast("a", "")      = "a"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get a substring from, may be null

separator - the String to search for, may be null

Returns:

the substring before the last occurrence of the separator, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

substringAfterLast

public static java.lang.String substringAfterLast(java.lang.String str,
                                                  java.lang.String separator)

Gets the substring after the last occurrence of a separator. The separator is not returned.

A null string input will return null. An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. An empty or null separator will return the empty string if the input string is not null.

 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast(*, "")        = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast(*, null)      = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast("abc", "a")   = "bc"
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast("abcba", "b") = "a"
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast("abc", "c")   = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast("a", "a")     = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringAfterLast("a", "z")     = ""
 

Parameters:

str - the String to get a substring from, may be null

separator - the String to search for, may be null

Returns:

the substring after the last occurrence of the separator, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

substringBetween

public static java.lang.String substringBetween(java.lang.String str,
                                                java.lang.String tag)

Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the same String.

A null input String returns null. A null tag returns null.

 ManStringUtil.substringBetween(null, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("", "")             = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("", "tag")          = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("tagabctag", null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("tagabctag", "")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("tagabctag", "tag") = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String containing the substring, may be null

tag - the String before and after the substring, may be null

Returns:

the substring, null if no match

Since:

2.0

substringBetween

public static java.lang.String substringBetween(java.lang.String str,
                                                java.lang.String open,
                                                java.lang.String close)

Gets the String that is nested in between two Strings. Only the first match is returned.

A null input String returns null. A null open/close returns null (no match). An empty ("") open and close returns an empty string.

 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("wx[b]yz", "[", "]") = "b"
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween(null, *, *)          = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween(*, null, *)          = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween(*, *, null)          = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("", "", "")          = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("", "", "]")         = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("", "[", "]")        = null
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("yabcz", "", "")     = ""
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("yabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.substringBetween("yabczyabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String containing the substring, may be null

open - the String before the substring, may be null

close - the String after the substring, may be null

Returns:

the substring, null if no match

Since:

2.0

substringsBetween

public static java.lang.String[] substringsBetween(java.lang.String str,
                                                   java.lang.String open,
                                                   java.lang.String close)

Searches a String for substrings delimited by a start and end tag, returning all matching substrings in an array.

A null input String returns null. A null open/close returns null (no match). An empty ("") open/close returns null (no match).

 ManStringUtil.substringsBetween("[a][b][c]", "[", "]") = ["a","b","c"]
 ManStringUtil.substringsBetween(null, *, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.substringsBetween(*, null, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.substringsBetween(*, *, null)            = null
 ManStringUtil.substringsBetween("", "[", "]")          = []
 

Parameters:

str - the String containing the substrings, null returns null, empty returns empty

open - the String identifying the start of the substring, empty returns null

close - the String identifying the end of the substring, empty returns null

Returns:

a String Array of substrings, or null if no match

Since:

2.3

getNestedString

public static java.lang.String getNestedString(java.lang.String str,
                                               java.lang.String tag)

Deprecated. Use the better named substringBetween(String, String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the same String.

A null input String returns null. A null tag returns null.

 ManStringUtil.getNestedString(null, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("", "")             = ""
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("", "tag")          = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("tagabctag", null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("tagabctag", "")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("tagabctag", "tag") = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String containing nested-string, may be null

tag - the String before and after nested-string, may be null

Returns:

the nested String, null if no match

getNestedString

public static java.lang.String getNestedString(java.lang.String str,
                                               java.lang.String open,
                                               java.lang.String close)

Deprecated. Use the better named substringBetween(String, String, String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Gets the String that is nested in between two Strings. Only the first match is returned.

A null input String returns null. A null open/close returns null (no match). An empty ("") open/close returns an empty string.

 ManStringUtil.getNestedString(null, *, *)          = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("", "", "")          = ""
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("", "", "tag")       = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("", "tag", "tag")    = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("yabcz", null, null) = null
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("yabcz", "", "")     = ""
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("yabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.getNestedString("yabczyabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String containing nested-string, may be null

open - the String before nested-string, may be null

close - the String after nested-string, may be null

Returns:

the nested String, null if no match

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String str)

Splits the provided text into an array, using whitespace as the separator. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.split(null)       = null
 ManStringUtil.split("")         = []
 ManStringUtil.split("abc def")  = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.split("abc  def") = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.split(" abc ")    = ["abc"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String str,
                                       char separatorChar)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.split(null, *)         = null
 ManStringUtil.split("", *)           = []
 ManStringUtil.split("a.b.c", '.')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.split("a..b.c", '.')   = ["a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.split("a:b:c", '.')    = ["a:b:c"]
 ManStringUtil.split("a b c", ' ')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChar - the character used as the delimiter

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String str,
                                       java.lang.String separatorChars)

Splits the provided text into an array, separators specified. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null. A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

 ManStringUtil.split(null, *)         = null
 ManStringUtil.split("", *)           = []
 ManStringUtil.split("abc def", null) = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.split("abc def", " ")  = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.split("abc  def", " ") = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.split("ab:cd:ef", ":") = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChars - the characters used as the delimiters, null splits on whitespace

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String str,
                                       java.lang.String separatorChars,
                                       int max)

Splits the provided text into an array with a maximum length, separators specified.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

A null input String returns null. A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

If more than max delimited substrings are found, the last returned string includes all characters after the first max - 1 returned strings (including separator characters).

 ManStringUtil.split(null, *, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.split("", *, *)              = []
 ManStringUtil.split("ab de fg", null, 0)   = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.split("ab   de fg", null, 0) = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.split("ab:cd:ef", ":", 0)    = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.split("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)    = ["ab", "cd:ef"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChars - the characters used as the delimiters, null splits on whitespace

max - the maximum number of elements to include in the array. A zero or negative value implies no limit

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

splitByWholeSeparator

public static java.lang.String[] splitByWholeSeparator(java.lang.String str,
                                                       java.lang.String separator)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.

The separator(s) will not be included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

A null input String returns null. A null separator splits on whitespace.

 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator(null, *)               = null
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("", *)                 = []
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab de fg", null)      = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab   de fg", null)    = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab:cd:ef", ":")       = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab-!-cd-!-ef", "-!-") = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separator - String containing the String to be used as a delimiter, null splits on whitespace

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String was input

splitByWholeSeparator

public static java.lang.String[] splitByWholeSeparator(java.lang.String str,
                                                       java.lang.String separator,
                                                       int max)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified. Returns a maximum of max substrings.

The separator(s) will not be included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

A null input String returns null. A null separator splits on whitespace.

 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator(null, *, *)               = null
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("", *, *)                 = []
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab de fg", null, 0)      = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab   de fg", null, 0)    = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)       = ["ab", "cd:ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab-!-cd-!-ef", "-!-", 5) = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparator("ab-!-cd-!-ef", "-!-", 2) = ["ab", "cd-!-ef"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separator - String containing the String to be used as a delimiter, null splits on whitespace

max - the maximum number of elements to include in the returned array. A zero or negative value implies no limit.

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String was input

splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens

public static java.lang.String[] splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str,
                                                                        java.lang.String separator)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null. A null separator splits on whitespace.

 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens(null, *)               = null
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("", *)                 = []
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab de fg", null)      = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null)    = ["ab", "", "", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":")       = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab-!-cd-!-ef", "-!-") = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separator - String containing the String to be used as a delimiter, null splits on whitespace

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String was input

Since:

2.4

splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens

public static java.lang.String[] splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str,
                                                                        java.lang.String separator,
                                                                        int max)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified. Returns a maximum of max substrings.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null. A null separator splits on whitespace.

 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens(null, *, *)               = null
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("", *, *)                 = []
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab de fg", null, 0)      = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 0)    = ["ab", "", "", "de", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)       = ["ab", "cd:ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab-!-cd-!-ef", "-!-", 5) = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByWholeSeparatorPreserveAllTokens("ab-!-cd-!-ef", "-!-", 2) = ["ab", "cd-!-ef"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separator - String containing the String to be used as a delimiter, null splits on whitespace

max - the maximum number of elements to include in the returned array. A zero or negative value implies no limit.

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String was input

Since:

2.4

splitPreserveAllTokens

public static java.lang.String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str)

Splits the provided text into an array, using whitespace as the separator, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer. Whitespace is defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(null)       = null
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("")         = []
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc def")  = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc  def") = ["abc", "", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(" abc ")    = ["", "abc", ""]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

splitPreserveAllTokens

public static java.lang.String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str,
                                                        char separatorChar)

Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(null, *)         = null
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("", *)           = []
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a.b.c", '.')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a..b.c", '.')   = ["a", "", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a:b:c", '.')    = ["a:b:c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a\tb\nc", null) = ["a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a b c", ' ')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a b c ", ' ')   = ["a", "b", "c", ""]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("a b c  ", ' ')   = ["a", "b", "c", "", ""]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(" a b c", ' ')   = ["", a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("  a b c", ' ')  = ["", "", a", "b", "c"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(" a b c ", ' ')  = ["", a", "b", "c", ""]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChar - the character used as the delimiter, null splits on whitespace

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

splitPreserveAllTokens

public static java.lang.String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str,
                                                        java.lang.String separatorChars)

Splits the provided text into an array, separators specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

A null input String returns null. A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(null, *)           = null
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("", *)             = []
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc def", null)   = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc def", " ")    = ["abc", "def"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc  def", " ")   = ["abc", "", def"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":")   = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef:", ":")  = ["ab", "cd", "ef", ""]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef::", ":") = ["ab", "cd", "ef", "", ""]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab::cd:ef", ":")  = ["ab", "", cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(":cd:ef", ":")     = ["", cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("::cd:ef", ":")    = ["", "", cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(":cd:ef:", ":")    = ["", cd", "ef", ""]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChars - the characters used as the delimiters, null splits on whitespace

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

splitPreserveAllTokens

public static java.lang.String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(java.lang.String str,
                                                        java.lang.String separatorChars,
                                                        int max)

Splits the provided text into an array with a maximum length, separators specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent separators.

The separator is not included in the returned String array. Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

A null input String returns null. A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

If more than max delimited substrings are found, the last returned string includes all characters after the first max - 1 returned strings (including separator characters).

 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens(null, *, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("", *, *)              = []
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab de fg", null, 0)   = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 0) = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":", 0)    = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)    = ["ab", "cd:ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 2) = ["ab", "  de fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 3) = ["ab", "", " de fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 4) = ["ab", "", "", "de fg"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to parse, may be null

separatorChars - the characters used as the delimiters, null splits on whitespace

max - the maximum number of elements to include in the array. A zero or negative value implies no limit

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

splitByCharacterType

public static java.lang.String[] splitByCharacterType(java.lang.String str)

Splits a String by Character type as returned by java.lang.Character.getType(char). Groups of contiguous characters of the same type are returned as complete tokens.

 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType(null)         = null
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("")           = []
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("ab de fg")   = ["ab", " ", "de", " ", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("ab   de fg") = ["ab", "   ", "de", " ", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("ab:cd:ef")   = ["ab", ":", "cd", ":", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("number5")    = ["number", "5"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("fooBar")     = ["foo", "B", "ar"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("foo200Bar")  = ["foo", "200", "B", "ar"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterType("ASFRules")   = ["ASFR", "ules"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to split, may be null

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.4

splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase

public static java.lang.String[] splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase(java.lang.String str)

Splits a String by Character type as returned by java.lang.Character.getType(char). Groups of contiguous characters of the same type are returned as complete tokens, with the following exception: the character of type Character.UPPERCASE_LETTER, if any, immediately preceding a token of type Character.LOWERCASE_LETTER will belong to the following token rather than to the preceding, if any, Character.UPPERCASE_LETTER token.

 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase(null)         = null
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("")           = []
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("ab de fg")   = ["ab", " ", "de", " ", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("ab   de fg") = ["ab", "   ", "de", " ", "fg"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("ab:cd:ef")   = ["ab", ":", "cd", ":", "ef"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("number5")    = ["number", "5"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("fooBar")     = ["foo", "Bar"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("foo200Bar")  = ["foo", "200", "Bar"]
 ManStringUtil.splitByCharacterTypeCamelCase("ASFRules")   = ["ASF", "Rules"]
 

Parameters:

str - the String to split, may be null

Returns:

an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input

Since:

2.4

concatenate

public static java.lang.String concatenate(java.lang.Object[] array)

Deprecated. Use the better named join(Object[]) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Concatenates elements of an array into a single String. Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by empty strings.

 ManStringUtil.concatenate(null)            = null
 ManStringUtil.concatenate([])              = ""
 ManStringUtil.concatenate([null])          = ""
 ManStringUtil.concatenate(["a", "b", "c"]) = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.concatenate([null, "", "a"]) = "a"
 

Parameters:

array - the array of values to concatenate, may be null

Returns:

the concatenated String, null if null array input

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.Object[] array)

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.

No separator is added to the joined String. Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by empty strings.

 ManStringUtil.join(null)            = null
 ManStringUtil.join([])              = ""
 ManStringUtil.join([null])          = ""
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"]) = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join([null, "", "a"]) = "a"
 

Parameters:

array - the array of values to join together, may be null

Returns:

the joined String, null if null array input

Since:

2.0

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.Object[] array,
                                    char separator)

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by empty strings.

 ManStringUtil.join(null, *)               = null
 ManStringUtil.join([], *)                 = ""
 ManStringUtil.join([null], *)             = ""
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], ';')  = "a;b;c"
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], null) = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join([null, "", "a"], ';')  = ";;a"
 

Parameters:

array - the array of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use

Returns:

the joined String, null if null array input

Since:

2.0

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.Object[] array,
                                    char separator,
                                    int startIndex,
                                    int endIndex)

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by empty strings.

 ManStringUtil.join(null, *)               = null
 ManStringUtil.join([], *)                 = ""
 ManStringUtil.join([null], *)             = ""
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], ';')  = "a;b;c"
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], null) = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join([null, "", "a"], ';')  = ";;a"
 

Parameters:

array - the array of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use

startIndex - the first index to start joining from. It is an error to pass in an end index past the end of the array

endIndex - the index to stop joining from (exclusive). It is an error to pass in an end index past the end of the array

Returns:

the joined String, null if null array input

Since:

2.0

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.Object[] array,
                                    java.lang.String separator)

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. A null separator is the same as an empty String (""). Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by empty strings.

 ManStringUtil.join(null, *)                = null
 ManStringUtil.join([], *)                  = ""
 ManStringUtil.join([null], *)              = ""
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], "--")  = "a--b--c"
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], null)  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], "")    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join([null, "", "a"], ',')   = ",,a"
 

Parameters:

array - the array of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use, null treated as ""

Returns:

the joined String, null if null array input

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.Object[] array,
                                    java.lang.String separator,
                                    int startIndex,
                                    int endIndex)

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String containing the provided list of elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. A null separator is the same as an empty String (""). Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by empty strings.

 ManStringUtil.join(null, *)                = null
 ManStringUtil.join([], *)                  = ""
 ManStringUtil.join([null], *)              = ""
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], "--")  = "a--b--c"
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], null)  = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join(["a", "b", "c"], "")    = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.join([null, "", "a"], ',')   = ",,a"
 

Parameters:

array - the array of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use, null treated as ""

startIndex - the first index to start joining from. It is an error to pass in an end index past the end of the array

endIndex - the index to stop joining from (exclusive). It is an error to pass in an end index past the end of the array

Returns:

the joined String, null if null array input

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.util.Iterator iterator,
                                    char separator)

Joins the elements of the provided Iterator into a single String containing the provided elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. Null objects or empty strings within the iteration are represented by empty strings.

See the examples here: join(Object[], char).

Parameters:

iterator - the Iterator of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use

Returns:

the joined String, null if null iterator input

Since:

2.0

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.util.Iterator iterator,
                                    java.lang.String separator)

Joins the elements of the provided Iterator into a single String containing the provided elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. A null separator is the same as an empty String ("").

See the examples here: join(Object[], String).

Parameters:

iterator - the Iterator of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use, null treated as ""

Returns:

the joined String, null if null iterator input

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.util.Collection collection,
                                    char separator)

Joins the elements of the provided Collection into a single String containing the provided elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. Null objects or empty strings within the iteration are represented by empty strings.

See the examples here: join(Object[], char).

Parameters:

collection - the Collection of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use

Returns:

the joined String, null if null iterator input

Since:

2.3

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.util.Collection collection,
                                    java.lang.String separator)

Joins the elements of the provided Collection into a single String containing the provided elements.

No delimiter is added before or after the list. A null separator is the same as an empty String ("").

See the examples here: join(Object[], String).

Parameters:

collection - the Collection of values to join together, may be null

separator - the separator character to use, null treated as ""

Returns:

the joined String, null if null iterator input

Since:

2.3

deleteWhitespace

public static java.lang.String deleteWhitespace(java.lang.String str)

Deletes all whitespaces from a String as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).

 ManStringUtil.deleteWhitespace(null)         = null
 ManStringUtil.deleteWhitespace("")           = ""
 ManStringUtil.deleteWhitespace("abc")        = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.deleteWhitespace("   ab  c  ") = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to delete whitespace from, may be null

Returns:

the String without whitespaces, null if null String input

removeStart

public static java.lang.String removeStart(java.lang.String str,
                                           java.lang.String remove)

Removes a substring only if it is at the begining of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.

A null source string will return null. An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. A null search string will return the source string.

 ManStringUtil.removeStart(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.removeStart("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.removeStart(*, null)      = *
 ManStringUtil.removeStart("www.domain.com", "www.")   = "domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStart("domain.com", "www.")       = "domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStart("www.domain.com", "domain") = "www.domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStart("abc", "")    = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the source String to search, may be null

remove - the String to search for and remove, may be null

Returns:

the substring with the string removed if found, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

removeStartIgnoreCase

public static java.lang.String removeStartIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str,
                                                     java.lang.String remove)

Case insensitive removal of a substring if it is at the begining of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.

A null source string will return null. An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. A null search string will return the source string.

 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase(*, null)      = *
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase("www.domain.com", "www.")   = "domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase("www.domain.com", "WWW.")   = "domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase("domain.com", "www.")       = "domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase("www.domain.com", "domain") = "www.domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeStartIgnoreCase("abc", "")    = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the source String to search, may be null

remove - the String to search for (case insensitive) and remove, may be null

Returns:

the substring with the string removed if found, null if null String input

Since:

2.4

removeEnd

public static java.lang.String removeEnd(java.lang.String str,
                                         java.lang.String remove)

Removes a substring only if it is at the end of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.

A null source string will return null. An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. A null search string will return the source string.

 ManStringUtil.removeEnd(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd(*, null)      = *
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("www.domain.com", ".com.")  = "www.domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("www.domain.com", ".com")   = "www.domain"
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("www.domain.com", "domain") = "www.domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("abc", "")    = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the source String to search, may be null

remove - the String to search for and remove, may be null

Returns:

the substring with the string removed if found, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

removeEndIgnoreCase

public static java.lang.String removeEndIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str,
                                                   java.lang.String remove)

Case insensitive removal of a substring if it is at the end of a source string, otherwise returns the source string.

A null source string will return null. An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. A null search string will return the source string.

 ManStringUtil.removeEnd(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("", *)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd(*, null)      = *
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("www.domain.com", ".com.")  = "www.domain.com."
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("www.domain.com", ".com")   = "www.domain"
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("www.domain.com", "domain") = "www.domain.com"
 ManStringUtil.removeEnd("abc", "")    = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the source String to search, may be null

remove - the String to search for (case insensitive) and remove, may be null

Returns:

the substring with the string removed if found, null if null String input

Since:

2.4

remove

public static java.lang.String remove(java.lang.String str,
                                      java.lang.String remove)

Removes all occurrences of a substring from within the source string.

A null source string will return null. An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. A null remove string will return the source string. An empty ("") remove string will return the source string.

 ManStringUtil.remove(null, *)        = null
 ManStringUtil.remove("", *)          = ""
 ManStringUtil.remove(*, null)        = *
 ManStringUtil.remove(*, "")          = *
 ManStringUtil.remove("queued", "ue") = "qd"
 ManStringUtil.remove("queued", "zz") = "queued"
 

Parameters:

str - the source String to search, may be null

remove - the String to search for and remove, may be null

Returns:

the substring with the string removed if found, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

remove

public static java.lang.String remove(java.lang.String str,
                                      char remove)

Removes all occurrences of a character from within the source string.

A null source string will return null. An empty ("") source string will return the empty string.

 ManStringUtil.remove(null, *)       = null
 ManStringUtil.remove("", *)         = ""
 ManStringUtil.remove("queued", 'u') = "qeed"
 ManStringUtil.remove("queued", 'z') = "queued"
 

Parameters:

str - the source String to search, may be null

remove - the char to search for and remove, may be null

Returns:

the substring with the char removed if found, null if null String input

Since:

2.1

replaceOnce

public static java.lang.String replaceOnce(java.lang.String text,
                                           java.lang.String searchString,
                                           java.lang.String replacement)

Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String, once.

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op.

 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce(null, *, *)        = null
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("", *, *)          = ""
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("any", null, *)    = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("any", *, null)    = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("any", "", *)      = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("aba", "a", null)  = "aba"
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("aba", "a", "")    = "ba"
 ManStringUtil.replaceOnce("aba", "a", "z")   = "zba"
 

Parameters:

text - text to search and replace in, may be null

searchString - the String to search for, may be null

replacement - the String to replace with, may be null

Returns:

the text with any replacements processed, null if null String input

See Also:

replace(String text, String searchString, String replacement, int max)

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String text,
                                       java.lang.String searchString,
                                       java.lang.String replacement)

Replaces all occurrences of a String within another String.

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op.

 ManStringUtil.replace(null, *, *)        = null
 ManStringUtil.replace("", *, *)          = ""
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", null, *)    = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", *, null)    = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", "", *)      = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("aba", "a", null)  = "aba"
 ManStringUtil.replace("aba", "a", "")    = "b"
 ManStringUtil.replace("aba", "a", "z")   = "zbz"
 

Parameters:

text - text to search and replace in, may be null

searchString - the String to search for, may be null

replacement - the String to replace it with, may be null

Returns:

the text with any replacements processed, null if null String input

See Also:

replace(String text, String searchString, String replacement, int max)

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String text,
                                       java.lang.String searchString,
                                       java.lang.String replacement,
                                       int max)

Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String, for the first max values of the search String.

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op.

 ManStringUtil.replace(null, *, *, *)         = null
 ManStringUtil.replace("", *, *, *)           = ""
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", null, *, *)     = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", *, null, *)     = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", "", *, *)       = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("any", *, *, 0)        = "any"
 ManStringUtil.replace("abaa", "a", null, -1) = "abaa"
 ManStringUtil.replace("abaa", "a", "", -1)   = "b"
 ManStringUtil.replace("abaa", "a", "z", 0)   = "abaa"
 ManStringUtil.replace("abaa", "a", "z", 1)   = "zbaa"
 ManStringUtil.replace("abaa", "a", "z", 2)   = "zbza"
 ManStringUtil.replace("abaa", "a", "z", -1)  = "zbzz"
 

Parameters:

text - text to search and replace in, may be null

searchString - the String to search for, may be null

replacement - the String to replace it with, may be null

max - maximum number of values to replace, or -1 if no maximum

Returns:

the text with any replacements processed, null if null String input

replaceEach

public static java.lang.String replaceEach(java.lang.String text,
                                           java.lang.String[] searchList,
                                           java.lang.String[] replacementList)

Replaces all occurrences of Strings within another String.

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op, or if any "search string" or "string to replace" is null, that replace will be ignored. This will not repeat. For repeating replaces, call the overloaded method.

  ManStringUtil.replaceEach(null, *, *)        = null
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("", *, *)          = ""
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", null, null) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[0], null) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", null, new String[0]) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[]{"a"}, null)  = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[]{"a"}, new String[]{""})  = "b"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[]{null}, new String[]{"a"})  = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"w", "t"})  = "wcte"
  (example of how it does not repeat)
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"d", "t"})  = "dcte"
 

Parameters:

text - text to search and replace in, no-op if null

searchList - the Strings to search for, no-op if null

replacementList - the Strings to replace them with, no-op if null

Returns:

the text with any replacements processed, null if null String input

Throws:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the lengths of the arrays are not the same (null is ok, and/or size 0)

Since:

2.4

replaceEachRepeatedly

public static java.lang.String replaceEachRepeatedly(java.lang.String text,
                                                     java.lang.String[] searchList,
                                                     java.lang.String[] replacementList)

Replaces all occurrences of Strings within another String.

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op, or if any "search string" or "string to replace" is null, that replace will be ignored. This will not repeat. For repeating replaces, call the overloaded method.

  ManStringUtil.replaceEach(null, *, *, *) = null
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("", *, *, *) = ""
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", null, null, *) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[0], null, *) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", null, new String[0], *) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[]{"a"}, null, *) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[]{"a"}, new String[]{""}, *) = "b"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("aba", new String[]{null}, new String[]{"a"}, *) = "aba"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"w", "t"}, *) = "wcte"
  (example of how it repeats)
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"d", "t"}, false) = "dcte"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"d", "t"}, true) = "tcte"
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"d", "ab"}, true) = IllegalArgumentException
  ManStringUtil.replaceEach("abcde", new String[]{"ab", "d"}, new String[]{"d", "ab"}, false) = "dcabe"
 

Parameters:

text - text to search and replace in, no-op if null

searchList - the Strings to search for, no-op if null

replacementList - the Strings to replace them with, no-op if null

Returns:

the text with any replacements processed, null if null String input

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the search is repeating and there is an endless loop due to outputs of one being inputs to another

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the lengths of the arrays are not the same (null is ok, and/or size 0)

Since:

2.4

replaceChars

public static java.lang.String replaceChars(java.lang.String str,
                                            char searchChar,
                                            char replaceChar)

Replaces all occurrences of a character in a String with another. This is a null-safe version of String.replace(char, char).

A null string input returns null. An empty ("") string input returns an empty string.

 ManStringUtil.replaceChars(null, *, *)        = null
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("", *, *)          = ""
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abcba", 'b', 'y') = "aycya"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abcba", 'z', 'y') = "abcba"
 

Parameters:

str - String to replace characters in, may be null

searchChar - the character to search for, may be null

replaceChar - the character to replace, may be null

Returns:

modified String, null if null string input

Since:

2.0

replaceChars

public static java.lang.String replaceChars(java.lang.String str,
                                            java.lang.String searchChars,
                                            java.lang.String replaceChars)

Replaces multiple characters in a String in one go. This method can also be used to delete characters.

For example:
replaceChars("hello", "ho", "jy") = jelly.

A null string input returns null. An empty ("") string input returns an empty string. A null or empty set of search characters returns the input string.

The length of the search characters should normally equal the length of the replace characters. If the search characters is longer, then the extra search characters are deleted. If the search characters is shorter, then the extra replace characters are ignored.

 ManStringUtil.replaceChars(null, *, *)           = null
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("", *, *)             = ""
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abc", null, *)       = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abc", "", *)         = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abc", "b", null)     = "ac"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abc", "b", "")       = "ac"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abcba", "bc", "yz")  = "ayzya"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abcba", "bc", "y")   = "ayya"
 ManStringUtil.replaceChars("abcba", "bc", "yzx") = "ayzya"
 

Parameters:

str - String to replace characters in, may be null

searchChars - a set of characters to search for, may be null

replaceChars - a set of characters to replace, may be null

Returns:

modified String, null if null string input

Since:

2.0

overlayString

public static java.lang.String overlayString(java.lang.String text,
                                             java.lang.String overlay,
                                             int start,
                                             int end)

Deprecated. Use better named overlay(String, String, int, int) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Overlays part of a String with another String.

 ManStringUtil.overlayString(null, *, *, *)           = NullPointerException
 ManStringUtil.overlayString(*, null, *, *)           = NullPointerException
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("", "abc", 0, 0)         = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("abcdef", null, 2, 4)    = "abef"
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("abcdef", "", 2, 4)      = "abef"
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 4)  = "abzzzzef"
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", 4, 2)  = "abcdzzzzcdef"
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", -1, 4) = IndexOutOfBoundsException
 ManStringUtil.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 8)  = IndexOutOfBoundsException
 

Parameters:

text - the String to do overlaying in, may be null

overlay - the String to overlay, may be null

start - the position to start overlaying at, must be valid

end - the position to stop overlaying before, must be valid

Returns:

overlayed String, null if null String input

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if text or overlay is null

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if either position is invalid

overlay

public static java.lang.String overlay(java.lang.String str,
                                       java.lang.String overlay,
                                       int start,
                                       int end)

Overlays part of a String with another String.

A null string input returns null. A negative index is treated as zero. An index greater than the string length is treated as the string length. The start index is always the smaller of the two indices.

 ManStringUtil.overlay(null, *, *, *)            = null
 ManStringUtil.overlay("", "abc", 0, 0)          = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", null, 2, 4)     = "abef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "", 2, 4)       = "abef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "", 4, 2)       = "abef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 4)   = "abzzzzef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 4, 2)   = "abzzzzef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", -1, 4)  = "zzzzef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 8)   = "abzzzz"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", -2, -3) = "zzzzabcdef"
 ManStringUtil.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 8, 10)  = "abcdefzzzz"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to do overlaying in, may be null

overlay - the String to overlay, may be null

start - the position to start overlaying at

end - the position to stop overlaying before

Returns:

overlayed String, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

chomp

public static java.lang.String chomp(java.lang.String str)

Removes one newline from end of a String if it's there, otherwise leave it alone. A newline is "\n", "\r", or "\r\n".

NOTE: This method changed in 2.0. It now more closely matches Perl chomp.

 ManStringUtil.chomp(null)          = null
 ManStringUtil.chomp("")            = ""
 ManStringUtil.chomp("abc \r")      = "abc "
 ManStringUtil.chomp("abc\n")       = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("abc\r\n")     = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("abc\r\n\r\n") = "abc\r\n"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("abc\n\r")     = "abc\n"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("abc\n\rabc")  = "abc\n\rabc"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("\r")          = ""
 ManStringUtil.chomp("\n")          = ""
 ManStringUtil.chomp("\r\n")        = ""
 

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp a newline from, may be null

Returns:

String without newline, null if null String input

chomp

public static java.lang.String chomp(java.lang.String str,
                                     java.lang.String separator)

Removes separator from the end of str if it's there, otherwise leave it alone.

NOTE: This method changed in version 2.0. It now more closely matches Perl chomp. For the previous behavior, use substringBeforeLast(String, String). This method uses String.endsWith(String).

 ManStringUtil.chomp(null, *)         = null
 ManStringUtil.chomp("", *)           = ""
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foobar", "bar") = "foo"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foobar", "baz") = "foobar"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foo", "foo")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foo ", "foo")   = "foo "
 ManStringUtil.chomp(" foo", "foo")   = " "
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foo", "foooo")  = "foo"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foo", "")       = "foo"
 ManStringUtil.chomp("foo", null)     = "foo"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp from, may be null

separator - separator String, may be null

Returns:

String without trailing separator, null if null String input

chompLast

public static java.lang.String chompLast(java.lang.String str)

Deprecated. Use chomp(String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Remove any "\n" if and only if it is at the end of the supplied String.

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp from, must not be null

Returns:

String without chomped ending

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if str is null

chompLast

public static java.lang.String chompLast(java.lang.String str,
                                         java.lang.String sep)

Deprecated. Use chomp(String, String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Remove a value if and only if the String ends with that value.

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp from, must not be null

sep - the String to chomp, must not be null

Returns:

String without chomped ending

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if str or sep is null

getChomp

public static java.lang.String getChomp(java.lang.String str,
                                        java.lang.String sep)

Deprecated. Use substringAfterLast(String, String) instead (although this doesn't include the separator) Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Remove everything and return the last value of a supplied String, and everything after it from a String.

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp from, must not be null

sep - the String to chomp, must not be null

Returns:

String chomped

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if str or sep is null

prechomp

public static java.lang.String prechomp(java.lang.String str,
                                        java.lang.String sep)

Deprecated. Use substringAfter(String, String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Remove the first value of a supplied String, and everything before it from a String.

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp from, must not be null

sep - the String to chomp, must not be null

Returns:

String without chomped beginning

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if str or sep is null

getPrechomp

public static java.lang.String getPrechomp(java.lang.String str,
                                           java.lang.String sep)

Deprecated. Use substringBefore(String, String) instead (although this doesn't include the separator). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Remove and return everything before the first value of a supplied String from another String.

Parameters:

str - the String to chomp from, must not be null

sep - the String to chomp, must not be null

Returns:

String prechomped

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if str or sep is null

chop

public static java.lang.String chop(java.lang.String str)

Remove the last character from a String.

If the String ends in \r\n, then remove both of them.

 ManStringUtil.chop(null)          = null
 ManStringUtil.chop("")            = ""
 ManStringUtil.chop("abc \r")      = "abc "
 ManStringUtil.chop("abc\n")       = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.chop("abc\r\n")     = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.chop("abc")         = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.chop("abc\nabc")    = "abc\nab"
 ManStringUtil.chop("a")           = ""
 ManStringUtil.chop("\r")          = ""
 ManStringUtil.chop("\n")          = ""
 ManStringUtil.chop("\r\n")        = ""
 

Parameters:

str - the String to chop last character from, may be null

Returns:

String without last character, null if null String input

chopNewline

public static java.lang.String chopNewline(java.lang.String str)

Deprecated. Use chomp(String) instead. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Removes \n from end of a String if it's there. If a \r precedes it, then remove that too.

Parameters:

str - the String to chop a newline from, must not be null

Returns:

String without newline

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if str is null

repeat

public static java.lang.String repeat(java.lang.String str,
                                      int repeat)

Repeat a String repeat times to form a new String.

 ManStringUtil.repeat(null, 2) = null
 ManStringUtil.repeat("", 0)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.repeat("", 2)   = ""
 ManStringUtil.repeat("a", 3)  = "aaa"
 ManStringUtil.repeat("ab", 2) = "abab"
 ManStringUtil.repeat("a", -2) = ""
 

Parameters:

str - the String to repeat, may be null

repeat - number of times to repeat str, negative treated as zero

Returns:

a new String consisting of the original String repeated, null if null String input

rightPad

public static java.lang.String rightPad(java.lang.String str,
                                        int size)

Right pad a String with spaces (' ').

The String is padded to the size of size.

 ManStringUtil.rightPad(null, *)   = null
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("", 3)     = "   "
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 3)  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 5)  = "bat  "
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 1)  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", -1) = "bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to pad out, may be null

size - the size to pad to

Returns:

right padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, null if null String input

rightPad

public static java.lang.String rightPad(java.lang.String str,
                                        int size,
                                        char padChar)

Right pad a String with a specified character.

The String is padded to the size of size.

 ManStringUtil.rightPad(null, *, *)     = null
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("", 3, 'z')     = "zzz"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 3, 'z')  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 5, 'z')  = "batzz"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 1, 'z')  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", -1, 'z') = "bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to pad out, may be null

size - the size to pad to

padChar - the character to pad with

Returns:

right padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

rightPad

public static java.lang.String rightPad(java.lang.String str,
                                        int size,
                                        java.lang.String padStr)

Right pad a String with a specified String.

The String is padded to the size of size.

 ManStringUtil.rightPad(null, *, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("", 3, "z")      = "zzz"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 3, "yz")  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 5, "yz")  = "batyz"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 8, "yz")  = "batyzyzy"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 1, "yz")  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", -1, "yz") = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 5, null)  = "bat  "
 ManStringUtil.rightPad("bat", 5, "")    = "bat  "
 

Parameters:

str - the String to pad out, may be null

size - the size to pad to

padStr - the String to pad with, null or empty treated as single space

Returns:

right padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, null if null String input

leftPad

public static java.lang.String leftPad(java.lang.String str,
                                       int size)

Left pad a String with spaces (' ').

The String is padded to the size of size.

 ManStringUtil.leftPad(null, *)   = null
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("", 3)     = "   "
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 3)  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 5)  = "  bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 1)  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", -1) = "bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to pad out, may be null

size - the size to pad to

Returns:

left padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, null if null String input

leftPad

public static java.lang.String leftPad(java.lang.String str,
                                       int size,
                                       char padChar)

Left pad a String with a specified character.

Pad to a size of size.

 ManStringUtil.leftPad(null, *, *)     = null
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("", 3, 'z')     = "zzz"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 3, 'z')  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 5, 'z')  = "zzbat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 1, 'z')  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", -1, 'z') = "bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to pad out, may be null

size - the size to pad to

padChar - the character to pad with

Returns:

left padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

leftPad

public static java.lang.String leftPad(java.lang.String str,
                                       int size,
                                       java.lang.String padStr)

Left pad a String with a specified String.

Pad to a size of size.

 ManStringUtil.leftPad(null, *, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("", 3, "z")      = "zzz"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 3, "yz")  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 5, "yz")  = "yzbat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 8, "yz")  = "yzyzybat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 1, "yz")  = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", -1, "yz") = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 5, null)  = "  bat"
 ManStringUtil.leftPad("bat", 5, "")    = "  bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to pad out, may be null

size - the size to pad to

padStr - the String to pad with, null or empty treated as single space

Returns:

left padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, null if null String input

length

public static int length(java.lang.String str)

Gets a String's length or 0 if the String is null.

Parameters:

str - a String or null

Returns:

String length or 0 if the String is null.

Since:

2.4

center

public static java.lang.String center(java.lang.String str,
                                      int size)

Centers a String in a larger String of size size using the space character (' ').

If the size is less than the String length, the String is returned. A null String returns null. A negative size is treated as zero.

Equivalent to center(str, size, " ").

 ManStringUtil.center(null, *)   = null
 ManStringUtil.center("", 4)     = "    "
 ManStringUtil.center("ab", -1)  = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.center("ab", 4)   = " ab "
 ManStringUtil.center("abcd", 2) = "abcd"
 ManStringUtil.center("a", 4)    = " a  "
 

Parameters:

str - the String to center, may be null

size - the int size of new String, negative treated as zero

Returns:

centered String, null if null String input

center

public static java.lang.String center(java.lang.String str,
                                      int size,
                                      char padChar)

Centers a String in a larger String of size size. Uses a supplied character as the value to pad the String with.

If the size is less than the String length, the String is returned. A null String returns null. A negative size is treated as zero.

 ManStringUtil.center(null, *, *)     = null
 ManStringUtil.center("", 4, ' ')     = "    "
 ManStringUtil.center("ab", -1, ' ')  = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.center("ab", 4, ' ')   = " ab"
 ManStringUtil.center("abcd", 2, ' ') = "abcd"
 ManStringUtil.center("a", 4, ' ')    = " a  "
 ManStringUtil.center("a", 4, 'y')    = "yayy"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to center, may be null

size - the int size of new String, negative treated as zero

padChar - the character to pad the new String with

Returns:

centered String, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

center

public static java.lang.String center(java.lang.String str,
                                      int size,
                                      java.lang.String padStr)

Centers a String in a larger String of size size. Uses a supplied String as the value to pad the String with.

If the size is less than the String length, the String is returned. A null String returns null. A negative size is treated as zero.

 ManStringUtil.center(null, *, *)     = null
 ManStringUtil.center("", 4, " ")     = "    "
 ManStringUtil.center("ab", -1, " ")  = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.center("ab", 4, " ")   = " ab"
 ManStringUtil.center("abcd", 2, " ") = "abcd"
 ManStringUtil.center("a", 4, " ")    = " a  "
 ManStringUtil.center("a", 4, "yz")   = "yayz"
 ManStringUtil.center("abc", 7, null) = "  abc  "
 ManStringUtil.center("abc", 7, "")   = "  abc  "
 

Parameters:

str - the String to center, may be null

size - the int size of new String, negative treated as zero

padStr - the String to pad the new String with, must not be null or empty

Returns:

centered String, null if null String input

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if padStr is null or empty

upperCase

public static java.lang.String upperCase(java.lang.String str)

Converts a String to upper case as per String.toUpperCase().

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.upperCase(null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.upperCase("")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.upperCase("aBc") = "ABC"
 

Note: As described in the documentation for String.toUpperCase(), the result of this method is affected by the current locale. For platform-independent case transformations, the method lowerCase(String, Locale) should be used with a specific locale (e.g. Locale.ENGLISH).

Parameters:

str - the String to upper case, may be null

Returns:

the upper cased String, null if null String input

upperCase

public static java.lang.String upperCase(java.lang.String str,
                                         java.util.Locale locale)

Converts a String to upper case as per String.toUpperCase(Locale).

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.upperCase(null, Locale.ENGLISH)  = null
 ManStringUtil.upperCase("", Locale.ENGLISH)    = ""
 ManStringUtil.upperCase("aBc", Locale.ENGLISH) = "ABC"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to upper case, may be null

locale - the locale that defines the case transformation rules, must not be null

Returns:

the upper cased String, null if null String input

Since:

3.0

lowerCase

public static java.lang.String lowerCase(java.lang.String str)

Converts a String to lower case as per String.toLowerCase().

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.lowerCase(null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.lowerCase("")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.lowerCase("aBc") = "abc"
 

Note: As described in the documentation for String.toLowerCase(), the result of this method is affected by the current locale. For platform-independent case transformations, the method lowerCase(String, Locale) should be used with a specific locale (e.g. Locale.ENGLISH).

Parameters:

str - the String to lower case, may be null

Returns:

the lower cased String, null if null String input

lowerCase

public static java.lang.String lowerCase(java.lang.String str,
                                         java.util.Locale locale)

Converts a String to lower case as per String.toLowerCase(Locale).

A null input String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.lowerCase(null, Locale.ENGLISH)  = null
 ManStringUtil.lowerCase("", Locale.ENGLISH)    = ""
 ManStringUtil.lowerCase("aBc", Locale.ENGLISH) = "abc"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to lower case, may be null

locale - the locale that defines the case transformation rules, must not be null

Returns:

the lower cased String, null if null String input

Since:

3.0

capitalize

public static java.lang.String capitalize(java.lang.String str)

Capitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as per Character.toTitleCase(char). No other letters are changed.

 ManStringUtil.capitalize(null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.capitalize("")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.capitalize("cat") = "Cat"
 ManStringUtil.capitalize("cAt") = "CAt"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to capitalize, may be null

Returns:

the capitalized String, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

See Also:

uncapitalize(String)

capitalise

public static java.lang.String capitalise(java.lang.String str)

Deprecated. Use the standardly named capitalize(String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Capitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as per Character.toTitleCase(char). No other letters are changed.

Parameters:

str - the String to capitalize, may be null

Returns:

the capitalized String, null if null String input

uncapitalize

public static java.lang.String uncapitalize(java.lang.String str)

Uncapitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as per Character.toLowerCase(char). No other letters are changed.

 ManStringUtil.uncapitalize(null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.uncapitalize("")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.uncapitalize("Cat") = "cat"
 ManStringUtil.uncapitalize("CAT") = "cAT"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to uncapitalize, may be null

Returns:

the uncapitalized String, null if null String input

Since:

2.0

See Also:

capitalize(String)

uncapitalise

public static java.lang.String uncapitalise(java.lang.String str)

Deprecated. Use the standardly named uncapitalize(String). Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Uncapitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as per Character.toLowerCase(char). No other letters are changed.

Parameters:

str - the String to uncapitalize, may be null

Returns:

the uncapitalized String, null if null String input

swapCase

public static java.lang.String swapCase(java.lang.String str)

Swaps the case of a String changing upper and title case to lower case, and lower case to upper case.

• Upper case character converts to Lower case
• Title case character converts to Lower case
• Lower case character converts to Upper case

 ManStringUtil.swapCase(null)                 = null
 ManStringUtil.swapCase("")                   = ""
 ManStringUtil.swapCase("The dog has a BONE") = "tHE DOG HAS A bone"
 

NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0. It no longer performs a word based algorithm. If you only use ASCII, you will notice no change. That functionality is available in WordUtils.

Parameters:

str - the String to swap case, may be null

Returns:

the changed String, null if null String input

countMatches

public static int countMatches(java.lang.String str,
                               java.lang.String sub)

Counts how many times the substring appears in the larger String.

A null or empty ("") String input returns 0.

 ManStringUtil.countMatches(null, *)       = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("", *)         = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", null)  = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "")    = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "a")   = 2
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "ab")  = 1
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "xxx") = 0
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

sub - the substring to count, may be null

Returns:

the number of occurrences, 0 if either String is null

countRegexpMatches

public static int countRegexpMatches(java.lang.String str,
                                     java.lang.String regexp)

Counts how many times the regexp appears in the larger String.

A null or empty ("") String input returns 0.

 ManStringUtil.countMatches(null, *)       = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("", *)         = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", null)  = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "")    = 0
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "a")   = 2
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "ab")  = 1
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", ".b")  = 2
 ManStringUtil.countMatches("abba", "xxx") = 0
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

regexp - the regexp to count, may be null

Returns:

the number of occurrences, 0 if either String is null

isAlpha

public static boolean isAlpha(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isAlpha(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlpha("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlpha("  ")   = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlpha("abc")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlpha("ab2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlpha("ab-c") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains letters, and is non-null

isAlphaSpace

public static boolean isAlphaSpace(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters and space (' ').

null will return false An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace("  ")   = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace("abc")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace("ab c") = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace("ab2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlphaSpace("ab-c") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains letters and space, and is non-null

isAlphanumeric

public static boolean isAlphanumeric(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters or digits.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("  ")   = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("abc")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("ab c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("ab2c") = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("ab-c") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains letters or digits, and is non-null

isAlphanumericSpace

public static boolean isAlphanumericSpace(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters, digits or space (' ').

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("  ")   = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("abc")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("ab c") = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("ab2c") = true
 ManStringUtil.isAlphanumeric("ab-c") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains letters, digits or space, and is non-null

isNumeric

public static boolean isNumeric(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only unicode digits. A decimal point is not a unicode digit and returns false.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isNumeric(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("  ")   = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("123")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("12 3") = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("ab2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("12-3") = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("12.3") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains digits, and is non-null

isNumericSpace

public static boolean isNumericSpace(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only unicode digits or space (' '). A decimal point is not a unicode digit and returns false.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isNumeric(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("  ")   = true
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("123")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("12 3") = true
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("ab2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("12-3") = false
 ManStringUtil.isNumeric("12.3") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains digits or space, and is non-null

isHexidecimal

public static boolean isHexidecimal(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only hexidecimal digits. A decimal point is not a hexidecimal digit and returns false.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("  ")   = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("123")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("12 3") = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("ab2c") = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("ah2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("12-3") = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("12.3") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains hexidecimal digits, and is non-null

isHexidecimalSpace

public static boolean isHexidecimalSpace(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only hexidecimal digits or space (' '). A decimal point is not a hexidecimal digit and returns false.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("  ")   = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("123")  = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("12 3") = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("ab2c") = true
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("ah2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("12-3") = false
 ManStringUtil.isHexidecimal("12.3") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains hexidecimal digits or space, and is non-null

isWhitespace

public static boolean isWhitespace(java.lang.String str)

Checks if the String contains only whitespace.

null will return false. An empty String ("") will return true.

 ManStringUtil.isWhitespace(null)   = false
 ManStringUtil.isWhitespace("")     = true
 ManStringUtil.isWhitespace("  ")   = true
 ManStringUtil.isWhitespace("abc")  = false
 ManStringUtil.isWhitespace("ab2c") = false
 ManStringUtil.isWhitespace("ab-c") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

true if only contains whitespace, and is non-null

Since:

2.0

defaultString

public static java.lang.String defaultString(java.lang.String str)

Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is null, an empty String ("").

 ManStringUtil.defaultString(null)  = ""
 ManStringUtil.defaultString("")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.defaultString("bat") = "bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

Returns:

the passed in String, or the empty String if it was null

See Also:

String.valueOf(Object)

defaultString

public static java.lang.String defaultString(java.lang.String str,
                                             java.lang.String defaultStr)

Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is null, the value of defaultStr.

 ManStringUtil.defaultString(null, "NULL")  = "NULL"
 ManStringUtil.defaultString("", "NULL")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.defaultString("bat", "NULL") = "bat"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

defaultStr - the default String to return if the input is null, may be null

Returns:

the passed in String, or the default if it was null

See Also:

String.valueOf(Object)

defaultIfEmpty

public static java.lang.String defaultIfEmpty(java.lang.String str,
                                              java.lang.String defaultStr)

Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is empty or null, the value of defaultStr.

 ManStringUtil.defaultIfEmpty(null, "NULL")  = "NULL"
 ManStringUtil.defaultIfEmpty("", "NULL")    = "NULL"
 ManStringUtil.defaultIfEmpty("bat", "NULL") = "bat"
 ManStringUtil.defaultIfEmpty("", null)      = null
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

defaultStr - the default String to return if the input is empty ("") or null, may be null

Returns:

the passed in String, or the default

See Also:

defaultString(String, String)

reverse

public static java.lang.String reverse(java.lang.String str)

Reverses a String as per StringBuilder.reverse().

A null String returns null.

 ManStringUtil.reverse(null)  = null
 ManStringUtil.reverse("")    = ""
 ManStringUtil.reverse("bat") = "tab"
 

Parameters:

str - the String to reverse, may be null

Returns:

the reversed String, null if null String input

abbreviate

public static java.lang.String abbreviate(java.lang.String str,
                                          int maxWidth)

Abbreviates a String using ellipses. This will turn "Now is the time for all good men" into "Now is the time for..."

Specifically:

• If str is less than maxWidth characters long, return it.
• Else abbreviate it to (substring(str, 0, max-3) + "...").
• If maxWidth is less than 4, throw an IllegalArgumentException.
• In no case will it return a String of length greater than maxWidth.

 ManStringUtil.abbreviate(null, *)      = null
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("", 4)        = ""
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefg", 6) = "abc..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefg", 7) = "abcdefg"
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefg", 8) = "abcdefg"
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefg", 4) = "a..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefg", 3) = IllegalArgumentException
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

maxWidth - maximum length of result String, must be at least 4

Returns:

abbreviated String, null if null String input

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the width is too small

Since:

2.0

abbreviate

public static java.lang.String abbreviate(java.lang.String str,
                                          int offset,
                                          int maxWidth)

Abbreviates a String using ellipses. This will turn "Now is the time for all good men" into "...is the time for..."

Works like abbreviate(String, int), but allows you to specify a "left edge" offset. Note that this left edge is not necessarily going to be the leftmost character in the result, or the first character following the ellipses, but it will appear somewhere in the result.

In no case will it return a String of length greater than maxWidth.

 ManStringUtil.abbreviate(null, *, *)                = null
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("", 0, 4)                  = ""
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", -1, 10) = "abcdefg..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 0, 10)  = "abcdefg..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 1, 10)  = "abcdefg..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 4, 10)  = "abcdefg..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 5, 10)  = "...fghi..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 6, 10)  = "...ghij..."
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 8, 10)  = "...ijklmno"
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 10, 10) = "...ijklmno"
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 12, 10) = "...ijklmno"
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghij", 0, 3)        = IllegalArgumentException
 ManStringUtil.abbreviate("abcdefghij", 5, 6)        = IllegalArgumentException
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

offset - left edge of source String

maxWidth - maximum length of result String, must be at least 4

Returns:

abbreviated String, null if null String input

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the width is too small

Since:

2.0

difference

public static java.lang.String difference(java.lang.String str1,
                                          java.lang.String str2)

Compares two Strings, and returns the portion where they differ. (More precisely, return the remainder of the second String, starting from where it's different from the first.)

For example, difference("i am a machine", "i am a robot") -> "robot".

 ManStringUtil.difference(null, null) = null
 ManStringUtil.difference("", "") = ""
 ManStringUtil.difference("", "abc") = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.difference("abc", "") = ""
 ManStringUtil.difference("abc", "abc") = ""
 ManStringUtil.difference("ab", "abxyz") = "xyz"
 ManStringUtil.difference("abcde", "abxyz") = "xyz"
 ManStringUtil.difference("abcde", "xyz") = "xyz"
 

Parameters:

str1 - the first String, may be null

str2 - the second String, may be null

Returns:

the portion of str2 where it differs from str1; returns the empty String if they are equal

Since:

2.0

indexOfDifference

public static int indexOfDifference(java.lang.String str1,
                                    java.lang.String str2)

Compares two Strings, and returns the index at which the Strings begin to differ.

For example, indexOfDifference("i am a machine", "i am a robot") -> 7

 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(null, null) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("", "") = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("", "abc") = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("abc", "") = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("abc", "abc") = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("ab", "abxyz") = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("abcde", "abxyz") = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference("abcde", "xyz") = 0
 

Parameters:

str1 - the first String, may be null

str2 - the second String, may be null

Returns:

the index where str2 and str1 begin to differ; -1 if they are equal

Since:

2.0

indexOfDifference

public static int indexOfDifference(java.lang.String[] strs)

Compares all Strings in an array and returns the index at which the Strings begin to differ.

For example, indexOfDifference(new String[] {"i am a machine", "i am a robot"}) -> 7

 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(null) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {}) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abc"}) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {null, null}) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"", ""}) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"", null}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abc", null, null}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {null, null, "abc"}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"", "abc"}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abc", ""}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abc", "abc"}) = -1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abc", "a"}) = 1
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"ab", "abxyz"}) = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abcde", "abxyz"}) = 2
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"abcde", "xyz"}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"xyz", "abcde"}) = 0
 ManStringUtil.indexOfDifference(new String[] {"i am a machine", "i am a robot"}) = 7
 

Parameters:

strs - array of strings, entries may be null

Returns:

the index where the strings begin to differ; -1 if they are all equal

Since:

2.4

getCommonPrefix

public static java.lang.String getCommonPrefix(java.lang.String[] strs)

Compares all Strings in an array and returns the demo sequence of characters that is common to all of them.

For example, getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"i am a machine", "i am a robot"}) -> "i am a "

 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(null) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abc"}) = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {null, null}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"", ""}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"", null}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abc", null, null}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {null, null, "abc"}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"", "abc"}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abc", ""}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abc", "abc"}) = "abc"
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abc", "a"}) = "a"
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"ab", "abxyz"}) = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abcde", "abxyz"}) = "ab"
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"abcde", "xyz"}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"xyz", "abcde"}) = ""
 ManStringUtil.getCommonPrefix(new String[] {"i am a machine", "i am a robot"}) = "i am a "
 

Parameters:

strs - array of String objects, entries may be null

Returns:

the demo sequence of characters that are common to all Strings in the array; empty String if the array is null, the elements are all null or if there is no common prefix.

Since:

2.4

getLevenshteinDistance

public static int getLevenshteinDistance(java.lang.String s,
                                         java.lang.String t)

Find the Levenshtein distance between two Strings.

This is the number of changes needed to change one String into another, where each change is a single character modification (deletion, insertion or substitution).

The previous implementation of the Levenshtein distance algorithm was from http://www.merriampark.com/ld.htm

Chas Emerick has written an implementation in Java, which avoids an OutOfMemoryError which can occur when my Java implementation is used with very large strings.
This implementation of the Levenshtein distance algorithm is from http://www.merriampark.com/ldjava.htm

 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance(null, *)             = IllegalArgumentException
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance(*, null)             = IllegalArgumentException
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("","")               = 0
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("","a")              = 1
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("aaapppp", "")       = 7
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("frog", "fog")       = 1
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("fly", "ant")        = 3
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("elephant", "hippo") = 7
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("hippo", "elephant") = 7
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("hippo", "zzzzzzzz") = 8
 ManStringUtil.getLevenshteinDistance("hello", "hallo")    = 1
 

Parameters:

s - the first String, must not be null

t - the second String, must not be null

Returns:

result distance

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either String input null

startsWith

public static boolean startsWith(java.lang.String str,
                                 java.lang.String prefix)

Check if a String starts with a specified prefix.

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null references are considered to be equal. The comparison is case sensitive.

 ManStringUtil.startsWith(null, null)      = true
 ManStringUtil.startsWith(null, "abc")     = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWith("abcdef", null)  = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWith("abcdef", "abc") = true
 ManStringUtil.startsWith("ABCDEF", "abc") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

prefix - the prefix to find, may be null

Returns:

true if the String starts with the prefix, case sensitive, or both null

Since:

2.4

See Also:

String.startsWith(String)

startsWithIgnoreCase

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str,
                                           java.lang.String prefix)

Case insensitive check if a String starts with a specified prefix.

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null references are considered to be equal. The comparison is case insensitive.

 ManStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase(null, null)      = true
 ManStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase(null, "abc")     = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase("abcdef", null)  = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase("abcdef", "abc") = true
 ManStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase("ABCDEF", "abc") = true
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

prefix - the prefix to find, may be null

Returns:

true if the String starts with the prefix, case insensitive, or both null

Since:

2.4

See Also:

String.startsWith(String)

startsWithAny

public static boolean startsWithAny(java.lang.String string,
                                    java.lang.String[] searchStrings)

Check if a String starts with any of an array of specified strings.

 ManStringUtil.startsWithAny(null, null)      = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWithAny(null, new String[] {"abc"})  = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWithAny("abcxyz", null)     = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWithAny("abcxyz", new String[] {""}) = false
 ManStringUtil.startsWithAny("abcxyz", new String[] {"abc"}) = true
 ManStringUtil.startsWithAny("abcxyz", new String[] {null, "xyz", "abc"}) = true
 

Parameters:

string - the String to check, may be null

searchStrings - the Strings to find, may be null or empty

Returns:

true if the String starts with any of the the prefixes, case insensitive, or both null

Since:

3.0

endsWith

public static boolean endsWith(java.lang.String str,
                               java.lang.String suffix)

Check if a String ends with a specified suffix.

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null references are considered to be equal. The comparison is case sensitive.

 ManStringUtil.endsWith(null, null)      = true
 ManStringUtil.endsWith(null, "def")     = false
 ManStringUtil.endsWith("abcdef", null)  = false
 ManStringUtil.endsWith("abcdef", "def") = true
 ManStringUtil.endsWith("ABCDEF", "def") = false
 ManStringUtil.endsWith("ABCDEF", "cde") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

suffix - the suffix to find, may be null

Returns:

true if the String ends with the suffix, case sensitive, or both null

Since:

2.4

See Also:

String.endsWith(String)

endsWithIgnoreCase

public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String str,
                                         java.lang.String suffix)

Case insensitive check if a String ends with a specified suffix.

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null references are considered to be equal. The comparison is case insensitive.

 ManStringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase(null, null)      = true
 ManStringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase(null, "def")     = false
 ManStringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase("abcdef", null)  = false
 ManStringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase("abcdef", "def") = true
 ManStringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase("ABCDEF", "def") = true
 ManStringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase("ABCDEF", "cde") = false
 

Parameters:

str - the String to check, may be null

suffix - the suffix to find, may be null

Returns:

true if the String ends with the suffix, case insensitive, or both null

Since:

2.4

See Also:

String.endsWith(String)

isAsciiAlphanumeric

public static boolean isAsciiAlphanumeric(char ch)

Checks whether the character is ASCII 7 bit numeric.

   CharUtils.isAsciiAlphanumeric('a')  = true
   CharUtils.isAsciiAlphanumeric('A')  = true
   CharUtils.isAsciiAlphanumeric('3')  = true
   CharUtils.isAsciiAlphanumeric('-')  = false
   CharUtils.isAsciiAlphanumeric('\n') = false
   CharUtils.isAsciiAlphanumeric('©') = false
 

Parameters:

ch - the character to check

Returns:

true if between 48 and 57 or 65 and 90 or 97 and 122 inclusive

match

public static RegExpMatch match(java.lang.String str,
                                java.lang.String regExp)

getLineNumberForIndex

public static int getLineNumberForIndex(java.lang.String strSource,
                                        int iIndex)

getIndexForLineNumber

public static int getIndexForLineNumber(java.lang.String strSource,
                                        int iLine)

getSHA1String

public static java.lang.String getSHA1String(java.lang.String s)

unquote

public static java.lang.String unquote(java.lang.String text)

replaceCRLFwithLF

public static java.lang.String replaceCRLFwithLF(java.lang.String text)

toCamelCase

public static java.lang.String toCamelCase(java.lang.String thiz)

Converts snake_case/kebab-case to camelCase e.g., my_var_name becomes myVarName.

toPascalCase

public static java.lang.String toPascalCase(java.lang.String thiz)

Converts snake_case/kebab-case to PascalCase e.g., my-type-name becomes MyTypeName.