Class StringUtils


  • public final class StringUtils
    extends Object

    Utility methods for String objects.

    This class is used as a basis for the methods offered by Strings, which in turn are the methods offered by the #strings utility object in variable expressions.

    Since:
    1.0
    Author:
    Daniel Fernández, Le Roux Bernard, Soraya Sánchez Labandeira
    • Method Detail

      • toString

        public static String toString(Object target)

        Performs a null-safe toString() operation.

        Parameters:
        target - the object on which toString will be executed
        Returns:
        the result of calling target.toString() if target is not null, null if target is null.
        Since:
        2.0.12
      • abbreviate

        public static String abbreviate(Object target,
                                        int maxSize)
      • equals

        public static Boolean equals(Object first,
                                     Object second)
        Parameters:
        first - first
        second - second
        Returns:
        the result
        Since:
        2.0.16
      • equalsIgnoreCase

        public static Boolean equalsIgnoreCase(Object first,
                                               Object second)
        Parameters:
        first - first
        second - second
        Returns:
        the result
        Since:
        2.0.16
      • substring

        public static String substring(Object target,
                                       int beginIndex,
                                       int endIndex)
      • substring

        public static String substring(Object target,
                                       int beginIndex)

        copy a part of target start beginIndex to the end of target. If non-String object, toString() will be called.

        Parameters:
        target - source of the copy.
        beginIndex - index where the copy start.
        Returns:
        part of target, or null if target is null.
        Since:
        1.1.2
      • repeat

        public static String repeat(Object target,
                                    int times)
        Parameters:
        target - target
        times - times
        Returns:
        the result
        Since:
        2.1.0
      • concat

        public static String concat(Object... values)
        Parameters:
        values - values
        Returns:
        the result
        Since:
        2.0.16
      • concatReplaceNulls

        public static String concatReplaceNulls(String nullValue,
                                                Object... values)
        Parameters:
        nullValue - nullValue
        values - values
        Returns:
        the result
        Since:
        2.0.16
      • isEmpty

        public static boolean isEmpty(String target)
        Parameters:
        target - target
        Returns:
        the result
        Since:
        2.1.0
      • isEmptyOrWhitespace

        public static boolean isEmptyOrWhitespace(String target)
      • join

        public static String join(Iterable<?> target,
                                  char separator)
      • pack

        public static String pack(String target)
        Removes all whitespaces and control chars at all positions, and transforms to lower case.
        Parameters:
        target - the string to be packed
        Returns:
        the packed string
        Since:
        3.0.12
      • capitalize

        public static String capitalize(Object target)

        Convert the first letter of target to uppercase (title-case, in fact).

        Parameters:
        target - the String to be capitalized. If non-String object, toString() will be called.
        Returns:
        String the result of capitalizing the target.
        Since:
        1.1.2
      • unCapitalize

        public static String unCapitalize(Object target)

        Convert the first letter of target to lowercase.

        Parameters:
        target - the String to be uncapitalized. If non-String object, toString() will be called.
        Returns:
        String the result of uncapitalizing the target.
        Since:
        1.1.2
      • capitalizeWords

        public static String capitalizeWords(Object target)

        Convert all the first letter of the words of target to uppercase (title-case, in fact). The default delimiter characters between the words are the whitespace characters (see Characters.IsWhiteSpace method in the Java doc).

        Parameters:
        target - the String to be capitalized. If non-String object, toString() will be called.
        Returns:
        String the result of capitalizing the target.
        Since:
        1.1.2
      • capitalizeWords

        public static String capitalizeWords(Object target,
                                             Object delimiters)

        Convert all the first letter of the words of target to uppercase (title-case, in fact), using the specified delimiter chars for determining word ends/starts.

        Parameters:
        target - the String to be capitalized. If non-String object, toString() will be called.
        delimiters - delimiters of the words. If non-String object, toString() will be called.
        Returns:
        String the result of capitalizing the target.
        Since:
        1.1.2
      • escapeXml

        public static String escapeXml(Object target)

        XML-escapes the specified text.

        Parameters:
        target - the text to be escaped
        Returns:
        the escaped text.
        Since:
        2.0.9
      • escapeJavaScript

        public static String escapeJavaScript(Object target)

        Escapes the specified target text as required for JavaScript code.

        Parameters:
        target - the text to be escaped
        Returns:
        the escaped text.
        Since:
        2.0.11
      • escapeJava

        public static String escapeJava(Object target)

        Escapes the specified target text as required for Java code.

        Parameters:
        target - the text to be escaped
        Returns:
        the escaped text.
        Since:
        2.0.11
      • unescapeJavaScript

        public static String unescapeJavaScript(Object target)

        Un-escapes the specified JavaScript-escaped target text back to normal form.

        Parameters:
        target - the text to be unescaped
        Returns:
        the unescaped text.
        Since:
        2.0.11
      • unescapeJava

        public static String unescapeJava(Object target)

        Un-escapes the specified Java-escaped target text back to normal form.

        Parameters:
        target - the text to be unescaped
        Returns:
        the unescaped text.
        Since:
        2.0.11
      • randomAlphanumeric

        public static String randomAlphanumeric(int count)