net.firstpartners.nounit.utility
Class TextUtil

java.lang.Object
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public class TextUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Performs common , but tricky tasks. e.g. Stripping of spaces from Files

Constructor Summary

TextUtil()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	find(java.lang.String fullText, int startIndex, java.lang.String startMarker, java.lang.String endMarker) Finds (start and end) markers in piece of text extracts text (note including markers) in between
static java.lang.String	removeAll(java.lang.String inputString, java.lang.String removeString) Remove all instances of input string from Output
static java.lang.String	removeTrailing(java.lang.String inString, java.lang.String toRemove) Strip out any trailing characters
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String string, java.lang.String oldSubstring, java.lang.String newSubstring) Replace the first occurrence of oldSubstring in string, if there is one, with newSubstring.
static java.lang.String	replaceAll(java.lang.String string, java.lang.String oldSubstring, java.lang.String newSubstring) Replaces all occurrences of oldSubstring in string, if there are any, with newSubstring.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TextUtil

public TextUtil()

Method Detail

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String string,
                                       java.lang.String oldSubstring,
                                       java.lang.String newSubstring)

Replace the first occurrence of oldSubstring in string, if there is one, with newSubstring.

Parameters:

string - - Replace a substring of this String

oldSubstring - - The substring of string to be replaced

newSubstring - - The string to put into string

Returns:

A new String which is a copy of string with the first occurrence of oldSubstring in string, if there is one, with newSubstring. Returns null if string is null. Returns string if either substring is null or oldSubstring is empty

replaceAll

public static java.lang.String replaceAll(java.lang.String string,
                                          java.lang.String oldSubstring,
                                          java.lang.String newSubstring)

Replaces all occurrences of oldSubstring in string, if there are any, with newSubstring.

Parameters:

string - - Replace substrings of this String

oldSubstring - - The substring of string to be replaced

newSubstring - - The string to put into string

Returns:

A new String which is a copy of string with all occurrences of oldSubstring in string, if there are any, with newSubstring. Returns null if string is null. Returns string if either substring is null or oldSubstring is empty

find

public static java.lang.String find(java.lang.String fullText,
                                    int startIndex,
                                    java.lang.String startMarker,
                                    java.lang.String endMarker)

Finds (start and end) markers in piece of text extracts text (note including markers) in between

Parameters:

fullText - to search in

startIndex - ignore text before this point

startMarker - start marker for the piece of text to extract

endMarker - end marker

Returns:

foundText , empty String if nothing found

removeAll

public static java.lang.String removeAll(java.lang.String inputString,
                                         java.lang.String removeString)

Remove all instances of input string from Output

Parameters:

inputString -

removeString -

Returns:

updateString

removeTrailing

public static java.lang.String removeTrailing(java.lang.String inString,
                                              java.lang.String toRemove)

Strip out any trailing characters

Parameters:

inString - to be operated on

toRemove - string to remove at end if found

Returns:

inString with end removed