org.mmbase.util
Class StringTagger

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.mmbase.util.StringTagger

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Map

public class StringTagger

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Map

StringTagger, Creates a object with tags and fields from a String. Its ideal for name-value pairs and name-value pairs with multivalues. It also provides support for quoted values, and recognizes values that are 'function' calls with their own parameter list (allowing to ignore any tokens within these lists when parsing).

Version:

18 Apr 2001

Author:

Daniel Ockeloen, Pierre van Rooden

Inner classes inherited from class java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Constructor Summary

StringTagger(java.lang.String line)
Creates a StringTag for the given line.

StringTagger(java.lang.String line, char TagStart, char TagSeperator, char FieldSeperator, char QuoteChar)
Creates a StringTag for the given line.

StringTagger(java.lang.String line, char TagStart, char TagSeperator, char FieldSeperator, char QuoteChar, char FunctionOpen, char FunctionClose)
Creates a StringTag for the given line.

Method Summary

void	clear() Clears all data
boolean	containsKey(java.lang.Object ob) Checks whether a key exits.
boolean	containsValue(java.lang.Object ob) Checks whether a value exits.
java.util.Enumeration	elements() Returns a Enumeration of the values as String.
java.util.Set	entrySet() returns all values
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object ob) Returns whether two objects are the same
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object ob) Returns the value of a key as an Object.
int	hashCode() Hashcode for sorting and comparing
boolean	isEmpty() Checks whether the tagger is empty
java.util.Enumeration	keys() Returns a Enumeration of the name keys.
java.util.Set	keySet() Returns a Set of the name keys.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) For testing
java.util.Enumeration	multiElements(java.lang.String token) Returns a Enumeration of the values as Vectors that contain the seperated values.
java.lang.Object	put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) sets a value (for the Map interface).
void	putAll(java.util.Map map) Manually sets a set of values (for the Map interface).
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.Object key) remove a value (for the Map interface).
void	setValue(java.lang.String token, java.lang.String val) Manually sets a single value.
void	setValues(java.lang.String token, java.util.Vector values) Manually sets a multi-value value.
int	size() sets a value (for the Map interface).
java.lang.String	toString() toString
java.lang.String	Value(java.lang.String token) Returns the first value as a String.
java.util.Collection	values() returns all values
java.util.Vector	Values(java.lang.String token) Returns the values as a Vector that contains the separated values. Use get(java.lang.Object) to get the list of values as a String Use Value(java.lang.String) to get the first value as a String
java.lang.String	ValuesString(java.lang.String token) Returns the original parsed line

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringTagger

public StringTagger(java.lang.String line,
                    char TagStart,
                    char TagSeperator,
                    char FieldSeperator,
                    char QuoteChar,
                    char FunctionOpen,
                    char FunctionClose)

Creates a StringTag for the given line. Example : StringTagger("cmd=lookup names='Daniel Ockeloen, Rico Jansen'",' ','=',','\'','('.')')

Parameters:

line - : to be tagged line

TagStart - : Seperator for the Tags

TagSeperator - : Seperator inside the Tag (between name and value)

FieldSeperator - : Seperator inside the value

QuoteChar - : Char used if a quoted value

FunctionOpen - char used to open a function parameter list

FunctionClose - char used to close a function parameter list

StringTagger

public StringTagger(java.lang.String line,
                    char TagStart,
                    char TagSeperator,
                    char FieldSeperator,
                    char QuoteChar)

Creates a StringTag for the given line. Uses default characters for the function parameter list tokens. Example : StringTagger("cmd=lookup names='Daniel Ockeloen, Rico Jansen'",' ','=',','\'')

Parameters:

line - : to be tagged line

TagStart - : Seperator for the Tags

TagSeperator - : Seperator inside the Tag (between name and value)

FieldSeperator - : Seperator inside the value

QuoteChar - : Char used if a quoted value

StringTagger

public StringTagger(java.lang.String line)

Creates a StringTag for the given line. Uses default characters for all tokens.

Parameters:

line - : to be tagged line

Method Detail

clear

public void clear()

Clears all data

Specified by:

clear in interface java.util.Map

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(java.lang.Object ob)

Checks whether a key exits.

Specified by:

containsKey in interface java.util.Map

containsValue

public boolean containsValue(java.lang.Object ob)

Checks whether a value exits.

Specified by:

containsValue in interface java.util.Map

entrySet

public java.util.Set entrySet()

returns all values

Specified by:

entrySet in interface java.util.Map

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object ob)

Returns whether two objects are the same

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Map

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

ob - the key of the value to retrieve

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object ob)

Returns the value of a key as an Object. The value returned is a single, unseparated, string.
Use Values(java.lang.String) to get a list of multi-values as a Vector.
Use Value(java.lang.String) to get the first value as a String

Specified by:

get in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

ob - the key of the value to retrieve

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Hashcode for sorting and comparing

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.util.Map

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Checks whether the tagger is empty

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.Map

keySet

public java.util.Set keySet()

Returns a Set of the name keys.

Specified by:

keySet in interface java.util.Map

put

public java.lang.Object put(java.lang.Object key,
                            java.lang.Object value)

sets a value (for the Map interface).

Specified by:

put in interface java.util.Map

putAll

public void putAll(java.util.Map map)

Manually sets a set of values (for the Map interface).

Specified by:

putAll in interface java.util.Map

remove

public java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.Object key)

remove a value (for the Map interface).

Specified by:

remove in interface java.util.Map

size

public int size()

sets a value (for the Map interface).

Specified by:

size in interface java.util.Map

values

public java.util.Collection values()

returns all values

Specified by:

values in interface java.util.Map

keys

public java.util.Enumeration keys()

Returns a Enumeration of the name keys.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

toString

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

elements

public java.util.Enumeration elements()

Returns a Enumeration of the values as String. The values returned are all single, unsepartated, strings. Use multiElements(java.lang.String) to get a list of multi-values.

multiElements

public java.util.Enumeration multiElements(java.lang.String token)

Returns a Enumeration of the values as Vectors that contain the seperated values. Use elements() to get a list of single, unseparated, values.

Values

public java.util.Vector Values(java.lang.String token)

Returns the values as a Vector that contains the separated values.
Use get(java.lang.Object) to get the list of values as a String
Use Value(java.lang.String) to get the first value as a String

Parameters:

token - the key of the value to retrieve

ValuesString

public java.lang.String ValuesString(java.lang.String token)

Returns the original parsed line

Parameters:

token - unused

Value

public java.lang.String Value(java.lang.String token)

Returns the first value as a String. In case of a single value, it returns that value. In case of multiple values, it returns the Use get(java.lang.Object) to get the list of values as a String
Use Values(java.lang.String) to get a list of multi-values as a Vector.

Parameters:

token - the key of the value to retrieve

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String token,
                     java.lang.String val)

Manually sets a single value.

setValues

public void setValues(java.lang.String token,
                      java.util.Vector values)

Manually sets a multi-value value.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

For testing