org.mmbase.util
Class Strip

java.lang.Object
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public class Strip

extends java.lang.Object

Class to strip characters from the beginning and end of strings.

 Example1: Strip.Char("..dfld..",'.',Strip.TRAILING) yields "..dlfd."
 Example2: Strip.Chars("..dfld..",".",Strip.TRAILING) yields "..dlfd"
 Example3: Strip.Chars(". .. dfld. , .","., ",Strip.BOTH) yields "dfld"
 

Version:

12 Mar 1997

Author:

Rico Jansen

Field Summary

static int	BOTH Strip both, characters at begin and end of string are checked
static int	LEADING Strip leading, only characters at begin of string are checked
static int	NOTHING Strip nothing, a rather ineffecient form of a copy
static int	TRAILING Strip trailing, only characters at end of string are checked

Constructor Summary

Strip()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	Char(java.lang.String str, char chr, int where) Strip all of the specified character from beginning, end or both.
static java.lang.String	Chars(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String chars, int where) Strip multiple characters contained in the set given as second parameter until a non-set character.
static java.lang.String	DoubleQuote(java.lang.String str, int where) Strip double quotes from beginning, end or both, only once.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Test the class
static java.lang.String	SingleQuote(java.lang.String str, int where) Strip single quotes from beginning, end or both, only once.
static java.lang.String	Whitespace(java.lang.String str, int where) Strip multiple whitespace characters from beginning, end or both, that means keep on stripping util a non-whitespace character is found.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NOTHING

public static final int NOTHING

Strip nothing, a rather ineffecient form of a copy

LEADING

public static final int LEADING

Strip leading, only characters at begin of string are checked

TRAILING

public static final int TRAILING

Strip trailing, only characters at end of string are checked

BOTH

public static final int BOTH

Strip both, characters at begin and end of string are checked

Constructor Detail

Strip

public Strip()

Method Detail

DoubleQuote

public static java.lang.String DoubleQuote(java.lang.String str,
                                           int where)

Strip double quotes from beginning, end or both, only once.

Parameters:

str - the string to strip

where - one of NOTHING, LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH

Returns:

the stripped String

SingleQuote

public static java.lang.String SingleQuote(java.lang.String str,
                                           int where)

Strip single quotes from beginning, end or both, only once.

Parameters:

str - the string to strip

where - one of NOTHING, LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH

Returns:

the stripped String

Whitespace

public static java.lang.String Whitespace(java.lang.String str,
                                          int where)

Strip multiple whitespace characters from beginning, end or both, that means keep on stripping util a non-whitespace character is found.

Parameters:

str - the string to strip

where - one of NOTHING, LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH

Returns:

the stripped String

Char

public static java.lang.String Char(java.lang.String str,
                                    char chr,
                                    int where)

Strip all of the specified character from beginning, end or both.

Parameters:

str - the string to strip

chr - the character to strip from the string

where - one of NOTHING, LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH

Returns:

the stripped String

Chars

public static java.lang.String Chars(java.lang.String str,
                                     java.lang.String chars,
                                     int where)

Strip multiple characters contained in the set given as second parameter until a non-set character.

Parameters:

str - the string to strip

chars - a string containing all characters to strip from the string

where - one of NOTHING, LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH

Returns:

the stripped String

main

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

Test the class