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package joptsimple.internal;
import java.util.Iterator;
import static java.lang.System.*;
import static java.util.Arrays.*;
/**
* @author Paul Holser
*/
public final class Strings {
public static final String EMPTY = "";
public static final String LINE_SEPARATOR = getProperty( "line.separator" );
private Strings() {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* Gives a string consisting of the given character repeated the given number of times.
*
* @param ch the character to repeat
* @param count how many times to repeat the character
* @return the resultant string
*/
public static String repeat( char ch, int count ) {
StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
buffer.append( ch );
return buffer.toString();
}
/**
* Tells whether the given string is either {@code} or consists solely of whitespace characters.
*
* @param target string to check
* @return {@code true} if the target string is null or empty
*/
public static boolean isNullOrEmpty( String target ) {
return target == null || target.isEmpty();
}
/**
* Gives a string consisting of a given string prepended and appended with surrounding characters.
*
* @param target a string
* @param begin character to prepend
* @param end character to append
* @return the surrounded string
*/
public static String surround( String target, char begin, char end ) {
return begin + target + end;
}
/**
* Gives a string consisting of the elements of a given array of strings, each separated by a given separator
* string.
*
* @param pieces the strings to join
* @param separator the separator
* @return the joined string
*/
public static String join( String[] pieces, String separator ) {
return join( asList( pieces ), separator );
}
/**
* Gives a string consisting of the string representations of the elements of a given array of objects,
* each separated by a given separator string.
*
* @param pieces the elements whose string representations are to be joined
* @param separator the separator
* @return the joined string
*/
public static String join( Iterable pieces, String separator ) {
StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
for ( Iterator iter = pieces.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
buffer.append( iter.next() );
if ( iter.hasNext() )
buffer.append( separator );
}
return buffer.toString();
}
}