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 * Copyright (C) 2006-2015 phloc systems
 * http://www.phloc.com
 * office[at]phloc[dot]com
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.phloc.commons.string;//NOPMD

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.TreeSet;

import javax.annotation.CheckForSigned;
import javax.annotation.CheckReturnValue;
import javax.annotation.Nonnegative;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;

import com.phloc.commons.CGlobal;
import com.phloc.commons.ValueEnforcer;
import com.phloc.commons.annotations.Nonempty;
import com.phloc.commons.annotations.ReturnsMutableCopy;
import com.phloc.commons.charset.CharsetManager;
import com.phloc.commons.collections.ArrayHelper;
import com.phloc.commons.math.MathHelper;

/**
 * Generic string transformation and helper methods. If you need to modify a
 * string, start looking in this class.
 * 
 * @author Philip Helger
 */
@Immutable
public final class StringHelper
{
  /**
   * The constant to be returned if an String.indexOf call did not find a match!
   */
  public static final int STRING_NOT_FOUND = -1;

  private static final int [] s_aSizeTableInt = { 9,
                                                 99,
                                                 999,
                                                 9999,
                                                 99999,
                                                 999999,
                                                 9999999,
                                                 99999999,
                                                 999999999,
                                                 Integer.MAX_VALUE };
  private static final long [] s_aSizeTableLong = { 9L,
                                                   99L,
                                                   999L,
                                                   9999L,
                                                   99999L,
                                                   999999L,
                                                   9999999L,
                                                   99999999L,
                                                   999999999L,
                                                   9999999999L,
                                                   99999999999L,
                                                   999999999999L,
                                                   9999999999999L,
                                                   99999999999999L,
                                                   999999999999999L,
                                                   9999999999999999L,
                                                   99999999999999999L,
                                                   999999999999999999L,
                                                   Long.MAX_VALUE };

  private StringHelper ()
  {}

  /**
   * Check if the string is null or empty.
   * 
   * @param aCS
   *        The character sequence to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is null or empty,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean hasNoText (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS)
  {
    return aCS == null || aCS.length () == 0;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string is null or empty.
   * 
   * @param sStr
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is null or empty,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean hasNoText (@Nullable final String sStr)
  {
    return sStr == null || sStr.length () == 0;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string is null or empty.
   * 
   * @param aCS
   *        The character sequence to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is null or empty,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isEmpty (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS)
  {
    return hasNoText (aCS);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string is null or empty.
   * 
   * @param sStr
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is null or empty,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isEmpty (@Nullable final String sStr)
  {
    return hasNoText (sStr);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string is null or empty after trimming.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is null or empty or
   *         consists only of whitespaces, false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean hasNoTextAfterTrim (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    return s == null || s.trim ().length () == 0;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string is null or empty after trimming.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is null or empty or
   *         consists only of whitespaces, false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isEmptyAfterTrim (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    return hasNoTextAfterTrim (s);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string contains any char.
   * 
   * @param aCS
   *        The character sequence to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string contains at least one,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean hasText (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS)
  {
    return aCS != null && aCS.length () > 0;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string contains any char.
   * 
   * @param sStr
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string contains at least one char,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean hasText (@Nullable final String sStr)
  {
    return sStr != null && sStr.length () > 0;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string contains any char.
   * 
   * @param aCS
   *        The character sequence to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string contains at least one char,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isNotEmpty (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS)
  {
    return hasText (aCS);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string contains any char.
   * 
   * @param sStr
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string contains at least one char,
   *         false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isNotEmpty (@Nullable final String sStr)
  {
    return hasText (sStr);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string neither null nor empty after trimming.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is neither null nor
   *         empty nor consists only of whitespaces, false
   *         otherwise
   */
  public static boolean hasTextAfterTrim (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    return s != null && s.trim ().length () > 0;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the string neither null nor empty after trimming.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to check. May be null.
   * @return true if the string is neither null nor
   *         empty nor consists only of whitespaces, false
   *         otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isNotEmptyAfterTrim (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    return hasTextAfterTrim (s);
  }

  @Nullable
  public static String getLeadingZero (@Nullable final Byte aValue, final int nChars)
  {
    return aValue == null ? null : getLeadingZero (aValue.byteValue (), nChars);
  }

  @Nullable
  public static String getLeadingZero (@Nullable final Integer aValue, final int nChars)
  {
    return aValue == null ? null : getLeadingZero (aValue.longValue (), nChars);
  }

  @Nullable
  public static String getLeadingZero (@Nullable final Long aValue, final int nChars)
  {
    return aValue == null ? null : getLeadingZero (aValue.longValue (), nChars);
  }

  @Nullable
  public static String getLeadingZero (@Nullable final Short aValue, final int nChars)
  {
    return aValue == null ? null : getLeadingZero (aValue.shortValue (), nChars);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getLeadingZero (final int nValue, final int nChars)
  {
    final boolean bNeg = nValue < 0;
    final String sValue = Integer.toString (MathHelper.abs (nValue));
    if (sValue.length () >= nChars)
      return bNeg ? '-' + sValue : sValue;

    // prepend '0's
    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ((bNeg ? 1 : 0) + nChars);
    if (bNeg)
      aSB.append ('-');
    for (int i = 0; i < nChars - sValue.length (); ++i)
      aSB.append ('0');
    return aSB.append (sValue).toString ();
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getLeadingZero (final long nValue, final int nChars)
  {
    final boolean bNeg = nValue < 0;
    final String sValue = Long.toString (MathHelper.abs (nValue));
    if (sValue.length () >= nChars)
      return bNeg ? '-' + sValue : sValue;

    // prepend '0's
    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ((bNeg ? 1 : 0) + nChars);
    if (bNeg)
      aSB.append ('-');
    for (int i = 0; i < nChars - sValue.length (); ++i)
      aSB.append ('0');
    return aSB.append (sValue).toString ();
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getLeadingZero (@Nonnull final String sValue, final int nChars)
  {
    final int nLen = sValue.length ();
    if (nLen >= nChars)
      return sValue;

    // prepend '0's
    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder (nChars);
    for (int i = 0; i < nChars - nLen; ++i)
      aSB.append ('0');
    return aSB.append (sValue).toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get the matching hex digit.
   * 
   * @param n
   *        The value to get the hex digit from. Must be between 0 and 15.
   * @return The hex character (one of 0-9 or a-f), or '\0' if the value could
   *         not be converted
   */
  public static char getHexChar (final int n)
  {
    return Character.forDigit (n, CGlobal.HEX_RADIX);
  }

  /**
   * Convert a string to a byte array and than to a hexadecimal encoded string.
   * 
   * @param sInput
   *        The source string. May not be null.
   * @param aCharset
   *        The charset to use. May not be null.
   * @return The String representation of the byte array of the string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexEncoded (@Nonnull final String sInput, @Nonnull final Charset aCharset)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sInput, "Input"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (aCharset, "Charset"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    return getHexEncoded (CharsetManager.getAsBytes (sInput, aCharset));
  }

  /**
   * Convert a byte array to a hexadecimal encoded string.
   * 
   * @param aInput
   *        The byte array to be converted to a String. May not be
   *        null.
   * @return The String representation of the byte array.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexEncoded (@Nonnull final byte [] aInput)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (aInput, "Input"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    return getHexEncoded (aInput, 0, aInput.length);
  }

  /**
   * Convert a byte array to a hexadecimal encoded string.
   * 
   * @param aInput
   *        The byte array to be converted to a String. May not be
   *        null.
   * @param nOfs
   *        Byte array offset
   * @param nLen
   *        Number of bytes to encode
   * @return The String representation of the byte array.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexEncoded (@Nonnull final byte [] aInput, final int nOfs, final int nLen)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.isArrayOfsLen (aInput, nOfs, nLen);

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder (nLen * 2);
    for (int i = nOfs; i < (nOfs + nLen); ++i)
    {
      final byte b = aInput[i];
      final char c1 = getHexChar ((b & 0xf0) >> 4);
      final char c2 = getHexChar (b & 0x0f);
      aSB.append (c1).append (c2);
    }
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get the decimal value of the passed hex character
   * 
   * @param c
   *        The hex char to convert
   * @return A value between 0 and 15, or -1 if the input character is not a hex
   *         char!
   */
  @CheckForSigned
  public static int getHexValue (@Nonnegative final char c)
  {
    return Character.digit (c, CGlobal.HEX_RADIX);
  }

  /**
   * @param cHigh
   *        High hex part
   * @param cLow
   *        Low hex part
   * @return A value between 0 and 255, or -1 if any input character is not a
   *         hex char!
   */
  public static int getHexByte (@Nonnegative final char cHigh, @Nonnegative final char cLow)
  {
    final int nHex1 = getHexValue (cHigh);
    final int nHex2 = getHexValue (cLow);
    return nHex1 < 0 || nHex2 < 0 ? -1 : (nHex1 << 4) | nHex2;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static byte [] getHexDecoded (@Nonnull final String sInput)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sInput, "Input"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    return getHexDecoded (sInput.toCharArray (), 0, sInput.length ());
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static byte [] getHexDecoded (@Nonnull final char [] aInput)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (aInput, "Input"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    return getHexDecoded (aInput, 0, aInput.length);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static byte [] getHexDecoded (@Nonnull final char [] aInput,
                                       @Nonnegative final int nOfs,
                                       @Nonnegative final int nLen)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.isArrayOfsLen (aInput, nOfs, nLen);
    if ((nLen % 2) > 0)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException ("Passed chars have no even length: " + nLen); //$NON-NLS-1$

    final byte [] ret = new byte [nLen / 2];
    int nRetIdx = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < nLen; i += 2)
    {
      final char c0 = aInput[nOfs + i];
      final char c1 = aInput[nOfs + i + 1];
      final int nHexByte = getHexByte (c0, c1);
      if (nHexByte == -1)
        throw new IllegalArgumentException ("Failed to convert '" + c0 + "' or '" + c1 + "' to a hex value!"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
      ret[nRetIdx++] = (byte) nHexByte;
    }
    return ret;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexString (final byte nValue)
  {
    // Bytes are always handled unsigned
    return Integer.toString (nValue & 0xff, CGlobal.HEX_RADIX);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexStringLeadingZero (final byte nValue, final int nDigits)
  {
    return getLeadingZero (getHexString (nValue), nDigits);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexStringLeadingZero2 (final byte nValue)
  {
    final String ret = getHexString (nValue);
    return ret.length () >= 2 ? ret : '0' + ret;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexString (final int nValue)
  {
    return Integer.toString (nValue, CGlobal.HEX_RADIX);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexStringLeadingZero (final int nValue, final int nDigits)
  {
    if (nValue < 0)
      return "-" + getLeadingZero (getHexString (-nValue), nDigits - 1); //$NON-NLS-1$
    return getLeadingZero (getHexString (nValue), nDigits);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexString (final long nValue)
  {
    return Long.toString (nValue, CGlobal.HEX_RADIX);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexStringLeadingZero (final long nValue, final int nDigits)
  {
    if (nValue < 0)
      return "-" + getLeadingZero (getHexString (-nValue), nDigits - 1); //$NON-NLS-1$
    return getLeadingZero (getHexString (nValue), nDigits);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexString (final short nValue)
  {
    return Integer.toString (nValue & 0xffff, CGlobal.HEX_RADIX);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public static String getHexStringLeadingZero (final short nValue, final int nDigits)
  {
    // Short are always handled unsigned
    return getLeadingZero (getHexString (nValue), nDigits);
  }

  /**
   * Get the number of leading white spaces according to
   * {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to be parsed. May be null.
   * @return Always ≥ 0.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getLeadingWhitespaceCount (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    if (s != null)
    {
      final int nMax = s.length ();
      while (ret < nMax && Character.isWhitespace (s.charAt (ret)))
        ++ret;
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Get the number of trailing white spaces according to
   * {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to be parsed. May be null.
   * @return Always ≥ 0.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getTrailingWhitespaceCount (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    if (s != null)
    {
      int nLast = s.length () - 1;
      while (nLast >= 0 && Character.isWhitespace (s.charAt (nLast)))
      {
        ++ret;
        --nLast;
      }
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Get the number of specified chars, the passed string starts with.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to be parsed. May be null.
   * @param c
   *        The char to be searched.
   * @return Always ≥ 0.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getLeadingCharCount (@Nullable final String s, final char c)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    if (s != null)
    {
      final int nMax = s.length ();
      while (ret < nMax && s.charAt (ret) == c)
        ++ret;
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Get the number of specified chars, the passed string ends with.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to be parsed. May be null.
   * @param c
   *        The char to be searched.
   * @return Always ≥ 0.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getTrailingCharCount (@Nullable final String s, final char c)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    if (s != null)
    {
      int nLast = s.length () - 1;
      while (nLast >= 0 && s.charAt (nLast) == c)
      {
        ++ret;
        --nLast;
      }
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed container,
   * without a separator. Even null elements are added.
   * 
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImploded (@Nullable final Iterable  aElements)
  {
    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
      for (final Object aElement : aElements)
        aSB.append (aElement);
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed container,
   * separated by the specified separator string. Even null
   * elements are added.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImploded (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final Iterable  aElements)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "serparator"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
    {
      int nIndex = 0;
      for (final Object aElement : aElements)
      {
        if (nIndex++ > 0)
          aSB.append (sSep);
        aSB.append (aElement);
      }
    }
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed container,
   * separated by the specified separator char. Even null elements
   * are added.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImploded (final char cSep, @Nullable final Iterable  aElements)
  {
    return getImploded (Character.toString (cSep), aElements);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed map, separated by
   * the specified separator strings.
   * 
   * @param sSepOuter
   *        The separator to use for separating the map entries. May not be
   *        null.
   * @param sSepInner
   *        The separator to use for separating the key from the value. May not
   *        be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The map to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImploded (@Nonnull final String sSepOuter,
                                    @Nonnull final String sSepInner,
                                    @Nullable final Map  aElements)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSepOuter, "SepOuter"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSepInner, "SepInner"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
    {
      int nIndex = 0;
      for (final Map.Entry  aElement : aElements.entrySet ())
      {
        if (nIndex++ > 0)
          aSB.append (sSepOuter);
        aSB.append (aElement.getKey ()).append (sSepInner).append (aElement.getValue ());
      }
    }
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed map, separated by
   * the specified separator chars.
   * 
   * @param cSepOuter
   *        The separator to use for separating the map entries.
   * @param cSepInner
   *        The separator to use for separating the key from the value.
   * @param aElements
   *        The map to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImploded (final char cSepOuter, final char cSepInner, @Nullable final Map  aElements)
  {
    return getImploded (Character.toString (cSepOuter), Character.toString (cSepInner), aElements);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, without a
   * separator.
   * 
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   * @param 
   *        The type of elements to be imploded.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static  String getImploded (@Nullable final ELEMENTTYPE... aElements)
  {
    if (ArrayHelper.isEmpty (aElements))
      return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
    return getImploded (aElements, 0, aElements.length);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, without a
   * separator.
   * 
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @param nOfs
   *        The offset to start from.
   * @param nLen
   *        The number of elements to implode.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   * @param 
   *        The type of elements to be imploded.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static  String getImploded (@Nullable final ELEMENTTYPE [] aElements,
                                                  @Nonnegative final int nOfs,
                                                  @Nonnegative final int nLen)
  {
    if (aElements != null)
      ValueEnforcer.isArrayOfsLen (aElements, nOfs, nLen);

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
      for (int i = nOfs; i < nOfs + nLen; ++i)
        aSB.append (aElements[i]);
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   * @param 
   *        The type of elements to be imploded.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static  String getImploded (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final ELEMENTTYPE... aElements)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "Separator"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (ArrayHelper.isEmpty (aElements))
      return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
    return getImploded (sSep, aElements, 0, aElements.length);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator char.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   * @param 
   *        The type of elements to be imploded.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static  String getImploded (final char cSep, @Nullable final ELEMENTTYPE... aElements)
  {
    return getImploded (Character.toString (cSep), aElements);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @param nOfs
   *        The offset to start from.
   * @param nLen
   *        The number of elements to implode.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   * @param 
   *        The type of elements to be imploded.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static  String getImploded (@Nonnull final String sSep,
                                                  @Nullable final ELEMENTTYPE [] aElements,
                                                  @Nonnegative final int nOfs,
                                                  @Nonnegative final int nLen)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "Separator"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    if (aElements != null)
      ValueEnforcer.isArrayOfsLen (aElements, nOfs, nLen);

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
    {
      for (int i = nOfs; i < nOfs + nLen; ++i)
      {
        final ELEMENTTYPE sElement = aElements[i];
        if (i > nOfs)
          aSB.append (sSep);
        aSB.append (sElement);
      }
    }
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator char.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @param nOfs
   *        The offset to start from.
   * @param nLen
   *        The number of elements to implode.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   * @param 
   *        The type of elements to be imploded.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static  String getImploded (final char cSep,
                                                  @Nullable final ELEMENTTYPE [] aElements,
                                                  @Nonnegative final int nOfs,
                                                  @Nonnegative final int nLen)
  {
    return getImploded (Character.toString (cSep), aElements, nOfs, nLen);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all non-null and non empty
   * elements of the passed container, separated by the specified separator
   * string. This the very generic version of
   * {@link #getConcatenatedOnDemand(String, String, String)} for an arbitrary
   * number of elements.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImplodedNonEmpty (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final Iterable  aElements)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "Separator"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
    {
      int nElementsAdded = 0;
      for (final String sElement : aElements)
        if (hasText (sElement))
        {
          if (nElementsAdded++ > 0)
            aSB.append (sSep);
          aSB.append (sElement);
        }
    }
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all non-null and non empty
   * elements of the passed container, separated by the specified separator
   * char. This the very generic version of
   * {@link #getConcatenatedOnDemand(String, String, String)} for an arbitrary
   * number of elements.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImplodedNonEmpty (final char cSep, @Nullable final Iterable  aElements)
  {
    return getImplodedNonEmpty (Character.toString (cSep), aElements);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator string. This the very generic version of
   * {@link #getConcatenatedOnDemand(String, String, String)} for an arbitrary
   * number of elements.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImplodedNonEmpty (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final String... aElements)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "Separator"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (ArrayHelper.isEmpty (aElements))
      return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
    return getImplodedNonEmpty (sSep, aElements, 0, aElements.length);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator char. This the very generic version of
   * {@link #getConcatenatedOnDemand(String, String, String)} for an arbitrary
   * number of elements.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImplodedNonEmpty (final char cSep, @Nullable final String... aElements)
  {
    return getImplodedNonEmpty (Character.toString (cSep), aElements);
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator string. This the very generic version of
   * {@link #getConcatenatedOnDemand(String, String, String)} for an arbitrary
   * number of elements.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @param nOfs
   *        The offset to start from.
   * @param nLen
   *        The number of elements to implode.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImplodedNonEmpty (@Nonnull final String sSep,
                                            @Nullable final String [] aElements,
                                            @Nonnegative final int nOfs,
                                            @Nonnegative final int nLen)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "Separator"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    if (aElements != null)
      ValueEnforcer.isArrayOfsLen (aElements, nOfs, nLen);

    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (aElements != null)
    {
      int nElementsAdded = 0;
      for (int i = nOfs; i < nOfs + nLen; ++i)
      {
        final String sElement = aElements[i];
        if (hasText (sElement))
        {
          if (nElementsAdded++ > 0)
            aSB.append (sSep);
          aSB.append (sElement);
        }
      }
    }
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Get a concatenated String from all elements of the passed array, separated
   * by the specified separator char. This the very generic version of
   * {@link #getConcatenatedOnDemand(String, String, String)} for an arbitrary
   * number of elements.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param aElements
   *        The container to convert. May be null or empty.
   * @param nOfs
   *        The offset to start from.
   * @param nLen
   *        The number of elements to implode.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getImplodedNonEmpty (final char cSep,
                                            @Nullable final String [] aElements,
                                            @Nonnegative final int nOfs,
                                            @Nonnegative final int nLen)
  {
    return getImplodedNonEmpty (Character.toString (cSep), aElements, nOfs, nLen);
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return the passed String array of all
   * elements in the passed string, using specified separator char.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @param nMaxItems
   *        The maximum number of items to explode. If the passed value is <= 0
   *        all items are used. If max items is 1, than the result string is
   *        returned as is. If max items is larger than the number of elements
   *        found, it has no effect.
   * @return The passed collection and never null.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String [] getExplodedArray (final char cSep,
                                            @Nullable final String sElements,
                                            @CheckForSigned final int nMaxItems)
  {
    if (nMaxItems == 1)
      return new String [] { sElements };
    if (hasNoText (sElements))
      return ArrayHelper.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;

    final int nMaxResultElements = 1 + getCharCount (sElements, cSep);
    if (nMaxResultElements == 1)
    {
      // Separator not found
      return new String [] { sElements };
    }
    final String [] ret = new String [nMaxItems < 1 ? nMaxResultElements : Math.min (nMaxResultElements, nMaxItems)];

    // Do not use RegExPool.stringReplacePattern because of package
    // dependencies
    // Do not use String.split because it trims empty tokens from the end
    int nStartIndex = 0;
    int nMatchIndex;
    int nItemsAdded = 0;
    while ((nMatchIndex = sElements.indexOf (cSep, nStartIndex)) >= 0)
    {
      ret[nItemsAdded++] = sElements.substring (nStartIndex, nMatchIndex);
      // 1 == length of separator char
      nStartIndex = nMatchIndex + 1;
      if (nMaxItems > 0 && nItemsAdded == nMaxItems - 1)
      {
        // We have exactly one item the left: the rest of the string
        break;
      }
    }
    ret[nItemsAdded++] = sElements.substring (nStartIndex);
    if (nItemsAdded != ret.length)
      throw new IllegalStateException ("Added " + nItemsAdded + " but expected " + ret.length); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return the passed String array of all
   * elements in the passed string, using specified separator char.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @return The passed collection and never null.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String [] getExplodedArray (final char cSep, @Nullable final String sElements)
  {
    return getExplodedArray (cSep, sElements, -1);
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return the passed Collection of all elements
   * in the passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator to use.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @param nMaxItems
   *        The maximum number of items to explode. If the passed value is <= 0
   *        all items are used. If max items is 1, than the result string is
   *        returned as is. If max items is larger than the number of elements
   *        found, it has no effect.
   * @param aCollection
   *        The non-null collection that should be filled with the
   *        exploded elements
   * @return The passed collection and never null.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static > COLLTYPE getExploded (final char cSep,
                                                                             @Nullable final String sElements,
                                                                             final int nMaxItems,
                                                                             @Nonnull final COLLTYPE aCollection)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (aCollection, "Collection"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (nMaxItems == 1)
      aCollection.add (sElements);
    else
      if (hasText (sElements))
      {
        // Do not use RegExPool.stringReplacePattern because of package
        // dependencies
        // Do not use String.split because it trims empty tokens from the end
        int nStartIndex = 0;
        int nMatchIndex;
        int nItemsAdded = 0;
        while ((nMatchIndex = sElements.indexOf (cSep, nStartIndex)) >= 0)
        {
          aCollection.add (sElements.substring (nStartIndex, nMatchIndex));
          // 1 == length of separator char
          nStartIndex = nMatchIndex + 1;
          ++nItemsAdded;
          if (nMaxItems > 0 && nItemsAdded == nMaxItems - 1)
          {
            // We have exactly one item the left: the rest of the string
            break;
          }
        }
        aCollection.add (sElements.substring (nStartIndex));
      }
    return aCollection;
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return a {@link List} of all elements in the
   * passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator character to use.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @return The {@link List} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static List  getExploded (final char cSep, @Nullable final String sElements)
  {
    return getExploded (cSep, sElements, -1);
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return a {@link List} of all elements in the
   * passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param cSep
   *        The separator character to use.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @param nMaxItems
   *        The maximum number of items to explode. If the passed value is <= 0
   *        all items are used. If max items is 1, than the result string is
   *        returned as is. If max items is larger than the number of elements
   *        found, it has no effect.
   * @return The {@link List} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static List  getExploded (final char cSep, @Nullable final String sElements, final int nMaxItems)
  {
    return getExploded (cSep, sElements, nMaxItems, nMaxItems >= 1 ? new ArrayList  (nMaxItems)
                                                                  : new ArrayList  ());
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return the passed Collection of all elements
   * in the passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @param nMaxItems
   *        The maximum number of items to explode. If the passed value is <= 0
   *        all items are used. If max items is 1, than the result string is
   *        returned as is. If max items is larger than the number of elements
   *        found, it has no effect.
   * @param aCollection
   *        The non-null collection that should be filled with the
   *        exploded elements
   * @return The passed collection and never null.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static > COLLTYPE getExploded (@Nonnull final String sSep,
                                                                             @Nullable final String sElements,
                                                                             final int nMaxItems,
                                                                             @Nonnull final COLLTYPE aCollection)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sSep, "Separator"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (aCollection, "Collection"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (nMaxItems == 1)
      aCollection.add (sElements);
    else
    {
      // If the separator consists only of a single character, use the
      // char-optimized version for better performance
      // Note: do it before the "hasText (sElements)" check, because the same
      // check is performed in the char version as well
      if (sSep.length () == 1)
        return getExploded (sSep.charAt (0), sElements, nMaxItems, aCollection);

      if (hasText (sElements))
      {
        // Do not use RegExPool.stringReplacePattern because of package
        // dependencies
        // Do not use String.split because it trims empty tokens from the end
        int nStartIndex = 0;
        int nMatchIndex;
        int nItemsAdded = 0;
        while ((nMatchIndex = sElements.indexOf (sSep, nStartIndex)) >= 0)
        {
          aCollection.add (sElements.substring (nStartIndex, nMatchIndex));
          nStartIndex = nMatchIndex + sSep.length ();
          ++nItemsAdded;
          if (nMaxItems > 0 && nItemsAdded == nMaxItems - 1)
          {
            // We have exactly one item the left: the rest of the string
            break;
          }
        }
        aCollection.add (sElements.substring (nStartIndex));
      }
    }
    return aCollection;
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return a {@link List} of all elements in the
   * passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @return The {@link List} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static List  getExploded (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final String sElements)
  {
    return getExploded (sSep, sElements, -1);
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return a {@link List} of all elements in the
   * passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @param nMaxItems
   *        The maximum number of items to explode. If the passed value is <= 0
   *        all items are used. If max items is 1, than the result string is
   *        returned as is. If max items is larger than the number of elements
   *        found, it has no effect.
   * @return The {@link List} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static List  getExploded (@Nonnull final String sSep,
                                           @Nullable final String sElements,
                                           final int nMaxItems)
  {
    return getExploded (sSep, sElements, nMaxItems, nMaxItems >= 1 ? new ArrayList  (nMaxItems)
                                                                  : new ArrayList  ());
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return a {@link Set} of all elements in the
   * passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @return The {@link Set} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static Set  getExplodedToSet (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final String sElements)
  {
    return getExploded (sSep, sElements, -1, new HashSet  ());
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return an ordered {@link LinkedHashSet} of
   * all elements in the passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @return The ordered {@link Set} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static Set  getExplodedToOrderedSet (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final String sElements)
  {
    return getExploded (sSep, sElements, -1, new LinkedHashSet  ());
  }

  /**
   * Take a concatenated String and return a sorted {@link TreeSet} of all
   * elements in the passed string, using specified separator string.
   * 
   * @param sSep
   *        The separator to use. May not be null.
   * @param sElements
   *        The concatenated String to convert. May be null or
   *        empty.
   * @return The sorted {@link Set} represented by the passed string. Never
   *         null. If the passed input string is null
   *         or "" an empty list is returned.
   */
  @Nonnull
  @ReturnsMutableCopy
  public static SortedSet  getExplodedToSortedSet (@Nonnull final String sSep, @Nullable final String sElements)
  {
    return getExploded (sSep, sElements, -1, new TreeSet  ());
  }

  /**
   * Get the passed string element repeated for a certain number of times. Each
   * string element is simply appended at the end of the string.
   * 
   * @param cElement
   *        The character to get repeated.
   * @param nRepeats
   *        The number of repetitions to retrieve. May not be < 0.
   * @return A non-null string containing the string element for
   *         the given number of times.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getRepeated (final char cElement, @Nonnegative final int nRepeats)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.isGE0 (nRepeats, "Repeats"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (nRepeats == 0)
      return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
    if (nRepeats == 1)
      return Character.toString (cElement);

    final char [] aElement = new char [nRepeats];
    Arrays.fill (aElement, cElement);
    return new String (aElement);
  }

  /**
   * Get the passed string element repeated for a certain number of times. Each
   * string element is simply appended at the end of the string.
   * 
   * @param sElement
   *        The string to get repeated. May not be null.
   * @param nRepeats
   *        The number of repetitions to retrieve. May not be < 0.
   * @return A non-null string containing the string element for
   *         the given number of times.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getRepeated (@Nonnull final String sElement, @Nonnegative final int nRepeats)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (sElement, "Element"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    ValueEnforcer.isGE0 (nRepeats, "Repeats"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    final int nElementLength = sElement.length ();

    // Check if result length would exceed int range
    if ((long) nElementLength * nRepeats > Integer.MAX_VALUE)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException ("Resulting string exceeds the maximum integer length"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (nElementLength == 0 || nRepeats == 0)
      return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
    if (nRepeats == 1)
      return sElement;

    // use character version
    if (nElementLength == 1)
      return getRepeated (sElement.charAt (0), nRepeats);

    // combine via StringBuilder
    final StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder (nElementLength * nRepeats);
    for (int i = 0; i < nRepeats; ++i)
      ret.append (sElement);
    return ret.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Concatenate the strings sFront and sEnd. If either front or back is
   * null or empty only the other element is returned. If both
   * strings are null or empty and empty String is returned.
   * 
   * @param sFront
   *        Front string. May be null.
   * @param sEnd
   *        May be null.
   * @return The concatenated string. Never null.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getConcatenatedOnDemand (@Nullable final String sFront, @Nullable final String sEnd)
  {
    if (sFront == null)
      return sEnd == null ? "" : sEnd; //$NON-NLS-1$
    if (sEnd == null)
      return sFront;
    return sFront + sEnd;
  }

  /**
   * Concatenate the strings sFront and sEnd by the "sSep" string. If either
   * front or back is null or empty, the separator is not applied.
   * 
   * @param sFront
   *        Front string. May be null.
   * @param sSep
   *        Separator string. May be null.
   * @param sEnd
   *        May be null.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getConcatenatedOnDemand (@Nullable final String sFront,
                                                @Nullable final String sSep,
                                                @Nullable final String sEnd)
  {
    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (hasText (sFront))
    {
      aSB.append (sFront);
      if (hasText (sSep) && hasText (sEnd))
        aSB.append (sSep);
    }
    if (hasText (sEnd))
      aSB.append (sEnd);
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  /**
   * Concatenate the strings sFront and sEnd by the "cSep" separator. If either
   * front or back is null or empty, the separator is not applied.
   * 
   * @param sFront
   *        Front string. May be null.
   * @param cSep
   *        Separator character.
   * @param sEnd
   *        May be null.
   * @return The concatenated string.
   */
  @Nonnull
  public static String getConcatenatedOnDemand (@Nullable final String sFront,
                                                final char cSep,
                                                @Nullable final String sEnd)
  {
    final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder ();
    if (hasText (sFront))
    {
      aSB.append (sFront);
      if (hasText (sEnd))
        aSB.append (cSep);
    }
    if (hasText (sEnd))
      aSB.append (sEnd);
    return aSB.toString ();
  }

  public static boolean startsWith (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, final char c)
  {
    return hasText (aCS) && aCS.charAt (0) == c;
  }

  public static boolean startsWithAny (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, @Nullable final char [] aChars)
  {
    if (hasText (aCS) && aChars != null)
    {
      final char cFirst = aCS.charAt (0);
      for (final char c : aChars)
        if (cFirst == c)
          return true;
    }
    return false;
  }

  public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, final char c)
  {
    return hasText (aCS) && Character.toLowerCase (aCS.charAt (0)) == Character.toLowerCase (c);
  }

  public static boolean startsWith (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, @Nullable final CharSequence aSearch)
  {
    if (aCS == null || aSearch == null)
      return false;
    final int nSearchLength = aSearch.length ();
    return aCS.length () >= nSearchLength && aCS.subSequence (0, nSearchLength).equals (aSearch);
  }

  public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    if (sStr == null || sSearch == null)
      return false;
    final int nSearchLength = sSearch.length ();
    return sStr.length () >= nSearchLength && sStr.substring (0, nSearchLength).equalsIgnoreCase (sSearch);
  }

  public static boolean endsWith (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, final char c)
  {
    return hasText (aCS) && getLastChar (aCS) == c;
  }

  public static boolean endsWithAny (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, @Nullable final char [] aChars)
  {
    if (hasText (aCS) && aChars != null)
    {
      final char cLast = getLastChar (aCS);
      for (final char c : aChars)
        if (cLast == c)
          return true;
    }
    return false;
  }

  public static boolean endsWith (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, @Nullable final CharSequence aSearch)
  {
    if (aCS == null || aSearch == null)
      return false;
    final int nCSLength = aCS.length ();
    final int nSearchLength = aSearch.length ();
    return nCSLength >= nSearchLength && aCS.subSequence (nCSLength - nSearchLength, nCSLength).equals (aSearch);
  }

  public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS, final char c)
  {
    return hasText (aCS) && Character.toLowerCase (getLastChar (aCS)) == Character.toLowerCase (c);
  }

  public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    if (sStr == null || sSearch == null)
      return false;
    final int nStrLength = sStr.length ();
    final int nSearchLength = sSearch.length ();
    return nStrLength >= nSearchLength &&
           sStr.substring (nStrLength - nSearchLength, nStrLength).equalsIgnoreCase (sSearch);
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of sSearch within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(String)
   */
  public static int getIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText, @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && sText.length () >= sSearch.length () ? sText.indexOf (sSearch)
                                                                                   : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of sSearch within sText starting at index nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(String,int)
   */
  public static int getIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText,
                                @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex,
                                @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= sSearch.length () ? sText.indexOf (sSearch,
                                                                                                                    nFromIndex)
                                                                                                  : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of sSearch within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(String)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText, @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && sText.length () >= sSearch.length () ? sText.lastIndexOf (sSearch)
                                                                                   : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of sSearch within sText starting at index nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(String,int)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText,
                                    @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex,
                                    @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= sSearch.length () ? sText.lastIndexOf (sSearch,
                                                                                                                        nFromIndex)
                                                                                                  : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of cSearch within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for. May be null.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if cSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(int)
   */
  public static int getIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText, final char cSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && sText.length () >= 1 ? sText.indexOf (cSearch) : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of cSearch within sText starting at index nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for. May be null.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if cSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(int,int)
   */
  public static int getIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText, @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex, final char cSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= 1 ? sText.indexOf (cSearch, nFromIndex)
                                                               : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of cSearch within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for. May be null.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if cSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(int)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText, final char cSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && sText.length () >= 1 ? sText.lastIndexOf (cSearch) : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of cSearch within sText starting at index nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for. May be null.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if cSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(int,int)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOf (@Nullable final String sText, @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex, final char cSearch)
  {
    return sText != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= 1 ? sText.lastIndexOf (cSearch, nFromIndex)
                                                               : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of sSearch within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(String)
   */
  public static int getIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                          @Nullable final String sSearch,
                                          @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && sText.length () >= sSearch.length () ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                                                           .indexOf (sSearch.toLowerCase (aSortLocale))
                                                                                   : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of sSearch within sText ignoring case starting at index
   * nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(String)
   */
  public static int getIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                          @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex,
                                          @Nullable final String sSearch,
                                          @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= sSearch.length () ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                                                                          .indexOf (sSearch.toLowerCase (aSortLocale),
                                                                                                                    nFromIndex)
                                                                                                  : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of sSearch within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(String)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                              @Nullable final String sSearch,
                                              @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && sText.length () >= sSearch.length () ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                                                           .lastIndexOf (sSearch.toLowerCase (aSortLocale))
                                                                                   : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of sSearch within sText ignoring case starting at index
   * nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(String)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                              @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex,
                                              @Nullable final String sSearch,
                                              @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= sSearch.length () ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                                                                          .lastIndexOf (sSearch.toLowerCase (aSortLocale),
                                                                                                                        nFromIndex)
                                                                                                  : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of cSearch within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The char to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(int)
   */
  public static int getIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                          final char cSearch,
                                          @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sText.length () >= 1 ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                        .indexOf (Character.toLowerCase (cSearch)) : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first index of cSearch within sText ignoring case starting at index
   * nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param cSearch
   *        The char to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The first index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#indexOf(int)
   */
  public static int getIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                          @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex,
                                          final char cSearch,
                                          @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= 1 ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                                       .indexOf (Character.toLowerCase (cSearch),
                                                                                 nFromIndex) : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of cSearch within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The char to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(int)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                              final char cSearch,
                                              @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sText.length () >= 1 ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                        .lastIndexOf (Character.toLowerCase (cSearch))
                                                : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last index of cSearch within sText ignoring case starting at index
   * nFromIndex.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param nFromIndex
   *        The index to start searching in the source string
   * @param cSearch
   *        The char to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return The last index of sSearch within sText or
   *         {@value #STRING_NOT_FOUND} if sSearch was not found or if any
   *         parameter was null.
   * @see String#lastIndexOf(int)
   */
  public static int getLastIndexOfIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                              @Nonnegative final int nFromIndex,
                                              final char cSearch,
                                              @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && (sText.length () - nFromIndex) >= 1 ? sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)
                                                                       .lastIndexOf (Character.toLowerCase (cSearch),
                                                                                     nFromIndex) : STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Check if sSearch is contained within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @return true if sSearch is contained in sText,
   *         false otherwise.
   * @see String#contains(CharSequence)
   */
  public static boolean contains (@Nullable final String sText, @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    return getIndexOf (sText, sSearch) != STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Check if cSearch is contained within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for. May be null.
   * @return true if cSearch is contained in sText,
   *         false otherwise.
   * @see String#contains(CharSequence)
   */
  public static boolean contains (@Nullable final String sText, final char cSearch)
  {
    return getIndexOf (sText, cSearch) != STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Check if sSearch is contained within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return true if sSearch is contained in sText,
   *         false otherwise.
   * @see String#contains(CharSequence)
   */
  public static boolean containsIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                            @Nullable final String sSearch,
                                            @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return getIndexOfIgnoreCase (sText, sSearch, aSortLocale) != STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Check if cSearch is contained within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The char to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return true if sSearch is contained in sText,
   *         false otherwise.
   * @see String#indexOf(int)
   */
  public static boolean containsIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                            final char cSearch,
                                            @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return getIndexOfIgnoreCase (sText, cSearch, aSortLocale) != STRING_NOT_FOUND;
  }

  /**
   * Check if any of the passed searched characters is contained in the input
   * char array.
   * 
   * @param aInput
   *        The input char array. May be null.
   * @param aSearchChars
   *        The char array to search. May not be null.
   * @return true if at least any of the search char is contained
   *         in the input char array, false otherwise.
   */
  public static boolean containsAny (@Nullable final char [] aInput, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars)
  {
    ValueEnforcer.notNull (aSearchChars, "SearchChars"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    if (aInput != null)
      for (final char cIn : aInput)
        if (ArrayHelper.contains (aSearchChars, cIn))
          return true;
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Check if any of the passed searched characters in contained in the input
   * string.
   * 
   * @param sInput
   *        The input string. May be null.
   * @param aSearchChars
   *        The char array to search. May not be null.
   * @return true if at least any of the search char is contained
   *         in the input char array, false otherwise.
   */
  public static boolean containsAny (@Nullable final String sInput, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars)
  {
    return sInput != null && containsAny (sInput.toCharArray (), aSearchChars);
  }

  /**
   * Count the number of occurrences of sSearch within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @return A non-negative number of occurrences.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getOccurrenceCount (@Nullable final String sText, @Nullable final String sSearch)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    final int nTextLength = getLength (sText);
    final int nSearchLength = getLength (sSearch);
    if (nSearchLength > 0 && nTextLength >= nSearchLength)
    {
      int nLastIndex = 0, nIndex;
      do
      {
        // Start searching from the last result
        nIndex = getIndexOf (sText, nLastIndex, sSearch);
        if (nIndex != STRING_NOT_FOUND)
        {
          // Match found
          ++ret;

          // Identify the next starting position (relative index + number of
          // search strings)
          nLastIndex = nIndex + nSearchLength;
        }
      } while (nIndex != STRING_NOT_FOUND);
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Count the number of occurrences of sSearch within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param sSearch
   *        The text to search for. May be null.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return A non-negative number of occurrences.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getOccurrenceCountIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                                  @Nullable final String sSearch,
                                                  @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null && sSearch != null ? getOccurrenceCount (sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale),
                                                                  sSearch.toLowerCase (aSortLocale)) : 0;
  }

  /**
   * Count the number of occurrences of cSearch within sText.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for.
   * @return A non-negative number of occurrences.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getOccurrenceCount (@Nullable final String sText, final char cSearch)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    final int nTextLength = getLength (sText);
    if (nTextLength >= 1)
    {
      int nLastIndex = 0, nIndex;
      do
      {
        // Start searching from the last result
        nIndex = getIndexOf (sText, nLastIndex, cSearch);
        if (nIndex != STRING_NOT_FOUND)
        {
          // Match found
          ++ret;

          // Identify the next starting position (relative index + number of
          // search strings)
          nLastIndex = nIndex + 1;
        }
      } while (nIndex != STRING_NOT_FOUND);
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * Count the number of occurrences of cSearch within sText ignoring case.
   * 
   * @param sText
   *        The text to search in. May be null.
   * @param cSearch
   *        The character to search for.
   * @param aSortLocale
   *        The locale to be used for case unifying.
   * @return A non-negative number of occurrences.
   */
  @Nonnegative
  public static int getOccurrenceCountIgnoreCase (@Nullable final String sText,
                                                  final char cSearch,
                                                  @Nonnull final Locale aSortLocale)
  {
    return sText != null ? getOccurrenceCount (sText.toLowerCase (aSortLocale), Character.toLowerCase (cSearch)) : 0;
  }

  /**
   * Remove any leading whitespaces from the passed string.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        the String to be trimmed
   * @return the original String with all leading whitespaces removed
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trimLeadingWhitespaces (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    final int n = getLeadingWhitespaceCount (s);
    return n == 0 ? s : s.substring (n, s.length ());
  }

  /**
   * Remove any trailing whitespaces from the passed string.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        the String to be cut
   * @return the original String with all trailing whitespaces removed
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trimTrailingWhitespaces (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    final int n = getTrailingWhitespaceCount (s);
    return n == 0 ? s : s.substring (0, s.length () - n);
  }

  /**
   * Trim the passed lead from the source value. If the source value does not
   * start with the passed lead, nothing happens.
   * 
   * @param sSrc
   *        The input source string
   * @param sLead
   *        The string to be trimmed of the beginning
   * @return The trimmed string, or the original input string, if the lead was
   *         not found
   * @see #trimEnd(String, String)
   * @see #trimStartAndEnd(String, String)
   * @see #trimStartAndEnd(String, String, String)
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trimStart (@Nullable final String sSrc, @Nullable final String sLead)
  {
    return startsWith (sSrc, sLead) ? sSrc.substring (sLead.length (), sSrc.length ()) : sSrc;
  }

  /**
   * Trim the passed tail from the source value. If the source value does not
   * end with the passed tail, nothing happens.
   * 
   * @param sSrc
   *        The input source string
   * @param sTail
   *        The string to be trimmed of the end
   * @return The trimmed string, or the original input string, if the tail was
   *         not found
   * @see #trimStart(String, String)
   * @see #trimStartAndEnd(String, String)
   * @see #trimStartAndEnd(String, String, String)
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trimEnd (@Nullable final String sSrc, @Nullable final String sTail)
  {
    return endsWith (sSrc, sTail) ? sSrc.substring (0, sSrc.length () - sTail.length ()) : sSrc;
  }

  /**
   * Trim the passed lead and tail from the source value. If the source value
   * does not start with the passed trimmed value, nothing happens.
   * 
   * @param sSrc
   *        The input source string
   * @param sValueToTrim
   *        The string to be trimmed of the beginning and the end
   * @return The trimmed string, or the original input string, if the value to
   *         trim was not found
   * @see #trimStart(String, String)
   * @see #trimEnd(String, String)
   * @see #trimStartAndEnd(String, String, String)
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trimStartAndEnd (@Nullable final String sSrc, @Nullable final String sValueToTrim)
  {
    return trimStartAndEnd (sSrc, sValueToTrim, sValueToTrim);
  }

  /**
   * Trim the passed lead and tail from the source value. If the source value
   * does not start with the passed lead and does not end with the passed tail,
   * nothing happens.
   * 
   * @param sSrc
   *        The input source string
   * @param sLead
   *        The string to be trimmed of the beginning
   * @param sTail
   *        The string to be trimmed of the end
   * @return The trimmed string, or the original input string, if the lead and
   *         the tail were not found
   * @see #trimStart(String, String)
   * @see #trimEnd(String, String)
   * @see #trimStartAndEnd(String, String)
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trimStartAndEnd (@Nullable final String sSrc,
                                        @Nullable final String sLead,
                                        @Nullable final String sTail)
  {
    final String sInbetween = trimStart (sSrc, sLead);
    return trimEnd (sInbetween, sTail);
  }

  /**
   * Trim the passed string, if it is not null.
   * 
   * @param s
   *        The string to be trimmed. May be null.
   * @return null if the input string was null, the
   *         non-null trimmed string otherwise.
   * @see String#trim()
   */
  @Nullable
  @CheckReturnValue
  public static String trim (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    return hasNoText (s) ? s : s.trim ();
  }

  /**
   * Get the first character of the passed character sequence
   * 
   * @param aCS
   *        The source character sequence
   * @return {@link CGlobal#ILLEGAL_CHAR} if the passed sequence was empty
   */
  public static char getFirstChar (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS)
  {
    return hasText (aCS) ? aCS.charAt (0) : CGlobal.ILLEGAL_CHAR;
  }

  /**
   * Get the first character of the passed array
   * 
   * @param aChars
   *        The character array
   * @return {@link CGlobal#ILLEGAL_CHAR} if the passed array was empty
   */
  public static char getFirstChar (@Nullable final char [] aChars)
  {
    return ArrayHelper.getFirst (aChars, CGlobal.ILLEGAL_CHAR);
  }

  /**
   * Get the last character of the passed character sequence
   * 
   * @param aCS
   *        The source character sequence
   * @return {@link CGlobal#ILLEGAL_CHAR} if the passed sequence was empty
   */
  public static char getLastChar (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS)
  {
    final int nLength = getLength (aCS);
    return nLength > 0 ? aCS.charAt (nLength - 1) : CGlobal.ILLEGAL_CHAR;
  }

  /**
   * Get the last character of the passed array
   * 
   * @param aChars
   *        The character array
   * @return {@link CGlobal#ILLEGAL_CHAR} if the passed array was empty
   */
  public static char getLastChar (@Nullable final char [] aChars)
  {
    return ArrayHelper.getLast (aChars, CGlobal.ILLEGAL_CHAR);
  }

  @Nonnegative
  public static int getCharCount (@Nullable final String s, final char cSearch)
  {
    return s == null ? 0 : getCharCount (s.toCharArray (), cSearch);
  }

  @Nonnegative
  public static int getCharCount (@Nullable final char [] aChars, final char cSearch)
  {
    int ret = 0;
    if (aChars != null)
      for (final char c : aChars)
        if (c == cSearch)
          ++ret;
    return ret;
  }

  @Nonnegative
  public static int getLineCount (@Nullable final String s)
  {
    return getLineCount (s, '\n');
  }

  @Nonnegative
  public static int getLineCount (@Nullable final String s, final char cLineSep)
  {
    return 1 + getCharCount (s, cLineSep);
  }

  /**
   * Get the number of characters the passed value would occupy in a string
   * representation.
* Copied from java.lang.Integer#StringSize * * @param nValue * The integer value to check. May be be positive or negative. * @return Number of characters required. Alyways > 0. */ @Nonnegative public static int getCharacterCount (final int nValue) { // index is always one character less than the real size; that's why nPrefix // is 1 more! final int nPrefix = nValue < 0 ? 2 : 1; final int nRealValue = MathHelper.abs (nValue); for (int nIndex = 0;; nIndex++) if (nRealValue <= s_aSizeTableInt[nIndex]) return nPrefix + nIndex; } /** * Get the number of characters the passed value would occupy in a string * representation. * * @param nValue * The long value to check. May be be positive or negative. * @return Number of characters required. Always > 0. */ @Nonnegative public static int getCharacterCount (final long nValue) { // index is always one character less than the real size; that's why nPrefix // is 1 more! final int nPrefix = nValue < 0 ? 2 : 1; final long nRealValue = MathHelper.abs (nValue); for (int nIndex = 0;; nIndex++) if (nRealValue <= s_aSizeTableLong[nIndex]) return nPrefix + nIndex; } @Nonnull public static String getCutAfterLength (@Nonnull final String sValue, @Nonnegative final int nMaxLength) { return getCutAfterLength (sValue, nMaxLength, null); } @Nonnull public static String getCutAfterLength (@Nonnull final String sValue, @Nonnegative final int nMaxLength, @Nullable final String sNewSuffix) { ValueEnforcer.notNull (sValue, "Value"); //$NON-NLS-1$ ValueEnforcer.isGE0 (nMaxLength, "MaxLength"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (sValue.length () <= nMaxLength) return sValue; if (isEmpty (sNewSuffix)) return sValue.substring (0, nMaxLength); return sValue.substring (0, nMaxLength) + sNewSuffix; } /** * Same as {@link #replaceAll(String, String, CharSequence)} but allowing for * a null new-value, which is than interpreted as an empty string * instead. * * @param sInputString * The input string where the text should be replace. If this parameter * is null or empty, no replacement is done. * @param sSearchText * The string to be replaced. May neither be null nor * empty. * @param aReplacementText * The string with the replacement. May be null or empty. * @return The input string as is, if the input string is empty or if the * string to be replaced is not contained. */ public static String replaceAllSafe (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final String sSearchText, @Nullable final CharSequence aReplacementText) { return replaceAll (sInputString, sSearchText, getNotNull (aReplacementText, "")); //$NON-NLS-1$ } /** * This is a fast replacement for * {@link String#replace(CharSequence, CharSequence)}. The problem with the * mentioned {@link String} method is, that is uses internally regular * expressions which use a synchronized block to compile the patterns. This * method is inherently thread safe since {@link String} is immutable and * we're operating on different temporary {@link StringBuilder} objects. * * @param sInputString * The input string where the text should be replace. If this parameter * is null or empty, no replacement is done. * @param sSearchText * The string to be replaced. May neither be null nor * empty. * @param aReplacementText * The string with the replacement. May not be null but * may be empty. * @return The input string as is, if the input string is empty or if the * search pattern and the replacement are equal or if the string to be * replaced is not contained. */ @Nullable public static String replaceAll (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final String sSearchText, @Nonnull final CharSequence aReplacementText) { ValueEnforcer.notEmpty (sSearchText, "SearchText"); //$NON-NLS-1$ ValueEnforcer.notNull (aReplacementText, "ReplacementText"); //$NON-NLS-1$ // Is input string empty? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return sInputString; // Replace old with the same new? final int nOldLength = sSearchText.length (); final int nNewLength = aReplacementText.length (); if (nOldLength == nNewLength) { // Any change? if (sSearchText.equals (aReplacementText)) return sInputString; if (nOldLength == 1) { // Use char version which is more efficient return replaceAll (sInputString, sSearchText.charAt (0), aReplacementText.charAt (0)); } } // Does the old text occur anywhere? int nIndex = sInputString.indexOf (sSearchText, 0); if (nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND) return sInputString; // build output buffer final StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder (nOldLength >= nNewLength ? sInputString.length () : sInputString.length () * 2); int nOldIndex = 0; do { ret.append (sInputString, nOldIndex, nIndex).append (aReplacementText); nIndex += nOldLength; nOldIndex = nIndex; nIndex = sInputString.indexOf (sSearchText, nIndex); } while (nIndex != STRING_NOT_FOUND); ret.append (sInputString, nOldIndex, sInputString.length ()); return ret.toString (); } /** * This is a fast replacement for * {@link String#replace(CharSequence, CharSequence)} for characters. The * problem with the mentioned String method is, that is uses internally * regular expressions which use a synchronized block to compile the patterns. * This method is inherently thread safe since {@link String} is immutable and * we're operating on different temporary {@link StringBuilder} objects. * * @param sInputString * The input string where the text should be replace. If this parameter * is null or empty, no replacement is done. * @param cSearchChar * The character to be replaced. * @param cReplacementChar * The character with the replacement. * @return The input string as is, if the input string is empty or if the * search pattern and the replacement are equal or if the string to be * replaced is not contained. */ @Nullable public static String replaceAll (@Nullable final String sInputString, final char cSearchChar, final char cReplacementChar) { // Is input string empty? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return sInputString; // Replace old with the same new? if (cSearchChar == cReplacementChar) return sInputString; // Does the old text occur anywhere? int nIndex = sInputString.indexOf (cSearchChar, 0); if (nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND) return sInputString; // build output buffer final StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder (sInputString.length ()); int nOldIndex = 0; do { ret.append (sInputString, nOldIndex, nIndex).append (cReplacementChar); nIndex++; nOldIndex = nIndex; nIndex = sInputString.indexOf (cSearchChar, nIndex); } while (nIndex != STRING_NOT_FOUND); ret.append (sInputString, nOldIndex, sInputString.length ()); return ret.toString (); } /** * Just calls replaceAll as long as there are still replacements * found * * @param sInputString * The input string where the text should be replace. If this parameter * is null or empty, no replacement is done. * @param sSearchText * The string to be replaced. May neither be null nor * empty. * @param sReplacementText * The string with the replacement. May not be null but * may be empty. * @return The input string as is, if the input string is empty or if the * string to be replaced is not contained. */ @Nullable public static String replaceAllRepeatedly (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final String sSearchText, @Nonnull final String sReplacementText) { ValueEnforcer.notEmpty (sSearchText, "SearchText"); //$NON-NLS-1$ ValueEnforcer.notNull (sReplacementText, "ReplacementText"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (sReplacementText.contains (sSearchText)) throw new IllegalArgumentException ("Loop detection: replacementText must not contain searchText"); //$NON-NLS-1$ // Is input string empty? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return sInputString; String sRet = sInputString; String sLastLiteral; do { sLastLiteral = sRet; sRet = replaceAll (sRet, sSearchText, sReplacementText); } while (!sLastLiteral.equals (sRet)); return sRet; } /** * Get the result length (in characters) when replacing all patterns with the * replacements on the passed input array. * * @param aInputString * Input char array. May not be null. * @param aSearchChars * The one-character search patterns. May not be null. * @param aReplacementStrings * The replacements to be performed. May not be null. The * first dimension of this array must have exactly the same amount of * elements as the patterns parameter array. * @return {@link CGlobal#ILLEGAL_UINT} if no replacement was needed, and * therefore the length of the input array could be used. */ public static int getReplaceMultipleResultLength (@Nonnull final char [] aInputString, @Nonnull @Nonempty final char [] aSearchChars, @Nonnull @Nonempty final char [][] aReplacementStrings) { int nResultLen = 0; boolean bAnyReplacement = false; for (final char cInput : aInputString) { // In case no replacement is found use a single char int nReplacementLength = 1; for (int nIndex = 0; nIndex < aSearchChars.length; nIndex++) if (cInput == aSearchChars[nIndex]) { nReplacementLength = aReplacementStrings[nIndex].length; bAnyReplacement = true; break; } nResultLen += nReplacementLength; } return bAnyReplacement ? nResultLen : CGlobal.ILLEGAL_UINT; } /** * Optimized replace method that replaces a set of characters with a set of * strings. This method was created for efficient XML special character * replacements! * * @param sInputString * The input string. * @param aSearchChars * The characters to replace. * @param aReplacementStrings * The new strings to be inserted instead. Must have the same array * length as aPatterns. * @return The replaced version of the string or an empty char array if the * input string was null. */ @Nonnull public static char [] replaceMultiple (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars, @Nonnull final char [][] aReplacementStrings) { // Any input text? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return ArrayHelper.EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY; return replaceMultiple (sInputString.toCharArray (), aSearchChars, aReplacementStrings); } /** * Optimized replace method that replaces a set of characters with a set of * strings. This method was created for efficient XML special character * replacements! * * @param aInput * The input string. * @param aSearchChars * The characters to replace. * @param aReplacementStrings * The new strings to be inserted instead. Must have the same array * length as aPatterns. * @return The replaced version of the string or an empty char array if the * input string was null. */ @Nonnull public static char [] replaceMultiple (@Nullable final char [] aInput, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars, @Nonnull final char [][] aReplacementStrings) { ValueEnforcer.notNull (aSearchChars, "SearchChars"); //$NON-NLS-1$ ValueEnforcer.notNull (aReplacementStrings, "ReplacementStrings"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (aSearchChars.length != aReplacementStrings.length) throw new IllegalArgumentException ("array length mismatch"); //$NON-NLS-1$ // Any input text? if (aInput == null || aInput.length == 0) return ArrayHelper.EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY; // Any replacement patterns? if (aSearchChars.length == 0) return aInput; // get result length final int nResultLen = getReplaceMultipleResultLength (aInput, aSearchChars, aReplacementStrings); // nothing to replace in here? if (nResultLen == CGlobal.ILLEGAL_UINT) return aInput; // build result final char [] aOutput = new char [nResultLen]; int nOutputIndex = 0; // For all input chars for (final char cInput : aInput) { boolean bFoundReplacement = false; for (int nPatternIndex = 0; nPatternIndex < aSearchChars.length; nPatternIndex++) { if (cInput == aSearchChars[nPatternIndex]) { final char [] aReplacement = aReplacementStrings[nPatternIndex]; final int nReplacementLength = aReplacement.length; System.arraycopy (aReplacement, 0, aOutput, nOutputIndex, nReplacementLength); nOutputIndex += nReplacementLength; bFoundReplacement = true; break; } } if (!bFoundReplacement) { // copy char as is aOutput[nOutputIndex++] = cInput; } } return aOutput; } /** * Specialized version of {@link #replaceMultiple(String, char[], char[][])} * where the object where the output should be appended is passed in as a * parameter. This has the advantage, that not length calculation needs to * take place! * * @param sInputString * The input string. * @param aSearchChars * The characters to replace. * @param aReplacementStrings * The new strings to be inserted instead. Must have the same array * length as aPatterns. * @param aTarget * Where the replaced objects should be written to. May not be * null. * @return The number of replacements performed. Always ≥ 0. * @throws IOException * In case writing to the Writer fails */ @Nonnegative public static int replaceMultipleTo (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars, @Nonnull final char [][] aReplacementStrings, @Nonnull final Writer aTarget) throws IOException { if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return 0; return replaceMultipleTo (sInputString.toCharArray (), aSearchChars, aReplacementStrings, aTarget); } /** * Specialized version of {@link #replaceMultiple(String, char[], char[][])} * where the object where the output should be appended is passed in as a * parameter. This has the advantage, that not length calculation needs to * take place! * * @param aInput * The input string. * @param aSearchChars * The characters to replace. * @param aReplacementStrings * The new strings to be inserted instead. Must have the same array * length as aPatterns. * @param aTarget * Where the replaced objects should be written to. May not be * null. * @return The number of replacements performed. Always ≥ 0. * @throws IOException * In case writing to the Writer fails */ @Nonnegative public static int replaceMultipleTo (@Nullable final char [] aInput, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars, @Nonnull final char [][] aReplacementStrings, @Nonnull final Writer aTarget) throws IOException { ValueEnforcer.notNull (aSearchChars, "SearchChars"); //$NON-NLS-1$ ValueEnforcer.notNull (aReplacementStrings, "ReplacementStrings"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (aSearchChars.length != aReplacementStrings.length) throw new IllegalArgumentException ("array length mismatch"); //$NON-NLS-1$ ValueEnforcer.notNull (aTarget, "Target"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (aInput == null || aInput.length == 0) return 0; if (aSearchChars.length == 0) { // No modifications required aTarget.write (aInput); return 0; } // for all input string characters int nFirstNonReplace = 0; int nInputIndex = 0; int nTotalReplacements = 0; final int nMaxSearchChars = aSearchChars.length; for (final char cInput : aInput) { for (int nPatternIndex = 0; nPatternIndex < nMaxSearchChars; nPatternIndex++) { if (cInput == aSearchChars[nPatternIndex]) { if (nFirstNonReplace < nInputIndex) aTarget.write (aInput, nFirstNonReplace, nInputIndex - nFirstNonReplace); nFirstNonReplace = nInputIndex + 1; aTarget.write (aReplacementStrings[nPatternIndex]); ++nTotalReplacements; break; } } nInputIndex++; } if (nFirstNonReplace < nInputIndex) aTarget.write (aInput, nFirstNonReplace, nInputIndex - nFirstNonReplace); return nTotalReplacements; } /** * Optimized replace method that replaces a set of characters with another * character. This method was created for efficient unsafe character * replacements! * * @param sInputString * The input string. * @param aSearchChars * The characters to replace. * @param cReplacementChar * The new char to be used instead of the search chars. * @return The replaced version of the string or an empty char array if the * input string was null. */ @Nonnull public static char [] replaceMultiple (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final char [] aSearchChars, final char cReplacementChar) { ValueEnforcer.notNull (aSearchChars, "SearchChars"); //$NON-NLS-1$ // Any input text? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return ArrayHelper.EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY; // Get char array final char [] aInput = sInputString.toCharArray (); // Any replacement patterns? if (aSearchChars.length == 0) return aInput; // build result final char [] aOutput = new char [aInput.length]; int nOutputIndex = 0; for (final char c : aInput) { if (ArrayHelper.contains (aSearchChars, c)) aOutput[nOutputIndex] = cReplacementChar; else aOutput[nOutputIndex] = c; nOutputIndex++; } return aOutput; } /** * Perform all string replacements on the input string as defined by the * passed map. All replacements are done using * {@link #replaceAll(String,String,CharSequence)} which is ok. * * @param sInputString * The input string where the text should be replaced. May be * null. * @param aTransTable * The map with the replacements to execute. If null is * passed, the input string is not altered. * @return null if the input string was null. */ @Nullable public static String replaceMultiple (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nullable final Map aTransTable) { if (hasNoText (sInputString) || aTransTable == null || aTransTable.isEmpty ()) return sInputString; String sOutput = sInputString; for (final Entry aEntry : aTransTable.entrySet ()) sOutput = replaceAll (sOutput, aEntry.getKey (), aEntry.getValue ()); return sOutput; } /** * Perform all string replacements on the input string as defined by the * passed map. All replacements are done using * {@link #replaceAll(String,String,CharSequence)} which is ok. * * @param sInputString * The input string where the text should be replaced. May be * null. * @param aSearchTexts * The texts to be searched. If null is passed, the input * string is not altered. * @param aReplacementTexts * The texts to be used as the replacements. This array must have * exactly the same number of elements than the searched texts! If * null is passed, the input string is not altered. * @return null if the input string was null. The * unmodified input string if no search/replace patterns where * provided. */ @SuppressWarnings ("null") @Nullable public static String replaceMultiple (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nullable final String [] aSearchTexts, @Nullable final String [] aReplacementTexts) { if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return sInputString; final int nSearchTextLength = aSearchTexts == null ? 0 : aSearchTexts.length; final int nReplacementTextLength = aReplacementTexts == null ? 0 : aReplacementTexts.length; if (nSearchTextLength != nReplacementTextLength) throw new IllegalArgumentException ("Array length mismatch!"); //$NON-NLS-1$ // Nothing to replace? if (nSearchTextLength == 0) return sInputString; String sOutput = sInputString; for (int nIndex = 0; nIndex < nSearchTextLength; ++nIndex) sOutput = replaceAll (sOutput, aSearchTexts[nIndex], aReplacementTexts[nIndex]); return sOutput; } /** * Remove all occurrences of the passed character from the specified input * string * * @param sInputString * The input string where the character should be removed. If this * parameter is null or empty, no removing is done. * @param cRemoveChar * The character to be removed. * @return The input string as is, if the input string is empty or if the * remove char is not contained. */ @Nullable public static String removeAll (@Nullable final String sInputString, final char cRemoveChar) { // Is input string empty? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return sInputString; // Does the char occur anywhere? final int nFirstIndex = sInputString.indexOf (cRemoveChar, 0); if (nFirstIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND) return sInputString; // build output buffer final char [] aChars = sInputString.toCharArray (); final int nMax = aChars.length; final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder (nMax); // Copy the first chars where we know it is not contained aSB.append (aChars, 0, nFirstIndex); // Start searching after the first occurrence because we know that this is a // char to be removed for (int i = nFirstIndex; i < nMax; ++i) { final char c = aChars[i]; if (c != cRemoveChar) aSB.append (c); } return aSB.toString (); } /** * Get the length of the passed character sequence. * * @param aCS * The character sequence who's length is to be determined. May be * null. * @return 0 if the parameter is null, its length otherwise. * @see CharSequence#length() */ @Nonnegative public static int getLength (@Nullable final CharSequence aCS) { return aCS == null ? 0 : aCS.length (); } /** * Get the passed string but never return null. If the passed * parameter is null an empty string is returned. * * @param s * The parameter to be not null. * @return An empty string if the passed parameter is null, the * passed string otherwise. */ @Nonnull public static String getNotNull (@Nullable final String s) { return getNotNull (s, ""); //$NON-NLS-1$ } /** * Get the passed string but never return null. If the passed * parameter is null the second parameter is returned. * * @param s * The parameter to be not null. * @param sDefaultIfNull * The value to be used of the first parameter is null. * May be null but in this case the call to this method is * obsolete. * @return The passed default value if the string is null, * otherwise the input string. */ @Nullable public static String getNotNull (@Nullable final String s, final String sDefaultIfNull) { return s == null ? sDefaultIfNull : s; } /** * Get the passed string if is not null or empty or fall back to * null. * * @param s * The parameter to be not null or empty. * @return null if the passed parameter is null or * empty, the passed string otherwise. */ @Nullable public static String getNonEmpty (@Nullable final String s) { return getNonEmpty (s, null); } /** * Get the passed string if is not null or empty, otherwise fall back to the * second parameter. * * @param s * The parameter to be not empty * @param sDefaultIfEmpty * The value to be used of the first parameter is null or * empty. May be null but in this case the call to this * method is obsolete. * @return The passed default value if the string is null or * empty, otherwise the input string. */ @Nullable public static String getNonEmpty (@Nullable final String s, final String sDefaultIfEmpty) { return hasNoText (s) ? sDefaultIfEmpty : s; } /** * Get the passed {@link CharSequence} but never return null. If * the passed parameter is null an empty string is returned. * * @param s * The parameter to be not null. * @return An empty string if the passed parameter is null, the * passed {@link CharSequence} otherwise. */ @Nonnull public static CharSequence getNotNull (@Nullable final CharSequence s) { return getNotNull (s, ""); //$NON-NLS-1$ } /** * Get the passed {@link CharSequence} but never return null. If * the passed parameter is null the second parameter is returned. * * @param s * The parameter to be not null. * @param sDefaultIfNull * The value to be used of the first parameter is null. * May be null but in this case the call to this method is * obsolete. * @return The passed default value if the string is null, * otherwise the input {@link CharSequence}. */ @Nullable public static CharSequence getNotNull (@Nullable final CharSequence s, final CharSequence sDefaultIfNull) { return s == null ? sDefaultIfNull : s; } /** * Convert the passed object to a string using the {@link Object#toString()} * method. * * @param aObject * The value to be converted. May be null. * @return An empty string in case the passed object was null. * Never null. * @see Object#toString() */ @Nonnull public static String getToString (@Nullable final Object aObject) { return getToString (aObject, ""); //$NON-NLS-1$ } /** * Convert the passed object to a string using the {@link Object#toString()} * method or otherwise return the passed default value. * * @param aObject * The value to be converted. May be null. * @param sNullValue * The value to be returned in case the passed object is * null. May be null itself. * @return The passed default value in case the passed object was * null or the result of {@link Object#toString()} on the * passed object. * @see Object#toString() */ @Nullable public static String getToString (@Nullable final Object aObject, @Nullable final String sNullValue) { return aObject == null ? sNullValue : aObject.toString (); } /** * Get the passed string without the first char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @return An empty, non-null string if the passed string has a * length ≤ 1. */ @Nonnull public static String getWithoutLeadingChar (@Nullable final String sStr) { return getWithoutLeadingChars (sStr, 1); } /** * Get the passed string without the specified number of leading chars. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param nCount * The number of chars to remove. * @return An empty, non-null string if the passed string has a * length ≤ nCount. */ @Nonnull public static String getWithoutLeadingChars (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nonnegative final int nCount) { ValueEnforcer.isGE0 (nCount, "Count"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (nCount == 0) return sStr; return getLength (sStr) <= nCount ? "" : sStr.substring (nCount); //$NON-NLS-1$ } /** * Get the passed string without the last char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @return An empty, non-null string if the passed string has a * length ≤ 1. */ @Nonnull public static String getWithoutTrailingChar (@Nullable final String sStr) { return getWithoutTrailingChars (sStr, 1); } /** * Get the passed string without the specified number of trailing chars. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param nCount * The number of chars to remove. * @return An empty, non-null string if the passed string has a * length ≤ nCount. */ @Nonnull public static String getWithoutTrailingChars (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nonnegative final int nCount) { ValueEnforcer.isGE0 (nCount, "Count"); //$NON-NLS-1$ if (nCount == 0) return sStr; final int nLength = getLength (sStr); return nLength <= nCount ? "" : sStr.substring (0, nLength - nCount); //$NON-NLS-1$ } /** * Get the passed string where all spaces (white spaces or unicode spaces) * have been removed. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null * @return A non-null string representing the passed string * without any spaces */ @Nonnull public static String getWithoutAnySpaces (@Nullable final String sStr) { if (sStr == null) return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$ // Trim first final char [] aChars = sStr.trim ().toCharArray (); final StringBuilder aResult = new StringBuilder (aChars.length); for (final char c : aChars) if (!Character.isWhitespace (c) && !Character.isSpaceChar (c)) aResult.append (c); return aResult.toString (); } @Nullable private static String _getUntilFirst (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchChar) { final int nIndex = getIndexOf (sStr, cSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (0, nIndex + (bIncludingSearchChar ? 1 : 0)); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and including the first passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilFirstIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getUntilFirst (sStr, cSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and excluding first the passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilFirstExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getUntilFirst (sStr, cSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getUntilFirst (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchChar) { if (hasNoText (sSearch)) return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$ final int nIndex = getIndexOf (sStr, sSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (0, nIndex + (bIncludingSearchChar ? sSearch.length () : 0)); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and including the first passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the empty string is * returned. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilFirstIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getUntilFirst (sStr, sSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and excluding the first passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the empty string is * returned. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilFirstExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getUntilFirst (sStr, sSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getUntilLast (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchChar) { final int nIndex = getLastIndexOf (sStr, cSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (0, nIndex + (bIncludingSearchChar ? 1 : 0)); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and including the first passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilLastIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getUntilLast (sStr, cSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and excluding first the passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilLastExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getUntilLast (sStr, cSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getUntilLast (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchChar) { if (hasNoText (sSearch)) return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$ final int nIndex = getLastIndexOf (sStr, sSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (0, nIndex + (bIncludingSearchChar ? sSearch.length () : 0)); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and including the first passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the empty string is * returned. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilLastIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getUntilLast (sStr, sSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string up to and excluding the first passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the empty string is * returned. */ @Nullable public static String getUntilLastExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getUntilLast (sStr, sSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getFromFirst (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchChar) { final int nIndex = getIndexOf (sStr, cSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (nIndex + (bIncludingSearchChar ? 0 : 1)); } /** * Get everything from the string from and including the first passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getFromFirstIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getFromFirst (sStr, cSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string from and excluding the first passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getFromFirstExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getFromFirst (sStr, cSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getFromFirst (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchString) { if (hasNoText (sSearch)) return sStr; final int nIndex = getIndexOf (sStr, sSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (nIndex + (bIncludingSearchString ? 0 : sSearch.length ())); } /** * Get everything from the string from and including the passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the input string is returned * unmodified. */ @Nullable public static String getFromFirstIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getFromFirst (sStr, sSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string from and excluding the passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the input string is returned * unmodified. */ @Nullable public static String getFromFirstExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getFromFirst (sStr, sSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getFromLast (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchChar) { final int nIndex = getLastIndexOf (sStr, cSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (nIndex + (bIncludingSearchChar ? 0 : 1)); } /** * Get everything from the string from and including the first passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getFromLastIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getFromLast (sStr, cSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string from and excluding the first passed char. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param cSearch * The character to search. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * character. */ @Nullable public static String getFromLastExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { return _getFromLast (sStr, cSearch, false); } @Nullable private static String _getFromLast (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch, final boolean bIncludingSearchString) { if (hasNoText (sSearch)) return sStr; final int nIndex = getLastIndexOf (sStr, sSearch); return nIndex == STRING_NOT_FOUND ? null : sStr.substring (nIndex + (bIncludingSearchString ? 0 : sSearch.length ())); } /** * Get everything from the string from and including the passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the input string is returned * unmodified. */ @Nullable public static String getFromLastIncl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getFromLast (sStr, sSearch, true); } /** * Get everything from the string from and excluding the passed string. * * @param sStr * The source string. May be null. * @param sSearch * The string to search. May be null. * @return null if the passed string does not contain the search * string. If the search string is empty, the input string is returned * unmodified. */ @Nullable public static String getFromLastExcl (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { return _getFromLast (sStr, sSearch, false); } /** * Get the first token up to (and excluding) the separating character. * * @param sStr * The string to search. May be null. * @param cSearch * The search character. * @return The passed string if no such separator token was found. */ @Nullable public static String getFirstToken (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { final int nIndex = getIndexOf (sStr, cSearch); return nIndex == StringHelper.STRING_NOT_FOUND ? sStr : sStr.substring (0, nIndex); } /** * Get the first token up to (and excluding) the separating string. * * @param sStr * The string to search. May be null. * @param sSearch * The search string. May be null. * @return The passed string if no such separator token was found. */ @Nullable public static String getFirstToken (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { if (StringHelper.hasNoText (sSearch)) return sStr; final int nIndex = getIndexOf (sStr, sSearch); return nIndex == StringHelper.STRING_NOT_FOUND ? sStr : sStr.substring (0, nIndex); } /** * Get the last token from (and excluding) the separating character. * * @param sStr * The string to search. May be null. * @param cSearch * The search character. * @return The passed string if no such separator token was found. */ @Nullable public static String getLastToken (@Nullable final String sStr, final char cSearch) { final int nIndex = getLastIndexOf (sStr, cSearch); return nIndex == StringHelper.STRING_NOT_FOUND ? sStr : sStr.substring (nIndex + 1); } /** * Get the last token from (and excluding) the separating string. * * @param sStr * The string to search. May be null. * @param sSearch * The search string. May be null. * @return The passed string if no such separator token was found. */ @Nullable public static String getLastToken (@Nullable final String sStr, @Nullable final String sSearch) { if (StringHelper.hasNoText (sSearch)) return sStr; final int nIndex = getLastIndexOf (sStr, sSearch); return nIndex == StringHelper.STRING_NOT_FOUND ? sStr : sStr.substring (nIndex + getLength (sSearch)); } @Nullable public static String getReverse (@Nullable final String sStr) { if (sStr == null) return null; final char [] aChars = sStr.toCharArray (); if (aChars.length <= 1) return sStr; final char [] ret = new char [aChars.length]; for (int nSrc = aChars.length - 1, nDst = 0; nSrc != -1; nSrc--, nDst++) ret[nDst] = aChars[nSrc]; return new String (ret); } /** * Optimized remove method that removes a set of characters from an input * string! * * @param sInputString * The input string. * @param aRemoveChars * The characters to remove. May not be null. * @return The version of the string without the passed characters or an empty * String if the input string was null. */ @Nonnull public static String removeMultiple (@Nullable final String sInputString, @Nonnull final char [] aRemoveChars) { ValueEnforcer.notNull (aRemoveChars, "RemoveChars"); //$NON-NLS-1$ // Any input text? if (hasNoText (sInputString)) return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$ // Anything to remove? if (aRemoveChars.length == 0) return sInputString; // Get char array final StringBuilder aSB = new StringBuilder (sInputString.length ()); final char [] aInput = sInputString.toCharArray (); input: for (final char cInput : aInput) { for (final char cRemove : aRemoveChars) if (cInput == cRemove) continue input; aSB.append (cInput); } return aSB.toString (); } }




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