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package org.apache.commons.lang;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * 

Operations on {@link java.lang.String} that are * null safe.

* *
    *
  • IsEmpty/IsBlank * - checks if a String contains text
  • *
  • Trim/Strip * - removes leading and trailing whitespace
  • *
  • Equals * - compares two strings null-safe
  • *
  • IndexOf/LastIndexOf/Contains * - null-safe index-of checks *
  • IndexOfAny/LastIndexOfAny/IndexOfAnyBut/LastIndexOfAnyBut * - index-of any of a set of Strings
  • *
  • ContainsOnly/ContainsNone * - does String contains only/none of these characters
  • *
  • Substring/Left/Right/Mid * - null-safe substring extractions
  • *
  • SubstringBefore/SubstringAfter/SubstringBetween * - substring extraction relative to other strings
  • *
  • Split/Join * - splits a String into an array of substrings and vice versa
  • *
  • Remove/Delete * - removes part of a String
  • *
  • Replace/Overlay * - Searches a String and replaces one String with another
  • *
  • Chomp/Chop * - removes the last part of a String
  • *
  • LeftPad/RightPad/Center/Repeat * - pads a String
  • *
  • UpperCase/LowerCase/SwapCase/Capitalize/Uncapitalize * - changes the case of a String
  • *
  • CountMatches * - counts the number of occurrences of one String in another
  • *
  • IsAlpha/IsNumeric/IsWhitespace/IsAsciiPrintable * - checks the characters in a String
  • *
  • DefaultString * - protects against a null input String
  • *
  • Reverse/ReverseDelimited * - reverses a String
  • *
  • Abbreviate * - abbreviates a string using ellipsis
  • *
  • Difference * - compares two Strings and reports on their differences
  • *
  • LevensteinDistance * - the number of changes needed to change one String into another
  • *
* *

The StringUtils class defines certain words related to * String handling.

* *
    *
  • null - null
  • *
  • empty - a zero-length string ("")
  • *
  • space - the space character (' ', char 32)
  • *
  • whitespace - the characters defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}
  • *
  • trim - the characters <= 32 as in {@link String#trim()}
  • *
* *

StringUtils handles null input Strings quietly. * That is to say that a null input will return null. * Where a boolean or int is being returned * details vary by method.

* *

A side effect of the null handling is that a * NullPointerException should be considered a bug in * StringUtils (except for deprecated methods).

* *

Methods in this class give sample code to explain their operation. * The symbol * is used to indicate any input including null.

* * @see java.lang.String * @author Apache Jakarta Turbine * @author GenerationJavaCore * @author Jon S. Stevens * @author Daniel Rall * @author Greg Coladonato * @author Henri Yandell * @author Ed Korthof * @author Rand McNeely * @author Stephen Colebourne * @author Fredrik Westermarck * @author Holger Krauth * @author Alexander Day Chaffee * @author Henning P. Schmiedehausen * @author Arun Mammen Thomas * @author Gary Gregory * @author Phil Steitz * @author Al Chou * @author Michael Davey * @since 1.0 * @version $Id: StringUtils.java 161243 2005-04-14 04:30:28Z ggregory $ */ public class StringUtils { // Performance testing notes (JDK 1.4, Jul03, scolebourne) // Whitespace: // Character.isWhitespace() is faster than WHITESPACE.indexOf() // where WHITESPACE is a string of all whitespace characters // // Character access: // String.charAt(n) versus toCharArray(), then array[n] // String.charAt(n) is about 15% worse for a 10K string // They are about equal for a length 50 string // String.charAt(n) is about 4 times better for a length 3 string // String.charAt(n) is best bet overall // // Append: // String.concat about twice as fast as StringBuffer.append // (not sure who tested this) /** * The empty String "". * @since 2.0 */ public static final String EMPTY = ""; /** * Represents a failed index search. * @since 2.1 */ public static final int INDEX_NOT_FOUND = -1; /** *

The maximum size to which the padding constant(s) can expand.

*/ private static final int PAD_LIMIT = 8192; /** *

An array of Strings used for padding.

* *

Used for efficient space padding. The length of each String expands as needed.

*/ private static final String[] PADDING = new String[Character.MAX_VALUE]; static { // space padding is most common, start with 64 chars PADDING[32] = " "; } /** *

StringUtils instances should NOT be constructed in * standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as * StringUtils.trim(" foo ");.

* *

This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean * instance to operate.

*/ public StringUtils() { // no init. } // Empty checks //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.

* *
     * StringUtils.isEmpty(null)      = true
     * StringUtils.isEmpty("")        = true
     * StringUtils.isEmpty(" ")       = false
     * StringUtils.isEmpty("bob")     = false
     * StringUtils.isEmpty("  bob  ") = false
     * 
* *

NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0. * It no longer trims the String. * That functionality is available in isBlank().

* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if the String is empty or null */ public static boolean isEmpty(String str) { return str == null || str.length() == 0; } /** *

Checks if a String is not empty ("") and not null.

* *
     * StringUtils.isNotEmpty(null)      = false
     * StringUtils.isNotEmpty("")        = false
     * StringUtils.isNotEmpty(" ")       = true
     * StringUtils.isNotEmpty("bob")     = true
     * StringUtils.isNotEmpty("  bob  ") = true
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if the String is not empty and not null */ public static boolean isNotEmpty(String str) { return str != null && str.length() > 0; } /** *

Checks if a String is whitespace, empty ("") or null.

* *
     * StringUtils.isBlank(null)      = true
     * StringUtils.isBlank("")        = true
     * StringUtils.isBlank(" ")       = true
     * StringUtils.isBlank("bob")     = false
     * StringUtils.isBlank("  bob  ") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if the String is null, empty or whitespace * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean isBlank(String str) { int strLen; if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0) { return true; } for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) { if ((Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i)) == false)) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if a String is not empty (""), not null and not whitespace only.

* *
     * StringUtils.isNotBlank(null)      = false
     * StringUtils.isNotBlank("")        = false
     * StringUtils.isNotBlank(" ")       = false
     * StringUtils.isNotBlank("bob")     = true
     * StringUtils.isNotBlank("  bob  ") = true
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if the String is * not empty and not null and not whitespace * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean isNotBlank(String str) { int strLen; if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0) { return false; } for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) { if ((Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i)) == false)) { return true; } } return false; } // Trim //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both * ends of this String, handling null by returning * an empty String ("").

* *
     * StringUtils.clean(null)          = ""
     * StringUtils.clean("")            = ""
     * StringUtils.clean("abc")         = "abc"
     * StringUtils.clean("    abc    ") = "abc"
     * StringUtils.clean("     ")       = ""
     * 
* * @see java.lang.String#trim() * @param str the String to clean, may be null * @return the trimmed text, never null * @deprecated Use the clearer named {@link #trimToEmpty(String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String clean(String str) { return str == null ? EMPTY : str.trim(); } /** *

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both * ends of this String, handling null by returning * null.

* *

The String is trimmed using {@link String#trim()}. * Trim removes start and end characters <= 32. * To strip whitespace use {@link #strip(String)}.

* *

To trim your choice of characters, use the * {@link #strip(String, String)} methods.

* *
     * StringUtils.trim(null)          = null
     * StringUtils.trim("")            = ""
     * StringUtils.trim("     ")       = ""
     * StringUtils.trim("abc")         = "abc"
     * StringUtils.trim("    abc    ") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to be trimmed, may be null * @return the trimmed string, null if null String input */ public static String trim(String str) { return str == null ? null : str.trim(); } /** *

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both * ends of this String returning null if the String is * empty ("") after the trim or if it is null. * *

The String is trimmed using {@link String#trim()}. * Trim removes start and end characters <= 32. * To strip whitespace use {@link #stripToNull(String)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.trimToNull(null)          = null
     * StringUtils.trimToNull("")            = null
     * StringUtils.trimToNull("     ")       = null
     * StringUtils.trimToNull("abc")         = "abc"
     * StringUtils.trimToNull("    abc    ") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to be trimmed, may be null * @return the trimmed String, * null if only chars <= 32, empty or null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String trimToNull(String str) { String ts = trim(str); return isEmpty(ts) ? null : ts; } /** *

Removes control characters (char <= 32) from both * ends of this String returning an empty String ("") if the String * is empty ("") after the trim or if it is null. * *

The String is trimmed using {@link String#trim()}. * Trim removes start and end characters <= 32. * To strip whitespace use {@link #stripToEmpty(String)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.trimToEmpty(null)          = ""
     * StringUtils.trimToEmpty("")            = ""
     * StringUtils.trimToEmpty("     ")       = ""
     * StringUtils.trimToEmpty("abc")         = "abc"
     * StringUtils.trimToEmpty("    abc    ") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to be trimmed, may be null * @return the trimmed String, or an empty String if null input * @since 2.0 */ public static String trimToEmpty(String str) { return str == null ? EMPTY : str.trim(); } // Stripping //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String.

* *

This is similar to {@link #trim(String)} but removes whitespace. * Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.strip(null)     = null
     * StringUtils.strip("")       = ""
     * StringUtils.strip("   ")    = ""
     * StringUtils.strip("abc")    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("  abc")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("abc  ")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" abc ")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" ab c ") = "ab c"
     * 
* * @param str the String to remove whitespace from, may be null * @return the stripped String, null if null String input */ public static String strip(String str) { return strip(str, null); } /** *

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String returning * null if the String is empty ("") after the strip.

* *

This is similar to {@link #trimToNull(String)} but removes whitespace. * Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.strip(null)     = null
     * StringUtils.strip("")       = null
     * StringUtils.strip("   ")    = null
     * StringUtils.strip("abc")    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("  abc")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("abc  ")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" abc ")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" ab c ") = "ab c"
     * 
* * @param str the String to be stripped, may be null * @return the stripped String, * null if whitespace, empty or null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String stripToNull(String str) { if (str == null) { return null; } str = strip(str, null); return str.length() == 0 ? null : str; } /** *

Strips whitespace from the start and end of a String returning * an empty String if null input.

* *

This is similar to {@link #trimToEmpty(String)} but removes whitespace. * Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.strip(null)     = ""
     * StringUtils.strip("")       = ""
     * StringUtils.strip("   ")    = ""
     * StringUtils.strip("abc")    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("  abc")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("abc  ")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" abc ")  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" ab c ") = "ab c"
     * 
* * @param str the String to be stripped, may be null * @return the trimmed String, or an empty String if null input * @since 2.0 */ public static String stripToEmpty(String str) { return str == null ? EMPTY : strip(str, null); } /** *

Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of a String. * This is similar to {@link String#trim()} but allows the characters * to be stripped to be controlled.

* *

A null input String returns null. * An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

* *

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is * stripped as defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}. * Alternatively use {@link #strip(String)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.strip(null, *)          = null
     * StringUtils.strip("", *)            = ""
     * StringUtils.strip("abc", null)      = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("  abc", null)    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("abc  ", null)    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip(" abc ", null)    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.strip("  abcyx", "xyz") = "  abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to remove characters from, may be null * @param stripChars the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace * @return the stripped String, null if null String input */ public static String strip(String str, String stripChars) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return str; } str = stripStart(str, stripChars); return stripEnd(str, stripChars); } /** *

Strips any of a set of characters from the start of a String.

* *

A null input String returns null. * An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

* *

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is * stripped as defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.stripStart(null, *)          = null
     * StringUtils.stripStart("", *)            = ""
     * StringUtils.stripStart("abc", "")        = "abc"
     * StringUtils.stripStart("abc", null)      = "abc"
     * StringUtils.stripStart("  abc", null)    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.stripStart("abc  ", null)    = "abc  "
     * StringUtils.stripStart(" abc ", null)    = "abc "
     * StringUtils.stripStart("yxabc  ", "xyz") = "abc  "
     * 
* * @param str the String to remove characters from, may be null * @param stripChars the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace * @return the stripped String, null if null String input */ public static String stripStart(String str, String stripChars) { int strLen; if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0) { return str; } int start = 0; if (stripChars == null) { while ((start != strLen) && Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(start))) { start++; } } else if (stripChars.length() == 0) { return str; } else { while ((start != strLen) && (stripChars.indexOf(str.charAt(start)) != -1)) { start++; } } return str.substring(start); } /** *

Strips any of a set of characters from the end of a String.

* *

A null input String returns null. * An empty string ("") input returns the empty string.

* *

If the stripChars String is null, whitespace is * stripped as defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.stripEnd(null, *)          = null
     * StringUtils.stripEnd("", *)            = ""
     * StringUtils.stripEnd("abc", "")        = "abc"
     * StringUtils.stripEnd("abc", null)      = "abc"
     * StringUtils.stripEnd("  abc", null)    = "  abc"
     * StringUtils.stripEnd("abc  ", null)    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.stripEnd(" abc ", null)    = " abc"
     * StringUtils.stripEnd("  abcyx", "xyz") = "  abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to remove characters from, may be null * @param stripChars the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace * @return the stripped String, null if null String input */ public static String stripEnd(String str, String stripChars) { int end; if (str == null || (end = str.length()) == 0) { return str; } if (stripChars == null) { while ((end != 0) && Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(end - 1))) { end--; } } else if (stripChars.length() == 0) { return str; } else { while ((end != 0) && (stripChars.indexOf(str.charAt(end - 1)) != -1)) { end--; } } return str.substring(0, end); } // StripAll //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Strips whitespace from the start and end of every String in an array. * Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *

A new array is returned each time, except for length zero. * A null array will return null. * An empty array will return itself. * A null array entry will be ignored.

* *
     * StringUtils.stripAll(null)             = null
     * StringUtils.stripAll([])               = []
     * StringUtils.stripAll(["abc", "  abc"]) = ["abc", "abc"]
     * StringUtils.stripAll(["abc  ", null])  = ["abc", null]
     * 
* * @param strs the array to remove whitespace from, may be null * @return the stripped Strings, null if null array input */ public static String[] stripAll(String[] strs) { return stripAll(strs, null); } /** *

Strips any of a set of characters from the start and end of every * String in an array.

* Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *

A new array is returned each time, except for length zero. * A null array will return null. * An empty array will return itself. * A null array entry will be ignored. * A null stripChars will strip whitespace as defined by * {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.stripAll(null, *)                = null
     * StringUtils.stripAll([], *)                  = []
     * StringUtils.stripAll(["abc", "  abc"], null) = ["abc", "abc"]
     * StringUtils.stripAll(["abc  ", null], null)  = ["abc", null]
     * StringUtils.stripAll(["abc  ", null], "yz")  = ["abc  ", null]
     * StringUtils.stripAll(["yabcz", null], "yz")  = ["abc", null]
     * 
* * @param strs the array to remove characters from, may be null * @param stripChars the characters to remove, null treated as whitespace * @return the stripped Strings, null if null array input */ public static String[] stripAll(String[] strs, String stripChars) { int strsLen; if (strs == null || (strsLen = strs.length) == 0) { return strs; } String[] newArr = new String[strsLen]; for (int i = 0; i < strsLen; i++) { newArr[i] = strip(strs[i], stripChars); } return newArr; } // Equals //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Compares two Strings, returning true if they are equal.

* *

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null * references are considered to be equal. The comparison is case sensitive.

* *
     * StringUtils.equals(null, null)   = true
     * StringUtils.equals(null, "abc")  = false
     * StringUtils.equals("abc", null)  = false
     * StringUtils.equals("abc", "abc") = true
     * StringUtils.equals("abc", "ABC") = false
     * 
* * @see java.lang.String#equals(Object) * @param str1 the first String, may be null * @param str2 the second String, may be null * @return true if the Strings are equal, case sensitive, or * both null */ public static boolean equals(String str1, String str2) { return str1 == null ? str2 == null : str1.equals(str2); } /** *

Compares two Strings, returning true if they are equal ignoring * the case.

* *

nulls are handled without exceptions. Two null * references are considered equal. Comparison is case insensitive.

* *
     * StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(null, null)   = true
     * StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(null, "abc")  = false
     * StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase("abc", null)  = false
     * StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase("abc", "abc") = true
     * StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase("abc", "ABC") = true
     * 
* * @see java.lang.String#equalsIgnoreCase(String) * @param str1 the first String, may be null * @param str2 the second String, may be null * @return true if the Strings are equal, case insensitive, or * both null */ public static boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String str1, String str2) { return str1 == null ? str2 == null : str1.equalsIgnoreCase(str2); } // IndexOf //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(int)}.

* *

A null or empty ("") String will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOf(null, *)         = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("", *)           = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'a') = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b') = 2
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChar the character to find * @return the first index of the search character, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOf(String str, char searchChar) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return -1; } return str.indexOf(searchChar); } /** *

Finds the first index within a String from a start position, * handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(int, int)}.

* *

A null or empty ("") String will return -1. * A negative start position is treated as zero. * A start position greater than the string length returns -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("", *, *)            = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 0)  = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 3)  = 5
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 9)  = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', -1) = 2
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChar the character to find * @param startPos the start position, negative treated as zero * @return the first index of the search character, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOf(String str, char searchChar, int startPos) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return -1; } return str.indexOf(searchChar, startPos); } /** *

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String)}.

* *

A null String will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOf(null, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf(*, null)          = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("", "")           = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "a")  = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b")  = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "ab") = 1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "")   = 0
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStr the String to find, may be null * @return the first index of the search String, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOf(String str, String searchStr) { if (str == null || searchStr == null) { return -1; } return str.indexOf(searchStr); } /** *

Finds the n-th index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String)}.

* *

A null String will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("", "", *)           = 0
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 1)  = 0
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 2)  = 1
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 1)  = 2
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 2)  = 5
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 1) = 1
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 2) = 4
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "", 1)   = 0
     * StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf("aabaabaa", "", 2)   = 0
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStr the String to find, may be null * @param ordinal the n-th searchStr to find * @return the n-th index of the search String, * -1 (INDEX_NOT_FOUND) if no match or null string input * @since 2.1 */ public static int ordinalIndexOf(String str, String searchStr, int ordinal) { if (str == null || searchStr == null || ordinal <= 0) { return INDEX_NOT_FOUND; } if (searchStr.length() == 0) { return 0; } int found = 0; int index = INDEX_NOT_FOUND; do { index = str.indexOf(searchStr, index + 1); if (index < 0) { return index; } found++; } while (found < ordinal); return index; } /** *

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String, int)}.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A negative start position is treated as zero. * An empty ("") search String always matches. * A start position greater than the string length only matches * an empty search String.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("", "", 0)           = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 0)  = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 0)  = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 0) = 1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 3)  = 5
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 9)  = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", -1) = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOf("aabaabaa", "", 2)   = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOf("abc", "", 9)        = 3
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStr the String to find, may be null * @param startPos the start position, negative treated as zero * @return the first index of the search String, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOf(String str, String searchStr, int startPos) { if (str == null || searchStr == null) { return -1; } // JDK1.2/JDK1.3 have a bug, when startPos > str.length for "", hence if (searchStr.length() == 0 && startPos >= str.length()) { return str.length(); } return str.indexOf(searchStr, startPos); } // LastIndexOf //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Finds the last index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(int)}.

* *

A null or empty ("") String will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf(null, *)         = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("", *)           = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'a') = 7
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b') = 5
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChar the character to find * @return the last index of the search character, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int lastIndexOf(String str, char searchChar) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return -1; } return str.lastIndexOf(searchChar); } /** *

Finds the last index within a String from a start position, * handling null. * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(int, int)}.

* *

A null or empty ("") String will return -1. * A negative start position returns -1. * A start position greater than the string length searches the whole string.

* *
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("", *,  *)           = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 8)  = 5
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 4)  = 2
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 0)  = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 9)  = 5
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', -1) = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'a', 0)  = 0
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChar the character to find * @param startPos the start position * @return the last index of the search character, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int lastIndexOf(String str, char searchChar, int startPos) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return -1; } return str.lastIndexOf(searchChar, startPos); } /** *

Finds the last index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(String)}.

* *

A null String will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf(null, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf(*, null)          = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("", "")           = 0
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a")  = 0
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b")  = 2
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab") = 1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "")   = 8
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStr the String to find, may be null * @return the last index of the search String, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int lastIndexOf(String str, String searchStr) { if (str == null || searchStr == null) { return -1; } return str.lastIndexOf(searchStr); } /** *

Finds the first index within a String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(String, int)}.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A negative start position returns -1. * An empty ("") search String always matches unless the start position is negative. * A start position greater than the string length searches the whole string.

* *
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 8)  = 7
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 8)  = 5
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 8) = 4
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 9)  = 5
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", -1) = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 0)  = 0
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 0)  = -1
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStr the String to find, may be null * @param startPos the start position, negative treated as zero * @return the first index of the search String, * -1 if no match or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static int lastIndexOf(String str, String searchStr, int startPos) { if (str == null || searchStr == null) { return -1; } return str.lastIndexOf(searchStr, startPos); } // Contains //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Checks if String contains a search character, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(int)}.

* *

A null or empty ("") String will return false.

* *
     * StringUtils.contains(null, *)    = false
     * StringUtils.contains("", *)      = false
     * StringUtils.contains("abc", 'a') = true
     * StringUtils.contains("abc", 'z') = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChar the character to find * @return true if the String contains the search character, * false if not or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean contains(String str, char searchChar) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return false; } return str.indexOf(searchChar) >= 0; } /** *

Checks if String contains a search String, handling null. * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(int)}.

* *

A null String will return false.

* *
     * StringUtils.contains(null, *)     = false
     * StringUtils.contains(*, null)     = false
     * StringUtils.contains("", "")      = true
     * StringUtils.contains("abc", "")   = true
     * StringUtils.contains("abc", "a")  = true
     * StringUtils.contains("abc", "z")  = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStr the String to find, may be null * @return true if the String contains the search String, * false if not or null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean contains(String str, String searchStr) { if (str == null || searchStr == null) { return false; } return str.indexOf(searchStr) >= 0; } // IndexOfAny chars //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Search a String to find the first index of any * character in the given set of characters.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A null or zero length search array will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(null, *)                = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("", *)                  = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(*, null)                = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(*, [])                  = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx",['z','a']) = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx",['b','y']) = 3
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("aba", ['z'])           = -1
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChars the chars to search for, may be null * @return the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOfAny(String str, char[] searchChars) { if (isEmpty(str) || ArrayUtils.isEmpty(searchChars)) { return -1; } for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { char ch = str.charAt(i); for (int j = 0; j < searchChars.length; j++) { if (searchChars[j] == ch) { return i; } } } return -1; } /** *

Search a String to find the first index of any * character in the given set of characters.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A null search string will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(null, *)            = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("", *)              = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(*, null)            = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(*, "")              = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", "za") = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", "by") = 3
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("aba","z")          = -1
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChars the chars to search for, may be null * @return the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOfAny(String str, String searchChars) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(searchChars)) { return -1; } return indexOfAny(str, searchChars.toCharArray()); } // IndexOfAnyBut chars //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Search a String to find the first index of any * character not in the given set of characters.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A null or zero length search array will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut(null, *)           = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("", *)             = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut(*, null)           = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut(*, [])             = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx",'za') = 3
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx", '')  = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("aba", 'ab')       = -1
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChars the chars to search for, may be null * @return the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOfAnyBut(String str, char[] searchChars) { if (isEmpty(str) || ArrayUtils.isEmpty(searchChars)) { return -1; } outer : for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { char ch = str.charAt(i); for (int j = 0; j < searchChars.length; j++) { if (searchChars[j] == ch) { continue outer; } } return i; } return -1; } /** *

Search a String to find the first index of any * character not in the given set of characters.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A null search string will return -1.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut(null, *)            = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("", *)              = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut(*, null)            = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut(*, "")              = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx", "za") = 3
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("zzabyycdxx", "")   = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfAnyBut("aba","ab")         = -1
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChars the chars to search for, may be null * @return the index of any of the chars, -1 if no match or null input * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOfAnyBut(String str, String searchChars) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(searchChars)) { return -1; } for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { if (searchChars.indexOf(str.charAt(i)) < 0) { return i; } } return -1; } // ContainsOnly //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Checks if the String contains only certain characters.

* *

A null String will return false. * A null valid character array will return false. * An empty String ("") always returns true.

* *
     * StringUtils.containsOnly(null, *)       = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly(*, null)       = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("", *)         = true
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("ab", '')      = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("abab", 'abc') = true
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("ab1", 'abc')  = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("abz", 'abc')  = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param valid an array of valid chars, may be null * @return true if it only contains valid chars and is non-null */ public static boolean containsOnly(String str, char[] valid) { // All these pre-checks are to maintain API with an older version if ((valid == null) || (str == null)) { return false; } if (str.length() == 0) { return true; } if (valid.length == 0) { return false; } return indexOfAnyBut(str, valid) == -1; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only certain characters.

* *

A null String will return false. * A null valid character String will return false. * An empty String ("") always returns true.

* *
     * StringUtils.containsOnly(null, *)       = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly(*, null)       = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("", *)         = true
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("ab", "")      = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("abab", "abc") = true
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("ab1", "abc")  = false
     * StringUtils.containsOnly("abz", "abc")  = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param validChars a String of valid chars, may be null * @return true if it only contains valid chars and is non-null * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean containsOnly(String str, String validChars) { if (str == null || validChars == null) { return false; } return containsOnly(str, validChars.toCharArray()); } // ContainsNone //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Checks that the String does not contain certain characters.

* *

A null String will return true. * A null invalid character array will return true. * An empty String ("") always returns true.

* *
     * StringUtils.containsNone(null, *)       = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone(*, null)       = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("", *)         = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("ab", '')      = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("abab", 'xyz') = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("ab1", 'xyz')  = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("abz", 'xyz')  = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param invalidChars an array of invalid chars, may be null * @return true if it contains none of the invalid chars, or is null * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean containsNone(String str, char[] invalidChars) { if (str == null || invalidChars == null) { return true; } int strSize = str.length(); int validSize = invalidChars.length; for (int i = 0; i < strSize; i++) { char ch = str.charAt(i); for (int j = 0; j < validSize; j++) { if (invalidChars[j] == ch) { return false; } } } return true; } /** *

Checks that the String does not contain certain characters.

* *

A null String will return true. * A null invalid character array will return true. * An empty String ("") always returns true.

* *
     * StringUtils.containsNone(null, *)       = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone(*, null)       = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("", *)         = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("ab", "")      = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("abab", "xyz") = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("ab1", "xyz")  = true
     * StringUtils.containsNone("abz", "xyz")  = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param invalidChars a String of invalid chars, may be null * @return true if it contains none of the invalid chars, or is null * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean containsNone(String str, String invalidChars) { if (str == null || invalidChars == null) { return true; } return containsNone(str, invalidChars.toCharArray()); } // IndexOfAny strings //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Find the first index of any of a set of potential substrings.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A null or zero length search array will return -1. * A null search array entry will be ignored, but a search * array containing "" will return 0 if str is not * null. This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(null, *)                     = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(*, null)                     = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny(*, [])                       = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["ab","cd"])   = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["cd","ab"])   = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn","op"])   = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["zab","aby"]) = 1
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", [""])          = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("", [""])                    = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfAny("", ["a"])                   = -1
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStrs the Strings to search for, may be null * @return the first index of any of the searchStrs in str, -1 if no match */ public static int indexOfAny(String str, String[] searchStrs) { if ((str == null) || (searchStrs == null)) { return -1; } int sz = searchStrs.length; // String's can't have a MAX_VALUEth index. int ret = Integer.MAX_VALUE; int tmp = 0; for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { String search = searchStrs[i]; if (search == null) { continue; } tmp = str.indexOf(search); if (tmp == -1) { continue; } if (tmp < ret) { ret = tmp; } } return (ret == Integer.MAX_VALUE) ? -1 : ret; } /** *

Find the latest index of any of a set of potential substrings.

* *

A null String will return -1. * A null search array will return -1. * A null or zero length search array entry will be ignored, * but a search array containing "" will return the length of str * if str is not null. This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String)}

* *
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny(null, *)                   = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny(*, null)                   = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny(*, [])                     = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny(*, [null])                 = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["ab","cd"]) = 6
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["cd","ab"]) = 6
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn","op"]) = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn","op"]) = -1
     * StringUtils.lastIndexOfAny("zzabyycdxx", ["mn",""])   = 10
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchStrs the Strings to search for, may be null * @return the last index of any of the Strings, -1 if no match */ public static int lastIndexOfAny(String str, String[] searchStrs) { if ((str == null) || (searchStrs == null)) { return -1; } int sz = searchStrs.length; int ret = -1; int tmp = 0; for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { String search = searchStrs[i]; if (search == null) { continue; } tmp = str.lastIndexOf(search); if (tmp > ret) { ret = tmp; } } return ret; } // Substring //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.

* *

A negative start position can be used to start n * characters from the end of the String.

* *

A null String will return null. * An empty ("") String will return "".

* *
     * StringUtils.substring(null, *)   = null
     * StringUtils.substring("", *)     = ""
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 0)  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 2)  = "c"
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 4)  = ""
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", -2) = "bc"
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", -4) = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get the substring from, may be null * @param start the position to start from, negative means * count back from the end of the String by this many characters * @return substring from start position, null if null String input */ public static String substring(String str, int start) { if (str == null) { return null; } // handle negatives, which means last n characters if (start < 0) { start = str.length() + start; // remember start is negative } if (start < 0) { start = 0; } if (start > str.length()) { return EMPTY; } return str.substring(start); } /** *

Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.

* *

A negative start position can be used to start/end n * characters from the end of the String.

* *

The returned substring starts with the character in the start * position and ends before the end position. All position counting is * zero-based -- i.e., to start at the beginning of the string use * start = 0. Negative start and end positions can be used to * specify offsets relative to the end of the String.

* *

If start is not strictly to the left of end, "" * is returned.

* *
     * StringUtils.substring(null, *, *)    = null
     * StringUtils.substring("", * ,  *)    = "";
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 0, 2)   = "ab"
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 2, 0)   = ""
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 2, 4)   = "c"
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 4, 6)   = ""
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", 2, 2)   = ""
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", -2, -1) = "b"
     * StringUtils.substring("abc", -4, 2)  = "ab"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get the substring from, may be null * @param start the position to start from, negative means * count back from the end of the String by this many characters * @param end the position to end at (exclusive), negative means * count back from the end of the String by this many characters * @return substring from start position to end positon, * null if null String input */ public static String substring(String str, int start, int end) { if (str == null) { return null; } // handle negatives if (end < 0) { end = str.length() + end; // remember end is negative } if (start < 0) { start = str.length() + start; // remember start is negative } // check length next if (end > str.length()) { end = str.length(); } // if start is greater than end, return "" if (start > end) { return EMPTY; } if (start < 0) { start = 0; } if (end < 0) { end = 0; } return str.substring(start, end); } // Left/Right/Mid //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Gets the leftmost len characters of a String.

* *

If len characters are not available, or the * String is null, the String will be returned without * an exception. An exception is thrown if len is negative.

* *
     * StringUtils.left(null, *)    = null
     * StringUtils.left(*, -ve)     = ""
     * StringUtils.left("", *)      = ""
     * StringUtils.left("abc", 0)   = ""
     * StringUtils.left("abc", 2)   = "ab"
     * StringUtils.left("abc", 4)   = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get the leftmost characters from, may be null * @param len the length of the required String, must be zero or positive * @return the leftmost characters, null if null String input */ public static String left(String str, int len) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (len < 0) { return EMPTY; } if (str.length() <= len) { return str; } else { return str.substring(0, len); } } /** *

Gets the rightmost len characters of a String.

* *

If len characters are not available, or the String * is null, the String will be returned without an * an exception. An exception is thrown if len is negative.

* *
     * StringUtils.right(null, *)    = null
     * StringUtils.right(*, -ve)     = ""
     * StringUtils.right("", *)      = ""
     * StringUtils.right("abc", 0)   = ""
     * StringUtils.right("abc", 2)   = "bc"
     * StringUtils.right("abc", 4)   = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get the rightmost characters from, may be null * @param len the length of the required String, must be zero or positive * @return the rightmost characters, null if null String input */ public static String right(String str, int len) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (len < 0) { return EMPTY; } if (str.length() <= len) { return str; } else { return str.substring(str.length() - len); } } /** *

Gets len characters from the middle of a String.

* *

If len characters are not available, the remainder * of the String will be returned without an exception. If the * String is null, null will be returned. * An exception is thrown if len is negative.

* *
     * StringUtils.mid(null, *, *)    = null
     * StringUtils.mid(*, *, -ve)     = ""
     * StringUtils.mid("", 0, *)      = ""
     * StringUtils.mid("abc", 0, 2)   = "ab"
     * StringUtils.mid("abc", 0, 4)   = "abc"
     * StringUtils.mid("abc", 2, 4)   = "c"
     * StringUtils.mid("abc", 4, 2)   = ""
     * StringUtils.mid("abc", -2, 2)  = "ab"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get the characters from, may be null * @param pos the position to start from, negative treated as zero * @param len the length of the required String, must be zero or positive * @return the middle characters, null if null String input */ public static String mid(String str, int pos, int len) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (len < 0 || pos > str.length()) { return EMPTY; } if (pos < 0) { pos = 0; } if (str.length() <= (pos + len)) { return str.substring(pos); } else { return str.substring(pos, pos + len); } } // SubStringAfter/SubStringBefore //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Gets the substring before the first occurrence of a separator. * The separator is not returned.

* *

A null string input will return null. * An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. * A null separator will return the input string.

* *
     * StringUtils.substringBefore(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("abc", "a")   = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("abcba", "b") = "a"
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("abc", "c")   = "ab"
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("abc", "d")   = "abc"
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("abc", "")    = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBefore("abc", null)  = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get a substring from, may be null * @param separator the String to search for, may be null * @return the substring before the first occurrence of the separator, * null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String substringBefore(String str, String separator) { if (isEmpty(str) || separator == null) { return str; } if (separator.length() == 0) { return EMPTY; } int pos = str.indexOf(separator); if (pos == -1) { return str; } return str.substring(0, pos); } /** *

Gets the substring after the first occurrence of a separator. * The separator is not returned.

* *

A null string input will return null. * An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. * A null separator will return the empty string if the * input string is not null.

* *
     * StringUtils.substringAfter(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.substringAfter("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfter(*, null)      = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfter("abc", "a")   = "bc"
     * StringUtils.substringAfter("abcba", "b") = "cba"
     * StringUtils.substringAfter("abc", "c")   = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfter("abc", "d")   = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfter("abc", "")    = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get a substring from, may be null * @param separator the String to search for, may be null * @return the substring after the first occurrence of the separator, * null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String substringAfter(String str, String separator) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return str; } if (separator == null) { return EMPTY; } int pos = str.indexOf(separator); if (pos == -1) { return EMPTY; } return str.substring(pos + separator.length()); } /** *

Gets the substring before the last occurrence of a separator. * The separator is not returned.

* *

A null string input will return null. * An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. * An empty or null separator will return the input string.

* *
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("abcba", "b") = "abc"
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("abc", "c")   = "ab"
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("a", "a")     = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("a", "z")     = "a"
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("a", null)    = "a"
     * StringUtils.substringBeforeLast("a", "")      = "a"
     * 
* * @param str the String to get a substring from, may be null * @param separator the String to search for, may be null * @return the substring before the last occurrence of the separator, * null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String substringBeforeLast(String str, String separator) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(separator)) { return str; } int pos = str.lastIndexOf(separator); if (pos == -1) { return str; } return str.substring(0, pos); } /** *

Gets the substring after the last occurrence of a separator. * The separator is not returned.

* *

A null string input will return null. * An empty ("") string input will return the empty string. * An empty or null separator will return the empty string if * the input string is not null.

* *
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast(*, "")        = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast(*, null)      = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast("abc", "a")   = "bc"
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast("abcba", "b") = "a"
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast("abc", "c")   = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast("a", "a")     = ""
     * StringUtils.substringAfterLast("a", "z")     = ""
     * 
* * @param str the String to get a substring from, may be null * @param separator the String to search for, may be null * @return the substring after the last occurrence of the separator, * null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String substringAfterLast(String str, String separator) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return str; } if (isEmpty(separator)) { return EMPTY; } int pos = str.lastIndexOf(separator); if (pos == -1 || pos == (str.length() - separator.length())) { return EMPTY; } return str.substring(pos + separator.length()); } // Substring between //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the * same String.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null tag returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.substringBetween(null, *)            = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "")             = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "tag")          = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("tagabctag", null)  = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("tagabctag", "")    = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("tagabctag", "tag") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String containing the substring, may be null * @param tag the String before and after the substring, may be null * @return the substring, null if no match * @since 2.0 */ public static String substringBetween(String str, String tag) { return substringBetween(str, tag, tag); } /** *

Gets the String that is nested in between two Strings. * Only the first match is returned.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null open/close returns null (no match). * An empty ("") open/close returns an empty string.

* *
     * StringUtils.substringBetween(null, *, *)          = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "", "")          = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "", "tag")       = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "tag", "tag")    = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabcz", null, null) = null
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabcz", "", "")     = ""
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
     * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabczyabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String containing the substring, may be null * @param open the String before the substring, may be null * @param close the String after the substring, may be null * @return the substring, null if no match * @since 2.0 */ public static String substringBetween(String str, String open, String close) { if (str == null || open == null || close == null) { return null; } int start = str.indexOf(open); if (start != -1) { int end = str.indexOf(close, start + open.length()); if (end != -1) { return str.substring(start + open.length(), end); } } return null; } // Nested extraction //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the * same String.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null tag returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.getNestedString(null, *)            = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("", "")             = ""
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("", "tag")          = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("tagabctag", null)  = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("tagabctag", "")    = ""
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("tagabctag", "tag") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String containing nested-string, may be null * @param tag the String before and after nested-string, may be null * @return the nested String, null if no match * @deprecated Use the better named {@link #substringBetween(String, String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String getNestedString(String str, String tag) { return substringBetween(str, tag, tag); } /** *

Gets the String that is nested in between two Strings. * Only the first match is returned.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null open/close returns null (no match). * An empty ("") open/close returns an empty string.

* *
     * StringUtils.getNestedString(null, *, *)          = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("", "", "")          = ""
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("", "", "tag")       = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("", "tag", "tag")    = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("yabcz", null, null) = null
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("yabcz", "", "")     = ""
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("yabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
     * StringUtils.getNestedString("yabczyabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String containing nested-string, may be null * @param open the String before nested-string, may be null * @param close the String after nested-string, may be null * @return the nested String, null if no match * @deprecated Use the better named {@link #substringBetween(String, String, String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String getNestedString(String str, String open, String close) { return substringBetween(str, open, close); } // Splitting //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, using whitespace as the * separator. * Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator. * For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.split(null)       = null
     * StringUtils.split("")         = []
     * StringUtils.split("abc def")  = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.split("abc  def") = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.split(" abc ")    = ["abc"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input */ public static String[] split(String str) { return split(str, null, -1); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified. * This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator. * For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.split(null, *)         = null
     * StringUtils.split("", *)           = []
     * StringUtils.split("a.b.c", '.')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.split("a..b.c", '.')   = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.split("a:b:c", '.')    = ["a:b:c"]
     * StringUtils.split("a\tb\nc", null) = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.split("a b c", ' ')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChar the character used as the delimiter, * null splits on whitespace * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String[] split(String str, char separatorChar) { return splitWorker(str, separatorChar, false); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, separators specified. * This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator. * For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

* *
     * StringUtils.split(null, *)         = null
     * StringUtils.split("", *)           = []
     * StringUtils.split("abc def", null) = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.split("abc def", " ")  = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.split("abc  def", " ") = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.split("ab:cd:ef", ":") = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChars the characters used as the delimiters, * null splits on whitespace * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input */ public static String[] split(String str, String separatorChars) { return splitWorker(str, separatorChars, -1, false); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array with a maximum length, * separators specified.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

* *

If more than max delimited substrings are found, the last * returned string includes all characters after the first max - 1 * returned strings (including separator characters).

* *
     * StringUtils.split(null, *, *)            = null
     * StringUtils.split("", *, *)              = []
     * StringUtils.split("ab de fg", null, 0)   = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.split("ab   de fg", null, 0) = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.split("ab:cd:ef", ":", 0)    = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.split("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)    = ["ab", "cd:ef"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChars the characters used as the delimiters, * null splits on whitespace * @param max the maximum number of elements to include in the * array. A zero or negative value implies no limit * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input */ public static String[] split(String str, String separatorChars, int max) { return splitWorker(str, separatorChars, max, false); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified.

* *

The separator(s) will not be included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null separator splits on whitespace.

* *
     * StringUtils.split(null, *)            = null
     * StringUtils.split("", *)              = []
     * StringUtils.split("ab de fg", null)   = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
     * StringUtils.split("ab   de fg", null) = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
     * StringUtils.split("ab:cd:ef", ":")    = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.split("abstemiouslyaeiouyabstemiously", "aeiouy")  = ["bst", "m", "sl", "bst", "m", "sl"]
     * StringUtils.split("abstemiouslyaeiouyabstemiously", "aeiouy")  = ["abstemiously", "abstemiously"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separator String containing the String to be used as a delimiter, * null splits on whitespace * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String was input */ public static String[] splitByWholeSeparator(String str, String separator) { return splitByWholeSeparator( str, separator, -1 ) ; } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, separator string specified. * Returns a maximum of max substrings.

* *

The separator(s) will not be included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null separator splits on whitespace.

* *
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator(null, *, *)               = null
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator("", *, *)                 = []
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator("ab de fg", null, 0)      = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator("ab   de fg", null, 0)    = ["ab", "de", "fg"]
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)       = ["ab", "cd"]
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator("abstemiouslyaeiouyabstemiously", "aeiouy", 2) = ["bst", "m"]
     * StringUtils.splitByWholeSeparator("abstemiouslyaeiouyabstemiously", "aeiouy", 2)  = ["abstemiously", "abstemiously"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separator String containing the String to be used as a delimiter, * null splits on whitespace * @param max the maximum number of elements to include in the returned * array. A zero or negative value implies no limit. * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String was input */ public static String[] splitByWholeSeparator( String str, String separator, int max ) { if (str == null) { return null; } int len = str.length() ; if (len == 0) { return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY; } if ( ( separator == null ) || ( "".equals( separator ) ) ) { // Split on whitespace. return split( str, null, max ) ; } int separatorLength = separator.length() ; ArrayList substrings = new ArrayList() ; int numberOfSubstrings = 0 ; int beg = 0 ; int end = 0 ; while ( end < len ) { end = str.indexOf( separator, beg ) ; if ( end > -1 ) { if ( end > beg ) { numberOfSubstrings += 1 ; if ( numberOfSubstrings == max ) { end = len ; substrings.add( str.substring( beg ) ) ; } else { // The following is OK, because String.substring( beg, end ) excludes // the character at the position 'end'. substrings.add( str.substring( beg, end ) ) ; // Set the starting point for the next search. // The following is equivalent to beg = end + (separatorLength - 1) + 1, // which is the right calculation: beg = end + separatorLength ; } } else { // We found a consecutive occurrence of the separator, so skip it. beg = end + separatorLength ; } } else { // String.substring( beg ) goes from 'beg' to the end of the String. substrings.add( str.substring( beg ) ) ; end = len ; } } return (String[]) substrings.toArray( new String[substrings.size()] ) ; } //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, using whitespace as the * separator, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by * adjacent separators. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer. * Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. * For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(null)       = null
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("")         = []
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc def")  = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc  def") = ["abc", "", "def"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(" abc ")    = ["", "abc", ""]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(String str) { return splitWorker(str, null, -1, true); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, separator specified, * preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent * separators. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. * For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(null, *)         = null
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("", *)           = []
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a.b.c", '.')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a..b.c", '.')   = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a:b:c", '.')    = ["a:b:c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a\tb\nc", null) = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a b c", ' ')    = ["a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a b c ", ' ')   = ["a", "b", "c", ""]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("a b c ", ' ')   = ["a", "b", "c", "", ""]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(" a b c", ' ')   = ["", a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("  a b c", ' ')  = ["", "", a", "b", "c"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(" a b c ", ' ')  = ["", a", "b", "c", ""]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChar the character used as the delimiter, * null splits on whitespace * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(String str, char separatorChar) { return splitWorker(str, separatorChar, true); } /** * Performs the logic for the split and * splitPreserveAllTokens methods that do not return a * maximum array length. * * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChar the separate character * @param preserveAllTokens if true, adjacent separators are * treated as empty token separators; if false, adjacent * separators are treated as one separator. * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input */ private static String[] splitWorker(String str, char separatorChar, boolean preserveAllTokens) { // Performance tuned for 2.0 (JDK1.4) if (str == null) { return null; } int len = str.length(); if (len == 0) { return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY; } List list = new ArrayList(); int i = 0, start = 0; boolean match = false; boolean lastMatch = false; while (i < len) { if (str.charAt(i) == separatorChar) { if (match || preserveAllTokens) { list.add(str.substring(start, i)); match = false; lastMatch = true; } start = ++i; continue; } else { lastMatch = false; } match = true; i++; } if (match || (preserveAllTokens && lastMatch)) { list.add(str.substring(start, i)); } return (String[]) list.toArray(new String[list.size()]); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array, separators specified, * preserving all tokens, including empty tokens created by adjacent * separators. This is an alternative to using StringTokenizer.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. * For more control over the split use the StrTokenizer class.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

* *
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(null, *)           = null
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("", *)             = []
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc def", null)   = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc def", " ")    = ["abc", "def"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("abc  def", " ")   = ["abc", "", def"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":")   = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef:", ":")  = ["ab", "cd", "ef", ""]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef::", ":") = ["ab", "cd", "ef", "", ""]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab::cd:ef", ":")  = ["ab", "", cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(":cd:ef", ":")     = ["", cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("::cd:ef", ":")    = ["", "", cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(":cd:ef:", ":")    = ["", cd", "ef", ""]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChars the characters used as the delimiters, * null splits on whitespace * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(String str, String separatorChars) { return splitWorker(str, separatorChars, -1, true); } /** *

Splits the provided text into an array with a maximum length, * separators specified, preserving all tokens, including empty tokens * created by adjacent separators.

* *

The separator is not included in the returned String array. * Adjacent separators are treated as separators for empty tokens. * Adjacent separators are treated as one separator.

* *

A null input String returns null. * A null separatorChars splits on whitespace.

* *

If more than max delimited substrings are found, the last * returned string includes all characters after the first max - 1 * returned strings (including separator characters).

* *
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(null, *, *)            = null
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("", *, *)              = []
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab de fg", null, 0)   = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 0) = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":", 0)    = ["ab", "cd", "ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab:cd:ef", ":", 2)    = ["ab", "cd:ef"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 2) = ["ab", "  de fg"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 3) = ["ab", "", " de fg"]
     * StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens("ab   de fg", null, 4) = ["ab", "", "", "de fg"]
     * 
* * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChars the characters used as the delimiters, * null splits on whitespace * @param max the maximum number of elements to include in the * array. A zero or negative value implies no limit * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String[] splitPreserveAllTokens(String str, String separatorChars, int max) { return splitWorker(str, separatorChars, max, true); } /** * Performs the logic for the split and * splitPreserveAllTokens methods that return a maximum array * length. * * @param str the String to parse, may be null * @param separatorChars the separate character * @param max the maximum number of elements to include in the * array. A zero or negative value implies no limit. * @param preserveAllTokens if true, adjacent separators are * treated as empty token separators; if false, adjacent * separators are treated as one separator. * @return an array of parsed Strings, null if null String input */ private static String[] splitWorker(String str, String separatorChars, int max, boolean preserveAllTokens) { // Performance tuned for 2.0 (JDK1.4) // Direct code is quicker than StringTokenizer. // Also, StringTokenizer uses isSpace() not isWhitespace() if (str == null) { return null; } int len = str.length(); if (len == 0) { return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY; } List list = new ArrayList(); int sizePlus1 = 1; int i = 0, start = 0; boolean match = false; boolean lastMatch = false; if (separatorChars == null) { // Null separator means use whitespace while (i < len) { if (Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i))) { if (match || preserveAllTokens) { lastMatch = true; if (sizePlus1++ == max) { i = len; lastMatch = false; } list.add(str.substring(start, i)); match = false; } start = ++i; continue; } else { lastMatch = false; } match = true; i++; } } else if (separatorChars.length() == 1) { // Optimise 1 character case char sep = separatorChars.charAt(0); while (i < len) { if (str.charAt(i) == sep) { if (match || preserveAllTokens) { lastMatch = true; if (sizePlus1++ == max) { i = len; lastMatch = false; } list.add(str.substring(start, i)); match = false; } start = ++i; continue; } else { lastMatch = false; } match = true; i++; } } else { // standard case while (i < len) { if (separatorChars.indexOf(str.charAt(i)) >= 0) { if (match || preserveAllTokens) { lastMatch = true; if (sizePlus1++ == max) { i = len; lastMatch = false; } list.add(str.substring(start, i)); match = false; } start = ++i; continue; } else { lastMatch = false; } match = true; i++; } } if (match || (preserveAllTokens && lastMatch)) { list.add(str.substring(start, i)); } return (String[]) list.toArray(new String[list.size()]); } // Joining //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Concatenates elements of an array into a single String. * Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by * empty strings.

* *
     * StringUtils.concatenate(null)            = null
     * StringUtils.concatenate([])              = ""
     * StringUtils.concatenate([null])          = ""
     * StringUtils.concatenate(["a", "b", "c"]) = "abc"
     * StringUtils.concatenate([null, "", "a"]) = "a"
     * 
* * @param array the array of values to concatenate, may be null * @return the concatenated String, null if null array input * @deprecated Use the better named {@link #join(Object[])} instead. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String concatenate(Object[] array) { return join(array, null); } /** *

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String * containing the provided list of elements.

* *

No separator is added to the joined String. * Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by * empty strings.

* *
     * StringUtils.join(null)            = null
     * StringUtils.join([])              = ""
     * StringUtils.join([null])          = ""
     * StringUtils.join(["a", "b", "c"]) = "abc"
     * StringUtils.join([null, "", "a"]) = "a"
     * 
* * @param array the array of values to join together, may be null * @return the joined String, null if null array input * @since 2.0 */ public static String join(Object[] array) { return join(array, null); } /** *

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String * containing the provided list of elements.

* *

No delimiter is added before or after the list. * Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by * empty strings.

* *
     * StringUtils.join(null, *)               = null
     * StringUtils.join([], *)                 = ""
     * StringUtils.join([null], *)             = ""
     * StringUtils.join(["a", "b", "c"], ';')  = "a;b;c"
     * StringUtils.join(["a", "b", "c"], null) = "abc"
     * StringUtils.join([null, "", "a"], ';')  = ";;a"
     * 
* * @param array the array of values to join together, may be null * @param separator the separator character to use * @return the joined String, null if null array input * @since 2.0 */ public static String join(Object[] array, char separator) { if (array == null) { return null; } int arraySize = array.length; int bufSize = (arraySize == 0 ? 0 : ((array[0] == null ? 16 : array[0].toString().length()) + 1) * arraySize); StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(bufSize); for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) { if (i > 0) { buf.append(separator); } if (array[i] != null) { buf.append(array[i]); } } return buf.toString(); } /** *

Joins the elements of the provided array into a single String * containing the provided list of elements.

* *

No delimiter is added before or after the list. * A null separator is the same as an empty String (""). * Null objects or empty strings within the array are represented by * empty strings.

* *
     * StringUtils.join(null, *)                = null
     * StringUtils.join([], *)                  = ""
     * StringUtils.join([null], *)              = ""
     * StringUtils.join(["a", "b", "c"], "--")  = "a--b--c"
     * StringUtils.join(["a", "b", "c"], null)  = "abc"
     * StringUtils.join(["a", "b", "c"], "")    = "abc"
     * StringUtils.join([null, "", "a"], ',')   = ",,a"
     * 
* * @param array the array of values to join together, may be null * @param separator the separator character to use, null treated as "" * @return the joined String, null if null array input */ public static String join(Object[] array, String separator) { if (array == null) { return null; } if (separator == null) { separator = EMPTY; } int arraySize = array.length; // ArraySize == 0: Len = 0 // ArraySize > 0: Len = NofStrings *(len(firstString) + len(separator)) // (Assuming that all Strings are roughly equally long) int bufSize = ((arraySize == 0) ? 0 : arraySize * ((array[0] == null ? 16 : array[0].toString().length()) + separator.length())); StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(bufSize); for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) { if (i > 0) { buf.append(separator); } if (array[i] != null) { buf.append(array[i]); } } return buf.toString(); } /** *

Joins the elements of the provided Iterator into * a single String containing the provided elements.

* *

No delimiter is added before or after the list. Null objects or empty * strings within the iteration are represented by empty strings.

* *

See the examples here: {@link #join(Object[],char)}.

* * @param iterator the Iterator of values to join together, may be null * @param separator the separator character to use * @return the joined String, null if null iterator input * @since 2.0 */ public static String join(Iterator iterator, char separator) { if (iterator == null) { return null; } StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(256); // Java default is 16, probably too small while (iterator.hasNext()) { Object obj = iterator.next(); if (obj != null) { buf.append(obj); } if (iterator.hasNext()) { buf.append(separator); } } return buf.toString(); } /** *

Joins the elements of the provided Iterator into * a single String containing the provided elements.

* *

No delimiter is added before or after the list. * A null separator is the same as an empty String ("").

* *

See the examples here: {@link #join(Object[],String)}.

* * @param iterator the Iterator of values to join together, may be null * @param separator the separator character to use, null treated as "" * @return the joined String, null if null iterator input */ public static String join(Iterator iterator, String separator) { if (iterator == null) { return null; } StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(256); // Java default is 16, probably too small while (iterator.hasNext()) { Object obj = iterator.next(); if (obj != null) { buf.append(obj); } if ((separator != null) && iterator.hasNext()) { buf.append(separator); } } return buf.toString(); } // Delete //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Deletes all 'space' characters from a String as defined by * {@link Character#isSpace(char)}.

* *

This is the only StringUtils method that uses the * isSpace definition. You are advised to use * {@link #deleteWhitespace(String)} instead as whitespace is much * better localized.

* *
     * StringUtils.deleteSpaces(null)           = null
     * StringUtils.deleteSpaces("")             = ""
     * StringUtils.deleteSpaces("abc")          = "abc"
     * StringUtils.deleteSpaces(" \t  abc \n ") = "abc"
     * StringUtils.deleteSpaces("ab  c")        = "abc"
     * StringUtils.deleteSpaces("a\nb\tc     ") = "abc"
     * 
* *

Spaces are defined as {' ', '\t', '\r', '\n', '\b'} * in line with the deprecated isSpace method.

* * @param str the String to delete spaces from, may be null * @return the String without 'spaces', null if null String input * @deprecated Use the better localized {@link #deleteWhitespace(String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String deleteSpaces(String str) { if (str == null) { return null; } return CharSetUtils.delete(str, " \t\r\n\b"); } /** *

Deletes all whitespaces from a String as defined by * {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.deleteWhitespace(null)         = null
     * StringUtils.deleteWhitespace("")           = ""
     * StringUtils.deleteWhitespace("abc")        = "abc"
     * StringUtils.deleteWhitespace("   ab  c  ") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to delete whitespace from, may be null * @return the String without whitespaces, null if null String input */ public static String deleteWhitespace(String str) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return str; } int sz = str.length(); char[] chs = new char[sz]; int count = 0; for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if (!Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i))) { chs[count++] = str.charAt(i); } } if (count == sz) { return str; } return new String(chs, 0, count); } // Remove //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Removes a substring only if it is at the begining of a source string, * otherwise returns the source string.

* *

A null source string will return null. * An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. * A null search string will return the source string.

* *
     * StringUtils.removeStart(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.removeStart("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.removeStart(*, null)      = *
     * StringUtils.removeStart("www.domain.com", "www.")   = "domain.com"
     * StringUtils.removeStart("domain.com", "www.")       = "domain.com"
     * StringUtils.removeStart("www.domain.com", "domain") = "www.domain.com"
     * StringUtils.removeStart("abc", "")    = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the source String to search, may be null * @param remove the String to search for and remove, may be null * @return the substring with the string removed if found, * null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String removeStart(String str, String remove) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(remove)) { return str; } if (str.startsWith(remove)){ return str.substring(remove.length()); } return str; } /** *

Removes a substring only if it is at the end of a source string, * otherwise returns the source string.

* *

A null source string will return null. * An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. * A null search string will return the source string.

* *
     * StringUtils.removeEnd(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.removeEnd("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.removeEnd(*, null)      = *
     * StringUtils.removeEnd("www.domain.com", ".com.")  = "www,domain"
     * StringUtils.removeEnd("www.domain.com", ".com")   = "www.domain"
     * StringUtils.removeEnd("www.domain.com", "domain") = "www.domain.com"
     * StringUtils.removeEnd("abc", "")    = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the source String to search, may be null * @param remove the String to search for and remove, may be null * @return the substring with the string removed if found, * null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String removeEnd(String str, String remove) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(remove)) { return str; } if (str.endsWith(remove)) { return str.substring(0, str.length() - remove.length()); } return str; } /** *

Removes all occurances of a substring from within the source string.

* *

A null source string will return null. * An empty ("") source string will return the empty string. * A null remove string will return the source string. * An empty ("") remove string will return the source string.

* *
     * StringUtils.remove(null, *)        = null
     * StringUtils.remove("", *)          = ""
     * StringUtils.remove(*, null)        = *
     * StringUtils.remove(*, "")          = *
     * StringUtils.remove("queued", "ue") = "qd"
     * StringUtils.remove("queued", "zz") = "queued"
     * 
* * @param str the source String to search, may be null * @param remove the String to search for and remove, may be null * @return the substring with the string removed if found, * null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String remove(String str, String remove) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(remove)) { return str; } return replace(str, remove, "", -1); } /** *

Removes all occurances of a character from within the source string.

* *

A null source string will return null. * An empty ("") source string will return the empty string.

* *
     * StringUtils.remove(null, *)       = null
     * StringUtils.remove("", *)         = ""
     * StringUtils.remove("queued", 'u') = "qeed"
     * StringUtils.remove("queued", 'z') = "queued"
     * 
* * @param str the source String to search, may be null * @param remove the char to search for and remove, may be null * @return the substring with the char removed if found, * null if null String input * @since 2.1 */ public static String remove(String str, char remove) { if (isEmpty(str) || str.indexOf(remove) == -1) { return str; } char[] chars = str.toCharArray(); int pos = 0; for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) { if (chars[i] != remove) { chars[pos++] = chars[i]; } } return new String(chars, 0, pos); } // Replacing //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String, once.

* *

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op.

* *
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce(null, *, *)        = null
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("", *, *)          = ""
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("any", null, *)    = "any"
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("any", *, null)    = "any"
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("any", "", *)      = "any"
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("aba", "a", null)  = "aba"
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("aba", "a", "")    = "ba"
     * StringUtils.replaceOnce("aba", "a", "z")   = "zba"
     * 
* * @see #replace(String text, String repl, String with, int max) * @param text text to search and replace in, may be null * @param repl the String to search for, may be null * @param with the String to replace with, may be null * @return the text with any replacements processed, * null if null String input */ public static String replaceOnce(String text, String repl, String with) { return replace(text, repl, with, 1); } /** *

Replaces all occurrences of a String within another String.

* *

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op.

* *
     * StringUtils.replace(null, *, *)        = null
     * StringUtils.replace("", *, *)          = ""
     * StringUtils.replace("any", null, *)    = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("any", *, null)    = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("any", "", *)      = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("aba", "a", null)  = "aba"
     * StringUtils.replace("aba", "a", "")    = "b"
     * StringUtils.replace("aba", "a", "z")   = "zbz"
     * 
* * @see #replace(String text, String repl, String with, int max) * @param text text to search and replace in, may be null * @param repl the String to search for, may be null * @param with the String to replace with, may be null * @return the text with any replacements processed, * null if null String input */ public static String replace(String text, String repl, String with) { return replace(text, repl, with, -1); } /** *

Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String, * for the first max values of the search String.

* *

A null reference passed to this method is a no-op.

* *
     * StringUtils.replace(null, *, *, *)         = null
     * StringUtils.replace("", *, *, *)           = ""
     * StringUtils.replace("any", null, *, *)     = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("any", *, null, *)     = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("any", "", *, *)       = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("any", *, *, 0)        = "any"
     * StringUtils.replace("abaa", "a", null, -1) = "abaa"
     * StringUtils.replace("abaa", "a", "", -1)   = "b"
     * StringUtils.replace("abaa", "a", "z", 0)   = "abaa"
     * StringUtils.replace("abaa", "a", "z", 1)   = "zbaa"
     * StringUtils.replace("abaa", "a", "z", 2)   = "zbza"
     * StringUtils.replace("abaa", "a", "z", -1)  = "zbzz"
     * 
* * @param text text to search and replace in, may be null * @param repl the String to search for, may be null * @param with the String to replace with, may be null * @param max maximum number of values to replace, or -1 if no maximum * @return the text with any replacements processed, * null if null String input */ public static String replace(String text, String repl, String with, int max) { if (text == null || isEmpty(repl) || with == null || max == 0) { return text; } StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(text.length()); int start = 0, end = 0; while ((end = text.indexOf(repl, start)) != -1) { buf.append(text.substring(start, end)).append(with); start = end + repl.length(); if (--max == 0) { break; } } buf.append(text.substring(start)); return buf.toString(); } // Replace, character based //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Replaces all occurrences of a character in a String with another. * This is a null-safe version of {@link String#replace(char, char)}.

* *

A null string input returns null. * An empty ("") string input returns an empty string.

* *
     * StringUtils.replaceChars(null, *, *)        = null
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("", *, *)          = ""
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abcba", 'b', 'y') = "aycya"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abcba", 'z', 'y') = "abcba"
     * 
* * @param str String to replace characters in, may be null * @param searchChar the character to search for, may be null * @param replaceChar the character to replace, may be null * @return modified String, null if null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static String replaceChars(String str, char searchChar, char replaceChar) { if (str == null) { return null; } return str.replace(searchChar, replaceChar); } /** *

Replaces multiple characters in a String in one go. * This method can also be used to delete characters.

* *

For example:
* replaceChars("hello", "ho", "jy") = jelly.

* *

A null string input returns null. * An empty ("") string input returns an empty string. * A null or empty set of search characters returns the input string.

* *

The length of the search characters should normally equal the length * of the replace characters. * If the search characters is longer, then the extra search characters * are deleted. * If the search characters is shorter, then the extra replace characters * are ignored.

* *
     * StringUtils.replaceChars(null, *, *)           = null
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("", *, *)             = ""
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abc", null, *)       = "abc"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abc", "", *)         = "abc"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abc", "b", null)     = "ac"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abc", "b", "")       = "ac"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abcba", "bc", "yz")  = "ayzya"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abcba", "bc", "y")   = "ayya"
     * StringUtils.replaceChars("abcba", "bc", "yzx") = "ayzya"
     * 
* * @param str String to replace characters in, may be null * @param searchChars a set of characters to search for, may be null * @param replaceChars a set of characters to replace, may be null * @return modified String, null if null string input * @since 2.0 */ public static String replaceChars(String str, String searchChars, String replaceChars) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(searchChars)) { return str; } if (replaceChars == null) { replaceChars = ""; } boolean modified = false; StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str.length()); for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { char ch = str.charAt(i); int index = searchChars.indexOf(ch); if (index >= 0) { modified = true; if (index < replaceChars.length()) { buf.append(replaceChars.charAt(index)); } } else { buf.append(ch); } } if (modified) { return buf.toString(); } else { return str; } } // Overlay //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Overlays part of a String with another String.

* *
     * StringUtils.overlayString(null, *, *, *)           = NullPointerException
     * StringUtils.overlayString(*, null, *, *)           = NullPointerException
     * StringUtils.overlayString("", "abc", 0, 0)         = "abc"
     * StringUtils.overlayString("abcdef", null, 2, 4)    = "abef"
     * StringUtils.overlayString("abcdef", "", 2, 4)      = "abef"
     * StringUtils.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 4)  = "abzzzzef"
     * StringUtils.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", 4, 2)  = "abcdzzzzcdef"
     * StringUtils.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", -1, 4) = IndexOutOfBoundsException
     * StringUtils.overlayString("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 8)  = IndexOutOfBoundsException
     * 
* * @param text the String to do overlaying in, may be null * @param overlay the String to overlay, may be null * @param start the position to start overlaying at, must be valid * @param end the position to stop overlaying before, must be valid * @return overlayed String, null if null String input * @throws NullPointerException if text or overlay is null * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if either position is invalid * @deprecated Use better named {@link #overlay(String, String, int, int)} instead. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String overlayString(String text, String overlay, int start, int end) { return new StringBuffer(start + overlay.length() + text.length() - end + 1) .append(text.substring(0, start)) .append(overlay) .append(text.substring(end)) .toString(); } /** *

Overlays part of a String with another String.

* *

A null string input returns null. * A negative index is treated as zero. * An index greater than the string length is treated as the string length. * The start index is always the smaller of the two indices.

* *
     * StringUtils.overlay(null, *, *, *)            = null
     * StringUtils.overlay("", "abc", 0, 0)          = "abc"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", null, 2, 4)     = "abef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "", 2, 4)       = "abef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "", 4, 2)       = "abef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 4)   = "abzzzzef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 4, 2)   = "abzzzzef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", -1, 4)  = "zzzzef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 2, 8)   = "abzzzz"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", -2, -3) = "zzzzabcdef"
     * StringUtils.overlay("abcdef", "zzzz", 8, 10)  = "abcdefzzzz"
     * 
* * @param str the String to do overlaying in, may be null * @param overlay the String to overlay, may be null * @param start the position to start overlaying at * @param end the position to stop overlaying before * @return overlayed String, null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String overlay(String str, String overlay, int start, int end) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (overlay == null) { overlay = EMPTY; } int len = str.length(); if (start < 0) { start = 0; } if (start > len) { start = len; } if (end < 0) { end = 0; } if (end > len) { end = len; } if (start > end) { int temp = start; start = end; end = temp; } return new StringBuffer(len + start - end + overlay.length() + 1) .append(str.substring(0, start)) .append(overlay) .append(str.substring(end)) .toString(); } // Chomping //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Removes one newline from end of a String if it's there, * otherwise leave it alone. A newline is "\n", * "\r", or "\r\n".

* *

NOTE: This method changed in 2.0. * It now more closely matches Perl chomp.

* *
     * StringUtils.chomp(null)          = null
     * StringUtils.chomp("")            = ""
     * StringUtils.chomp("abc \r")      = "abc "
     * StringUtils.chomp("abc\n")       = "abc"
     * StringUtils.chomp("abc\r\n")     = "abc"
     * StringUtils.chomp("abc\r\n\r\n") = "abc\r\n"
     * StringUtils.chomp("abc\n\r")     = "abc\n"
     * StringUtils.chomp("abc\n\rabc")  = "abc\n\rabc"
     * StringUtils.chomp("\r")          = ""
     * StringUtils.chomp("\n")          = ""
     * StringUtils.chomp("\r\n")        = ""
     * 
* * @param str the String to chomp a newline from, may be null * @return String without newline, null if null String input */ public static String chomp(String str) { if (isEmpty(str)) { return str; } if (str.length() == 1) { char ch = str.charAt(0); if (ch == '\r' || ch == '\n') { return EMPTY; } else { return str; } } int lastIdx = str.length() - 1; char last = str.charAt(lastIdx); if (last == '\n') { if (str.charAt(lastIdx - 1) == '\r') { lastIdx--; } } else if (last == '\r') { // why is this block empty? // just to skip incrementing the index? } else { lastIdx++; } return str.substring(0, lastIdx); } /** *

Removes separator from the end of * str if it's there, otherwise leave it alone.

* *

NOTE: This method changed in version 2.0. * It now more closely matches Perl chomp. * For the previous behavior, use {@link #substringBeforeLast(String, String)}. * This method uses {@link String#endsWith(String)}.

* *
     * StringUtils.chomp(null, *)         = null
     * StringUtils.chomp("", *)           = ""
     * StringUtils.chomp("foobar", "bar") = "foo"
     * StringUtils.chomp("foobar", "baz") = "foobar"
     * StringUtils.chomp("foo", "foo")    = ""
     * StringUtils.chomp("foo ", "foo")   = "foo "
     * StringUtils.chomp(" foo", "foo")   = " "
     * StringUtils.chomp("foo", "foooo")  = "foo"
     * StringUtils.chomp("foo", "")       = "foo"
     * StringUtils.chomp("foo", null)     = "foo"
     * 
* * @param str the String to chomp from, may be null * @param separator separator String, may be null * @return String without trailing separator, null if null String input */ public static String chomp(String str, String separator) { if (isEmpty(str) || separator == null) { return str; } if (str.endsWith(separator)) { return str.substring(0, str.length() - separator.length()); } return str; } /** *

Remove any "\n" if and only if it is at the end * of the supplied String.

* * @param str the String to chomp from, must not be null * @return String without chomped ending * @throws NullPointerException if str is null * @deprecated Use {@link #chomp(String)} instead. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String chompLast(String str) { return chompLast(str, "\n"); } /** *

Remove a value if and only if the String ends with that value.

* * @param str the String to chomp from, must not be null * @param sep the String to chomp, must not be null * @return String without chomped ending * @throws NullPointerException if str or sep is null * @deprecated Use {@link #chomp(String,String)} instead. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String chompLast(String str, String sep) { if (str.length() == 0) { return str; } String sub = str.substring(str.length() - sep.length()); if (sep.equals(sub)) { return str.substring(0, str.length() - sep.length()); } else { return str; } } /** *

Remove everything and return the last value of a supplied String, and * everything after it from a String.

* * @param str the String to chomp from, must not be null * @param sep the String to chomp, must not be null * @return String chomped * @throws NullPointerException if str or sep is null * @deprecated Use {@link #substringAfterLast(String, String)} instead * (although this doesn't include the separator) * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String getChomp(String str, String sep) { int idx = str.lastIndexOf(sep); if (idx == str.length() - sep.length()) { return sep; } else if (idx != -1) { return str.substring(idx); } else { return EMPTY; } } /** *

Remove the first value of a supplied String, and everything before it * from a String.

* * @param str the String to chomp from, must not be null * @param sep the String to chomp, must not be null * @return String without chomped beginning * @throws NullPointerException if str or sep is null * @deprecated Use {@link #substringAfter(String,String)} instead. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String prechomp(String str, String sep) { int idx = str.indexOf(sep); if (idx != -1) { return str.substring(idx + sep.length()); } else { return str; } } /** *

Remove and return everything before the first value of a * supplied String from another String.

* * @param str the String to chomp from, must not be null * @param sep the String to chomp, must not be null * @return String prechomped * @throws NullPointerException if str or sep is null * @deprecated Use {@link #substringBefore(String,String)} instead * (although this doesn't include the separator). * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String getPrechomp(String str, String sep) { int idx = str.indexOf(sep); if (idx != -1) { return str.substring(0, idx + sep.length()); } else { return EMPTY; } } // Chopping //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Remove the last character from a String.

* *

If the String ends in \r\n, then remove both * of them.

* *
     * StringUtils.chop(null)          = null
     * StringUtils.chop("")            = ""
     * StringUtils.chop("abc \r")      = "abc "
     * StringUtils.chop("abc\n")       = "abc"
     * StringUtils.chop("abc\r\n")     = "abc"
     * StringUtils.chop("abc")         = "ab"
     * StringUtils.chop("abc\nabc")    = "abc\nab"
     * StringUtils.chop("a")           = ""
     * StringUtils.chop("\r")          = ""
     * StringUtils.chop("\n")          = ""
     * StringUtils.chop("\r\n")        = ""
     * 
* * @param str the String to chop last character from, may be null * @return String without last character, null if null String input */ public static String chop(String str) { if (str == null) { return null; } int strLen = str.length(); if (strLen < 2) { return EMPTY; } int lastIdx = strLen - 1; String ret = str.substring(0, lastIdx); char last = str.charAt(lastIdx); if (last == '\n') { if (ret.charAt(lastIdx - 1) == '\r') { return ret.substring(0, lastIdx - 1); } } return ret; } /** *

Removes \n from end of a String if it's there. * If a \r precedes it, then remove that too.

* * @param str the String to chop a newline from, must not be null * @return String without newline * @throws NullPointerException if str is null * @deprecated Use {@link #chomp(String)} instead. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String chopNewline(String str) { int lastIdx = str.length() - 1; if (lastIdx <= 0) { return EMPTY; } char last = str.charAt(lastIdx); if (last == '\n') { if (str.charAt(lastIdx - 1) == '\r') { lastIdx--; } } else { lastIdx++; } return str.substring(0, lastIdx); } // Conversion //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Escapes any values it finds into their String form.

* *

So a tab becomes the characters '\\' and * 't'.

* *

As of Lang 2.0, this calls {@link StringEscapeUtils#escapeJava(String)} * behind the scenes. *

* @see StringEscapeUtils#escapeJava(java.lang.String) * @param str String to escape values in * @return String with escaped values * @throws NullPointerException if str is null * @deprecated Use {@link StringEscapeUtils#escapeJava(String)} * This method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0 */ public static String escape(String str) { return StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(str); } // Padding //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Repeat a String repeat times to form a * new String.

* *
     * StringUtils.repeat(null, 2) = null
     * StringUtils.repeat("", 0)   = ""
     * StringUtils.repeat("", 2)   = ""
     * StringUtils.repeat("a", 3)  = "aaa"
     * StringUtils.repeat("ab", 2) = "abab"
     * StringUtils.repeat("a", -2) = ""
     * 
* * @param str the String to repeat, may be null * @param repeat number of times to repeat str, negative treated as zero * @return a new String consisting of the original String repeated, * null if null String input */ public static String repeat(String str, int repeat) { // Performance tuned for 2.0 (JDK1.4) if (str == null) { return null; } if (repeat <= 0) { return EMPTY; } int inputLength = str.length(); if (repeat == 1 || inputLength == 0) { return str; } if (inputLength == 1 && repeat <= PAD_LIMIT) { return padding(repeat, str.charAt(0)); } int outputLength = inputLength * repeat; switch (inputLength) { case 1 : char ch = str.charAt(0); char[] output1 = new char[outputLength]; for (int i = repeat - 1; i >= 0; i--) { output1[i] = ch; } return new String(output1); case 2 : char ch0 = str.charAt(0); char ch1 = str.charAt(1); char[] output2 = new char[outputLength]; for (int i = repeat * 2 - 2; i >= 0; i--, i--) { output2[i] = ch0; output2[i + 1] = ch1; } return new String(output2); default : StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(outputLength); for (int i = 0; i < repeat; i++) { buf.append(str); } return buf.toString(); } } /** *

Returns padding using the specified delimiter repeated * to a given length.

* *
     * StringUtils.padding(0, 'e')  = ""
     * StringUtils.padding(3, 'e')  = "eee"
     * StringUtils.padding(-2, 'e') = IndexOutOfBoundsException
     * 
* * @param repeat number of times to repeat delim * @param padChar character to repeat * @return String with repeated character * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if repeat < 0 */ private static String padding(int repeat, char padChar) { // be careful of synchronization in this method // we are assuming that get and set from an array index is atomic String pad = PADDING[padChar]; if (pad == null) { pad = String.valueOf(padChar); } while (pad.length() < repeat) { pad = pad.concat(pad); } PADDING[padChar] = pad; return pad.substring(0, repeat); } /** *

Right pad a String with spaces (' ').

* *

The String is padded to the size of size.

* *
     * StringUtils.rightPad(null, *)   = null
     * StringUtils.rightPad("", 3)     = "   "
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 3)  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 5)  = "bat  "
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 1)  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", -1) = "bat"
     * 
* * @param str the String to pad out, may be null * @param size the size to pad to * @return right padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, * null if null String input */ public static String rightPad(String str, int size) { return rightPad(str, size, ' '); } /** *

Right pad a String with a specified character.

* *

The String is padded to the size of size.

* *
     * StringUtils.rightPad(null, *, *)     = null
     * StringUtils.rightPad("", 3, 'z')     = "zzz"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 3, 'z')  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 5, 'z')  = "batzz"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 1, 'z')  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", -1, 'z') = "bat"
     * 
* * @param str the String to pad out, may be null * @param size the size to pad to * @param padChar the character to pad with * @return right padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, * null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String rightPad(String str, int size, char padChar) { if (str == null) { return null; } int pads = size - str.length(); if (pads <= 0) { return str; // returns original String when possible } if (pads > PAD_LIMIT) { return rightPad(str, size, String.valueOf(padChar)); } return str.concat(padding(pads, padChar)); } /** *

Right pad a String with a specified String.

* *

The String is padded to the size of size.

* *
     * StringUtils.rightPad(null, *, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.rightPad("", 3, "z")      = "zzz"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 3, "yz")  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 5, "yz")  = "batyz"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 8, "yz")  = "batyzyzy"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 1, "yz")  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", -1, "yz") = "bat"
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 5, null)  = "bat  "
     * StringUtils.rightPad("bat", 5, "")    = "bat  "
     * 
* * @param str the String to pad out, may be null * @param size the size to pad to * @param padStr the String to pad with, null or empty treated as single space * @return right padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, * null if null String input */ public static String rightPad(String str, int size, String padStr) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (isEmpty(padStr)) { padStr = " "; } int padLen = padStr.length(); int strLen = str.length(); int pads = size - strLen; if (pads <= 0) { return str; // returns original String when possible } if (padLen == 1 && pads <= PAD_LIMIT) { return rightPad(str, size, padStr.charAt(0)); } if (pads == padLen) { return str.concat(padStr); } else if (pads < padLen) { return str.concat(padStr.substring(0, pads)); } else { char[] padding = new char[pads]; char[] padChars = padStr.toCharArray(); for (int i = 0; i < pads; i++) { padding[i] = padChars[i % padLen]; } return str.concat(new String(padding)); } } /** *

Left pad a String with spaces (' ').

* *

The String is padded to the size of size.

* *
     * StringUtils.leftPad(null, *)   = null
     * StringUtils.leftPad("", 3)     = "   "
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 3)  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 5)  = "  bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 1)  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", -1) = "bat"
     * 
* * @param str the String to pad out, may be null * @param size the size to pad to * @return left padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, * null if null String input */ public static String leftPad(String str, int size) { return leftPad(str, size, ' '); } /** *

Left pad a String with a specified character.

* *

Pad to a size of size.

* *
     * StringUtils.leftPad(null, *, *)     = null
     * StringUtils.leftPad("", 3, 'z')     = "zzz"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 3, 'z')  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 5, 'z')  = "zzbat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 1, 'z')  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", -1, 'z') = "bat"
     * 
* * @param str the String to pad out, may be null * @param size the size to pad to * @param padChar the character to pad with * @return left padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, * null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String leftPad(String str, int size, char padChar) { if (str == null) { return null; } int pads = size - str.length(); if (pads <= 0) { return str; // returns original String when possible } if (pads > PAD_LIMIT) { return leftPad(str, size, String.valueOf(padChar)); } return padding(pads, padChar).concat(str); } /** *

Left pad a String with a specified String.

* *

Pad to a size of size.

* *
     * StringUtils.leftPad(null, *, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.leftPad("", 3, "z")      = "zzz"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 3, "yz")  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 5, "yz")  = "yzbat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 8, "yz")  = "yzyzybat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 1, "yz")  = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", -1, "yz") = "bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 5, null)  = "  bat"
     * StringUtils.leftPad("bat", 5, "")    = "  bat"
     * 
* * @param str the String to pad out, may be null * @param size the size to pad to * @param padStr the String to pad with, null or empty treated as single space * @return left padded String or original String if no padding is necessary, * null if null String input */ public static String leftPad(String str, int size, String padStr) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (isEmpty(padStr)) { padStr = " "; } int padLen = padStr.length(); int strLen = str.length(); int pads = size - strLen; if (pads <= 0) { return str; // returns original String when possible } if (padLen == 1 && pads <= PAD_LIMIT) { return leftPad(str, size, padStr.charAt(0)); } if (pads == padLen) { return padStr.concat(str); } else if (pads < padLen) { return padStr.substring(0, pads).concat(str); } else { char[] padding = new char[pads]; char[] padChars = padStr.toCharArray(); for (int i = 0; i < pads; i++) { padding[i] = padChars[i % padLen]; } return new String(padding).concat(str); } } // Centering //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Centers a String in a larger String of size size * using the space character (' ').

* *

If the size is less than the String length, the String is returned. * A null String returns null. * A negative size is treated as zero.

* *

Equivalent to center(str, size, " ").

* *
     * StringUtils.center(null, *)   = null
     * StringUtils.center("", 4)     = "    "
     * StringUtils.center("ab", -1)  = "ab"
     * StringUtils.center("ab", 4)   = " ab "
     * StringUtils.center("abcd", 2) = "abcd"
     * StringUtils.center("a", 4)    = " a  "
     * 
* * @param str the String to center, may be null * @param size the int size of new String, negative treated as zero * @return centered String, null if null String input */ public static String center(String str, int size) { return center(str, size, ' '); } /** *

Centers a String in a larger String of size size. * Uses a supplied character as the value to pad the String with.

* *

If the size is less than the String length, the String is returned. * A null String returns null. * A negative size is treated as zero.

* *
     * StringUtils.center(null, *, *)     = null
     * StringUtils.center("", 4, ' ')     = "    "
     * StringUtils.center("ab", -1, ' ')  = "ab"
     * StringUtils.center("ab", 4, ' ')   = " ab"
     * StringUtils.center("abcd", 2, ' ') = "abcd"
     * StringUtils.center("a", 4, ' ')    = " a  "
     * StringUtils.center("a", 4, 'y')    = "yayy"
     * 
* * @param str the String to center, may be null * @param size the int size of new String, negative treated as zero * @param padChar the character to pad the new String with * @return centered String, null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String center(String str, int size, char padChar) { if (str == null || size <= 0) { return str; } int strLen = str.length(); int pads = size - strLen; if (pads <= 0) { return str; } str = leftPad(str, strLen + pads / 2, padChar); str = rightPad(str, size, padChar); return str; } /** *

Centers a String in a larger String of size size. * Uses a supplied String as the value to pad the String with.

* *

If the size is less than the String length, the String is returned. * A null String returns null. * A negative size is treated as zero.

* *
     * StringUtils.center(null, *, *)     = null
     * StringUtils.center("", 4, " ")     = "    "
     * StringUtils.center("ab", -1, " ")  = "ab"
     * StringUtils.center("ab", 4, " ")   = " ab"
     * StringUtils.center("abcd", 2, " ") = "abcd"
     * StringUtils.center("a", 4, " ")    = " a  "
     * StringUtils.center("a", 4, "yz")   = "yayz"
     * StringUtils.center("abc", 7, null) = "  abc  "
     * StringUtils.center("abc", 7, "")   = "  abc  "
     * 
* * @param str the String to center, may be null * @param size the int size of new String, negative treated as zero * @param padStr the String to pad the new String with, must not be null or empty * @return centered String, null if null String input * @throws IllegalArgumentException if padStr is null or empty */ public static String center(String str, int size, String padStr) { if (str == null || size <= 0) { return str; } if (isEmpty(padStr)) { padStr = " "; } int strLen = str.length(); int pads = size - strLen; if (pads <= 0) { return str; } str = leftPad(str, strLen + pads / 2, padStr); str = rightPad(str, size, padStr); return str; } // Case conversion //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Converts a String to upper case as per {@link String#toUpperCase()}.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.upperCase(null)  = null
     * StringUtils.upperCase("")    = ""
     * StringUtils.upperCase("aBc") = "ABC"
     * 
* * @param str the String to upper case, may be null * @return the upper cased String, null if null String input */ public static String upperCase(String str) { if (str == null) { return null; } return str.toUpperCase(); } /** *

Converts a String to lower case as per {@link String#toLowerCase()}.

* *

A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.lowerCase(null)  = null
     * StringUtils.lowerCase("")    = ""
     * StringUtils.lowerCase("aBc") = "abc"
     * 
* * @param str the String to lower case, may be null * @return the lower cased String, null if null String input */ public static String lowerCase(String str) { if (str == null) { return null; } return str.toLowerCase(); } /** *

Capitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as * per {@link Character#toTitleCase(char)}. No other letters are changed.

* *

For a word based algorithm, see {@link WordUtils#capitalize(String)}. * A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.capitalize(null)  = null
     * StringUtils.capitalize("")    = ""
     * StringUtils.capitalize("cat") = "Cat"
     * StringUtils.capitalize("cAt") = "CAt"
     * 
* * @param str the String to capitalize, may be null * @return the capitalized String, null if null String input * @see WordUtils#capitalize(String) * @see #uncapitalize(String) * @since 2.0 */ public static String capitalize(String str) { int strLen; if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0) { return str; } return new StringBuffer(strLen) .append(Character.toTitleCase(str.charAt(0))) .append(str.substring(1)) .toString(); } /** *

Capitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as * per {@link Character#toTitleCase(char)}. No other letters are changed.

* * @param str the String to capitalize, may be null * @return the capitalized String, null if null String input * @deprecated Use the standardly named {@link #capitalize(String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String capitalise(String str) { return capitalize(str); } /** *

Uncapitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as * per {@link Character#toLowerCase(char)}. No other letters are changed.

* *

For a word based algorithm, see {@link WordUtils#uncapitalize(String)}. * A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.uncapitalize(null)  = null
     * StringUtils.uncapitalize("")    = ""
     * StringUtils.uncapitalize("Cat") = "cat"
     * StringUtils.uncapitalize("CAT") = "cAT"
     * 
* * @param str the String to uncapitalize, may be null * @return the uncapitalized String, null if null String input * @see WordUtils#uncapitalize(String) * @see #capitalize(String) * @since 2.0 */ public static String uncapitalize(String str) { int strLen; if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0) { return str; } return new StringBuffer(strLen) .append(Character.toLowerCase(str.charAt(0))) .append(str.substring(1)) .toString(); } /** *

Uncapitalizes a String changing the first letter to title case as * per {@link Character#toLowerCase(char)}. No other letters are changed.

* * @param str the String to uncapitalize, may be null * @return the uncapitalized String, null if null String input * @deprecated Use the standardly named {@link #uncapitalize(String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String uncapitalise(String str) { return uncapitalize(str); } /** *

Swaps the case of a String changing upper and title case to * lower case, and lower case to upper case.

* *
    *
  • Upper case character converts to Lower case
  • *
  • Title case character converts to Lower case
  • *
  • Lower case character converts to Upper case
  • *
* *

For a word based algorithm, see {@link WordUtils#swapCase(String)}. * A null input String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.swapCase(null)                 = null
     * StringUtils.swapCase("")                   = ""
     * StringUtils.swapCase("The dog has a BONE") = "tHE DOG HAS A bone"
     * 
* *

NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0. * It no longer performs a word based algorithm. * If you only use ASCII, you will notice no change. * That functionality is available in WordUtils.

* * @param str the String to swap case, may be null * @return the changed String, null if null String input */ public static String swapCase(String str) { int strLen; if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0) { return str; } StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(strLen); char ch = 0; for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) { ch = str.charAt(i); if (Character.isUpperCase(ch)) { ch = Character.toLowerCase(ch); } else if (Character.isTitleCase(ch)) { ch = Character.toLowerCase(ch); } else if (Character.isLowerCase(ch)) { ch = Character.toUpperCase(ch); } buffer.append(ch); } return buffer.toString(); } /** *

Capitalizes all the whitespace separated words in a String. * Only the first letter of each word is changed.

* *

Whitespace is defined by {@link Character#isWhitespace(char)}. * A null input String returns null.

* * @param str the String to capitalize, may be null * @return capitalized String, null if null String input * @deprecated Use the relocated {@link WordUtils#capitalize(String)}. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. */ public static String capitaliseAllWords(String str) { return WordUtils.capitalize(str); } // Count matches //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Counts how many times the substring appears in the larger String.

* *

A null or empty ("") String input returns 0.

* *
     * StringUtils.countMatches(null, *)       = 0
     * StringUtils.countMatches("", *)         = 0
     * StringUtils.countMatches("abba", null)  = 0
     * StringUtils.countMatches("abba", "")    = 0
     * StringUtils.countMatches("abba", "a")   = 2
     * StringUtils.countMatches("abba", "ab")  = 1
     * StringUtils.countMatches("abba", "xxx") = 0
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param sub the substring to count, may be null * @return the number of occurrences, 0 if either String is null */ public static int countMatches(String str, String sub) { if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(sub)) { return 0; } int count = 0; int idx = 0; while ((idx = str.indexOf(sub, idx)) != -1) { count++; idx += sub.length(); } return count; } // Character Tests //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters.

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isAlpha(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isAlpha("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isAlpha("  ")   = false
     * StringUtils.isAlpha("abc")  = true
     * StringUtils.isAlpha("ab2c") = false
     * StringUtils.isAlpha("ab-c") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains letters, and is non-null */ public static boolean isAlpha(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if (Character.isLetter(str.charAt(i)) == false) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters and * space (' ').

* *

null will return false * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace("  ")   = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace("abc")  = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace("ab c") = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace("ab2c") = false
     * StringUtils.isAlphaSpace("ab-c") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains letters and space, * and is non-null */ public static boolean isAlphaSpace(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if ((Character.isLetter(str.charAt(i)) == false) && (str.charAt(i) != ' ')) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters or digits.

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("  ")   = false
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("abc")  = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("ab c") = false
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("ab2c") = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("ab-c") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains letters or digits, * and is non-null */ public static boolean isAlphanumeric(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if (Character.isLetterOrDigit(str.charAt(i)) == false) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only unicode letters, digits * or space (' ').

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("  ")   = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("abc")  = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("ab c") = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("ab2c") = true
     * StringUtils.isAlphanumeric("ab-c") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains letters, digits or space, * and is non-null */ public static boolean isAlphanumericSpace(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if ((Character.isLetterOrDigit(str.charAt(i)) == false) && (str.charAt(i) != ' ')) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the string contains only ASCII printable characters.

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable(null)     = false
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("")       = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable(" ")      = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("Ceki")   = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("ab2c")   = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("!ab-c~") = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("\u0020") = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("\u0021") = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("\u007e") = true
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("\u007f") = false
     * StringUtils.isAsciiPrintable("Ceki G\u00fclc\u00fc") = false
     * 
* * @param str the string to check, may be null * @return true if every character is in the range * 32 thru 126 * @since 2.1 */ public static boolean isAsciiPrintable(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if (CharUtils.isAsciiPrintable(str.charAt(i)) == false) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only unicode digits. * A decimal point is not a unicode digit and returns false.

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isNumeric(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("  ")   = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("123")  = true
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("12 3") = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("ab2c") = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("12-3") = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("12.3") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains digits, and is non-null */ public static boolean isNumeric(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if (Character.isDigit(str.charAt(i)) == false) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only unicode digits or space * (' '). * A decimal point is not a unicode digit and returns false.

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isNumeric(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("  ")   = true
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("123")  = true
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("12 3") = true
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("ab2c") = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("12-3") = false
     * StringUtils.isNumeric("12.3") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains digits or space, * and is non-null */ public static boolean isNumericSpace(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if ((Character.isDigit(str.charAt(i)) == false) && (str.charAt(i) != ' ')) { return false; } } return true; } /** *

Checks if the String contains only whitespace.

* *

null will return false. * An empty String ("") will return true.

* *
     * StringUtils.isWhitespace(null)   = false
     * StringUtils.isWhitespace("")     = true
     * StringUtils.isWhitespace("  ")   = true
     * StringUtils.isWhitespace("abc")  = false
     * StringUtils.isWhitespace("ab2c") = false
     * StringUtils.isWhitespace("ab-c") = false
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return true if only contains whitespace, and is non-null * @since 2.0 */ public static boolean isWhitespace(String str) { if (str == null) { return false; } int sz = str.length(); for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { if ((Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i)) == false)) { return false; } } return true; } // Defaults //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Returns either the passed in String, * or if the String is null, an empty String ("").

* *
     * StringUtils.defaultString(null)  = ""
     * StringUtils.defaultString("")    = ""
     * StringUtils.defaultString("bat") = "bat"
     * 
* * @see ObjectUtils#toString(Object) * @see String#valueOf(Object) * @param str the String to check, may be null * @return the passed in String, or the empty String if it * was null */ public static String defaultString(String str) { return str == null ? EMPTY : str; } /** *

Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is * null, the value of defaultStr.

* *
     * StringUtils.defaultString(null, "NULL")  = "NULL"
     * StringUtils.defaultString("", "NULL")    = ""
     * StringUtils.defaultString("bat", "NULL") = "bat"
     * 
* * @see ObjectUtils#toString(Object,String) * @see String#valueOf(Object) * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param defaultStr the default String to return * if the input is null, may be null * @return the passed in String, or the default if it was null */ public static String defaultString(String str, String defaultStr) { return str == null ? defaultStr : str; } /** *

Returns either the passed in String, or if the String is * empty or null, the value of defaultStr.

* *
     * StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(null, "NULL")  = "NULL"
     * StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty("", "NULL")    = "NULL"
     * StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty("bat", "NULL") = "bat"
     * 
* * @see StringUtils#defaultString(String, String) * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param defaultStr the default String to return * if the input is empty ("") or null, may be null * @return the passed in String, or the default */ public static String defaultIfEmpty(String str, String defaultStr) { return StringUtils.isEmpty(str) ? defaultStr : str; } // Reversing //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Reverses a String as per {@link StringBuffer#reverse()}.

* *

A null String returns null.

* *
     * StringUtils.reverse(null)  = null
     * StringUtils.reverse("")    = ""
     * StringUtils.reverse("bat") = "tab"
     * 
* * @param str the String to reverse, may be null * @return the reversed String, null if null String input */ public static String reverse(String str) { if (str == null) { return null; } return new StringBuffer(str).reverse().toString(); } /** *

Reverses a String that is delimited by a specific character.

* *

The Strings between the delimiters are not reversed. * Thus java.lang.String becomes String.lang.java (if the delimiter * is '.').

* *
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimited(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimited("", *)        = ""
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimited("a.b.c", 'x') = "a.b.c"
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimited("a.b.c", ".") = "c.b.a"
     * 
* * @param str the String to reverse, may be null * @param separatorChar the separator character to use * @return the reversed String, null if null String input * @since 2.0 */ public static String reverseDelimited(String str, char separatorChar) { if (str == null) { return null; } // could implement manually, but simple way is to reuse other, // probably slower, methods. String[] strs = split(str, separatorChar); ArrayUtils.reverse(strs); return join(strs, separatorChar); } /** *

Reverses a String that is delimited by a specific character.

* *

The Strings between the delimiters are not reversed. * Thus java.lang.String becomes String.lang.java (if the delimiter * is ".").

* *
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimitedString(null, *)       = null
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimitedString("",*)          = ""
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimitedString("a.b.c", null) = "a.b.c"
     * StringUtils.reverseDelimitedString("a.b.c", ".")  = "c.b.a"
     * 
* * @param str the String to reverse, may be null * @param separatorChars the separator characters to use, null treated as whitespace * @return the reversed String, null if null String input * @deprecated Use {@link #reverseDelimited(String, char)} instead. * This method is broken as the join doesn't know which char to use. * Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. * */ public static String reverseDelimitedString(String str, String separatorChars) { if (str == null) { return null; } // could implement manually, but simple way is to reuse other, // probably slower, methods. String[] strs = split(str, separatorChars); ArrayUtils.reverse(strs); if (separatorChars == null) { return join(strs, ' '); } return join(strs, separatorChars); } // Abbreviating //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Abbreviates a String using ellipses. This will turn * "Now is the time for all good men" into "Now is the time for..."

* *

Specifically: *

    *
  • If str is less than maxWidth characters * long, return it.
  • *
  • Else abbreviate it to (substring(str, 0, max-3) + "...").
  • *
  • If maxWidth is less than 4, throw an * IllegalArgumentException.
  • *
  • In no case will it return a String of length greater than * maxWidth.
  • *
*

* *
     * StringUtils.abbreviate(null, *)      = null
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("", 4)        = ""
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefg", 6) = "abc..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefg", 7) = "abcdefg"
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefg", 8) = "abcdefg"
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefg", 4) = "a..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefg", 3) = IllegalArgumentException
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param maxWidth maximum length of result String, must be at least 4 * @return abbreviated String, null if null String input * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the width is too small * @since 2.0 */ public static String abbreviate(String str, int maxWidth) { return abbreviate(str, 0, maxWidth); } /** *

Abbreviates a String using ellipses. This will turn * "Now is the time for all good men" into "...is the time for..."

* *

Works like abbreviate(String, int), but allows you to specify * a "left edge" offset. Note that this left edge is not necessarily going to * be the leftmost character in the result, or the first character following the * ellipses, but it will appear somewhere in the result. * *

In no case will it return a String of length greater than * maxWidth.

* *
     * StringUtils.abbreviate(null, *, *)                = null
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("", 0, 4)                  = ""
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", -1, 10) = "abcdefg..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 0, 10)  = "abcdefg..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 1, 10)  = "abcdefg..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 4, 10)  = "abcdefg..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 5, 10)  = "...fghi..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 6, 10)  = "...ghij..."
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 8, 10)  = "...ijklmno"
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 10, 10) = "...ijklmno"
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghijklmno", 12, 10) = "...ijklmno"
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghij", 0, 3)        = IllegalArgumentException
     * StringUtils.abbreviate("abcdefghij", 5, 6)        = IllegalArgumentException
     * 
* * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param offset left edge of source String * @param maxWidth maximum length of result String, must be at least 4 * @return abbreviated String, null if null String input * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the width is too small * @since 2.0 */ public static String abbreviate(String str, int offset, int maxWidth) { if (str == null) { return null; } if (maxWidth < 4) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum abbreviation width is 4"); } if (str.length() <= maxWidth) { return str; } if (offset > str.length()) { offset = str.length(); } if ((str.length() - offset) < (maxWidth - 3)) { offset = str.length() - (maxWidth - 3); } if (offset <= 4) { return str.substring(0, maxWidth - 3) + "..."; } if (maxWidth < 7) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum abbreviation width with offset is 7"); } if ((offset + (maxWidth - 3)) < str.length()) { return "..." + abbreviate(str.substring(offset), maxWidth - 3); } return "..." + str.substring(str.length() - (maxWidth - 3)); } // Difference //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Compares two Strings, and returns the portion where they differ. * (More precisely, return the remainder of the second String, * starting from where it's different from the first.)

* *

For example, * difference("i am a machine", "i am a robot") -> "robot".

* *
     * StringUtils.difference(null, null) = null
     * StringUtils.difference("", "") = ""
     * StringUtils.difference("", "abc") = "abc"
     * StringUtils.difference("abc", "") = ""
     * StringUtils.difference("abc", "abc") = ""
     * StringUtils.difference("ab", "abxyz") = "xyz"
     * StringUtils.difference("abcde", "abxyz") = "xyz"
     * StringUtils.difference("abcde", "xyz") = "xyz"
     * 
* * @param str1 the first String, may be null * @param str2 the second String, may be null * @return the portion of str2 where it differs from str1; returns the * empty String if they are equal * @since 2.0 */ public static String difference(String str1, String str2) { if (str1 == null) { return str2; } if (str2 == null) { return str1; } int at = indexOfDifference(str1, str2); if (at == -1) { return EMPTY; } return str2.substring(at); } /** *

Compares two Strings, and returns the index at which the * Strings begin to differ.

* *

For example, * indexOfDifference("i am a machine", "i am a robot") -> 7

* *
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference(null, null) = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("", "") = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("", "abc") = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abc", "") = 0
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abc", "abc") = -1
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("ab", "abxyz") = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abcde", "abxyz") = 2
     * StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abcde", "xyz") = 0
     * 
* * @param str1 the first String, may be null * @param str2 the second String, may be null * @return the index where str2 and str1 begin to differ; -1 if they are equal * @since 2.0 */ public static int indexOfDifference(String str1, String str2) { if (str1 == str2) { return -1; } if (str1 == null || str2 == null) { return 0; } int i; for (i = 0; i < str1.length() && i < str2.length(); ++i) { if (str1.charAt(i) != str2.charAt(i)) { break; } } if (i < str2.length() || i < str1.length()) { return i; } return -1; } // Misc //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** *

Find the Levenshtein distance between two Strings.

* *

This is the number of changes needed to change one String into * another, where each change is a single character modification (deletion, * insertion or substitution).

* *

This implementation of the Levenshtein distance algorithm * is from http://www.merriampark.com/ld.htm

* *
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance(null, *)             = IllegalArgumentException
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance(*, null)             = IllegalArgumentException
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("","")               = 0
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("","a")              = 1
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("aaapppp", "")       = 7
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("frog", "fog")       = 1
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("fly", "ant")        = 3
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("elephant", "hippo") = 7
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("hippo", "elephant") = 7
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("hippo", "zzzzzzzz") = 8
     * StringUtils.getLevenshteinDistance("hello", "hallo")    = 1
     * 
* * @param s the first String, must not be null * @param t the second String, must not be null * @return result distance * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either String input null */ public static int getLevenshteinDistance(String s, String t) { if (s == null || t == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Strings must not be null"); } int d[][]; // matrix int n; // length of s int m; // length of t int i; // iterates through s int j; // iterates through t char s_i; // ith character of s char t_j; // jth character of t int cost; // cost // Step 1 n = s.length(); m = t.length(); if (n == 0) { return m; } if (m == 0) { return n; } d = new int[n + 1][m + 1]; // Step 2 for (i = 0; i <= n; i++) { d[i][0] = i; } for (j = 0; j <= m; j++) { d[0][j] = j; } // Step 3 for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) { s_i = s.charAt(i - 1); // Step 4 for (j = 1; j <= m; j++) { t_j = t.charAt(j - 1); // Step 5 if (s_i == t_j) { cost = 0; } else { cost = 1; } // Step 6 d[i][j] = min(d[i - 1][j] + 1, d[i][j - 1] + 1, d[i - 1][j - 1] + cost); } } // Step 7 return d[n][m]; } /** *

Gets the minimum of three int values.

* * @param a value 1 * @param b value 2 * @param c value 3 * @return the smallest of the values */ private static int min(int a, int b, int c) { // Method copied from NumberUtils to avoid dependency on subpackage if (b < a) { a = b; } if (c < a) { a = c; } return a; } }