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package org.apache.poi.ss.util;

/**
 * Helper methods for when working with Usermodel Workbooks
 */
public class WorkbookUtil {
	
	/**
	 * Creates a valid sheet name, which is conform to the rules.
	 * In any case, the result safely can be used for 
	 * {@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook#setSheetName(int, String)}.
	 * 

	 * Rules:
	 * 
	 * never null
	 * minimum length is 1
	 * maximum length is 31
	 * doesn't contain special chars: : 0x0000, 0x0003, / \ ? * ] [ 
	 * Sheet names must not begin or end with ' (apostrophe)
	 * 
	 * Invalid characters are replaced by one space character ' '.
	 * 
	 * @param nameProposal can be any string, will be truncated if necessary,
	 *        allowed to be null
	 * @return a valid string, "empty" if to short, "null" if null         
	 */
	public static String createSafeSheetName(final String nameProposal) {
		return createSafeSheetName(nameProposal, ' ');
	}

    /**
     * Creates a valid sheet name, which is conform to the rules.
     * In any case, the result safely can be used for
     * {@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook#setSheetName(int, String)}.
     * 

     * Rules:
     * 
     * never null
     * minimum length is 1
     * maximum length is 31
     * doesn't contain special chars: : 0x0000, 0x0003, / \ ? * ] [ 
     * Sheet names must not begin or end with ' (apostrophe)
     * 
     *
     * @param nameProposal can be any string, will be truncated if necessary,
     *        allowed to be null
     * @param replaceChar the char to replace invalid characters.
     * @return a valid string, "empty" if to short, "null" if null
     */
    public static String createSafeSheetName(final String nameProposal, char replaceChar) {
        if (nameProposal == null) {
            return "null";
        }
        if (nameProposal.length() < 1) {
            return "empty";
        }
        final int length = Math.min(31, nameProposal.length());
        final String shortenname = nameProposal.substring(0, length);
        final StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(shortenname);
        for (int i=0; i
     * The character count MUST be greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 31.
     * The string MUST NOT contain the any of the following characters:
     * 
     *  0x0000 
     *  0x0003 
     *  colon (:) 
     *  backslash (\) 
     *  asterisk (*) 
     *  question mark (?) 
     *  forward slash (/) 
     *  opening square bracket ([) 
     *  closing square bracket (]) 
     * 
     * The string MUST NOT begin or end with the single quote (') character.
     * 
     *
     * @param sheetName the name to validate
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if validation fails
     */
    public static void validateSheetName(String sheetName) {
        if (sheetName == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("sheetName must not be null");
        }
        int len = sheetName.length();
        if (len < 1 || len > 31) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("sheetName '" + sheetName
                    + "' is invalid - character count MUST be greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 31");
        }

        for (int i=0; i