dtw.webmail.util
Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object
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public class StringUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Class that contains static utility methods to handle Strings.

Version:

0.9.7 07/02/2003

Author:

Dieter Wimberger

Field Summary

static java.text.SimpleDateFormat

DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT Defines a simple date format, to be used for returning the formatted date.

Constructor Summary

StringUtil()

Method Summary

static boolean	contains(java.lang.String[] strs, java.lang.String str)
static java.lang.String	getFormattedDate() Returns now, as String formatted with DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String[] items, java.lang.String delim) Method that joins an array of strings into a string with delimited fields
static java.lang.String	repairPath(java.lang.String path) This method is used to circumvent a bug (or feature) in the URLClassLoader, which prevents it from being able to use file url's with path strings which contain a .. Example: /usr/local/tomcat/bin/../webapps/webmail/WEB-INF/i18n/ does not properly work, whereas /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/webmail/WEB-INF/i18n/ which represents the same (for the File class it makes no difference whatsoever), but works.
static java.lang.String[]	split(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String delim) Method that splits a string with delimited fields into an array of strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT

public static java.text.SimpleDateFormat DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT

Defines a simple date format, to be used for returning the formatted date.

Constructor Detail

StringUtil

public StringUtil()

Method Detail

split

public static java.lang.String[] split(java.lang.String str,
                                       java.lang.String delim)

Method that splits a string with delimited fields into an array of strings.

Parameters:

str - String with delimited fields.

delim - String that represents the delimiter.

Returns:

the String[] that contains all splitted fields.

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String[] items,
                                    java.lang.String delim)

Method that joins an array of strings into a string with delimited fields

Parameters:

items - an array of strings.

delim - String that represents the delimiter.

Returns:

the String that contains the delimited list.

repairPath

public static java.lang.String repairPath(java.lang.String path)

This method is used to circumvent a bug (or feature) in the URLClassLoader, which prevents it from being able to use file url's with path strings which contain a .. Example: /usr/local/tomcat/bin/../webapps/webmail/WEB-INF/i18n/ does not properly work, whereas /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/webmail/WEB-INF/i18n/ which represents the same (for the File class it makes no difference whatsoever), but works.

contains

public static boolean contains(java.lang.String[] strs,
                               java.lang.String str)

getFormattedDate

public static java.lang.String getFormattedDate()

Returns now, as String formatted with DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT.

Returns:

now as formatted String.