Package org.forgerock.openig.util

Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object

org.forgerock.openig.util.StringUtil

public final class StringUtil
extends Object

Miscellaneous string utility methods.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	asString(InputStream is, Charset charset)	Reads the provided input stream as a string and then closes the stream.
static String	join(String separator, Iterable<?> elements)	Joins a collection of elements into a single string value, with a specified separator.
static String	join(String separator, Object... elements)	Joins an array of strings into a single string value, with a specified separator.
static String	slug(String value)	Transform the input String value into a slug: a simpler adaptation that is compatible for usage inside an URI (without requiring URL encoding).
static String	toSIAbbreviation(TimeUnit timeUnit)	Return the SI abbreviation from the given TimeUnit name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

join

public static String join(String separator,
                          Iterable<?> elements)

Joins a collection of elements into a single string value, with a specified separator.

Parameters:

separator - the separator to place between joined elements.

elements - the collection of strings to be joined.

Returns:

the string containing the joined elements.

join

public static String join(String separator,
                          Object... elements)

Joins an array of strings into a single string value, with a specified separator.

Parameters:

separator - the separator to place between joined elements.

elements - the array of strings to be joined.

Returns:

the string containing the joined string array.

asString

public static String asString(InputStream is,
                              Charset charset)
                       throws IOException

Reads the provided input stream as a string and then closes the stream.

Parameters:

is - the input stream to be read.

charset - the character set encoding of the input stream.

Returns:

the content of the stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

slug

public static String slug(String value)

Transform the input String value into a slug: a simpler adaptation that is compatible for usage inside an URI (without requiring URL encoding).

Examples:

     slug("A sentence  with blanks, commas and extra punctuation !  ")
            .equals("a-sentence-with-blanks-commas-and-extra-punctuation");
       slug("{ClientHandler}/heap/2").equals(clienthandler-heap-2);
     
 

Parameters:

value - value to be transformed

Returns:

A slug version of the input

toSIAbbreviation

public static String toSIAbbreviation(TimeUnit timeUnit)

Return the SI abbreviation from the given TimeUnit name.

Parameters:

timeUnit - The time unit to get the abbreviation from(for output usage for example).

Returns:

the SI abbreviation from the given TimeUnit name.