/**
* Take a String which is a delimited list and convert it to a String array.
* <p>A single delimiter can consists of more than one character: It will still
* be considered as single delimiter string, rather than as bunch of potential
* delimiter characters - in contrast to {@code tokenizeToStringArray}.
* @param str the input String
* @param delimiter the delimiter between elements (this is a single delimiter,
* rather than a bunch individual delimiter characters)
* @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete. Useful for deleting unwanted
* line breaks: e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.
* @return an array of the tokens in the list
* @see #tokenizeToStringArray
*/
public static String[] delimitedListToStringArray(String str, String delimiter, String charsToDelete) {
if (str == null) {
return new String[0];
}
if (delimiter == null) {
return new String[] {str};
}
List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
if ("".equals(delimiter)) {
for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(i, i + 1), charsToDelete));
}
}
else {
int pos = 0;
int delPos;
while ((delPos = str.indexOf(delimiter, pos)) != -1) {
result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(pos, delPos), charsToDelete));
pos = delPos + delimiter.length();
}
if (str.length() > 0 && pos <= str.length()) {
// Add rest of String, but not in case of empty input.
result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(pos), charsToDelete));
}
}
return toStringArray(result);
}
/**
* Copy the given Collection into a String array.
* The Collection must contain String elements only.
* @param collection the Collection to copy
* @return the String array ({@code null} if the passed-in
* Collection was {@code null})
*/
public static String[] toStringArray(Collection<String> collection) {
if (collection == null) {
return null;
}
return collection.toArray(new String[collection.size()]);
}
/**
* Delete any character in a given String.
* @param inString the original String
* @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete.
* E.g. "az\n" will delete 'a's, 'z's and new lines.
* @return the resulting String
*/
public static String deleteAny(String inString, String charsToDelete) {
if (!hasLength(inString) || !hasLength(charsToDelete)) {
return inString;
}
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < inString.length(); i++) {
char c = inString.charAt(i);
if (charsToDelete.indexOf(c) == -1) {
sb.append(c);
}
}
return sb.toString();
}
/**
* Check that the given String is neither {@code null} nor of length 0.
* Note: Will return {@code true} for a String that purely consists of whitespace.
* @param str the String to check (may be {@code null})
* @return {@code true} if the String is not null and has length
* @see #hasLength(CharSequence)
*/
public static boolean hasLength(String str) {
return hasLength((CharSequence) str);
}
/**
* Check that the given CharSequence is neither {@code null} nor of length 0.
* Note: Will return {@code true} for a CharSequence that purely consists of whitespace.
* <p><pre class="code">
* StringUtils.hasLength(null) = false
* StringUtils.hasLength("") = false
* StringUtils.hasLength(" ") = true
* StringUtils.hasLength("Hello") = true
* </pre>
* @param str the CharSequence to check (may be {@code null})
* @return {@code true} if the CharSequence is not null and has length
* @see #hasText(String)
*/
public static boolean hasLength(CharSequence str) {
return (str != null && str.length() > 0);
}
/**
* Tokenize the given String into a String array via a StringTokenizer.
* Trims tokens and omits empty tokens.
* <p>The given delimiters string is supposed to consist of any number of
* delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
* tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
* delimiters, consider using {@code delimitedListToStringArray}
* @param str the String to tokenize
* @param delimiters the delimiter characters, assembled as String
* (each of those characters is individually considered as delimiter).
* @return an array of the tokens
* @see java.util.StringTokenizer
* @see String#trim()
* @see #delimitedListToStringArray
*/
public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(String str, String delimiters) {
return tokenizeToStringArray(str, delimiters, true, true);
}
/**
* Tokenize the given String into a String array via a StringTokenizer.
* <p>The given delimiters string is supposed to consist of any number of
* delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
* tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
* delimiters, consider using {@code delimitedListToStringArray}
* @param str the String to tokenize
* @param delimiters the delimiter characters, assembled as String
* (each of those characters is individually considered as delimiter)
* @param trimTokens trim the tokens via String's {@code trim}
* @param ignoreEmptyTokens omit empty tokens from the result array
* (only applies to tokens that are empty after trimming; StringTokenizer
* will not consider subsequent delimiters as token in the first place).
* @return an array of the tokens ({@code null} if the input String
* was {@code null})
* @see java.util.StringTokenizer
* @see String#trim()
* @see #delimitedListToStringArray
*/
public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(
String str, String delimiters, boolean trimTokens, boolean ignoreEmptyTokens) {
if (str == null) {
return null;
}
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(str, delimiters);
List<String> tokens = new ArrayList<String>();
while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
String token = st.nextToken();
if (trimTokens) {
token = token.trim();
}
if (!ignoreEmptyTokens || token.length() > 0) {
tokens.add(token);
}
}
return toStringArray(tokens);
}
/**
* Copy the given Collection into a String array.
* The Collection must contain String elements only.
* @param collection the Collection to copy
* @return the String array ({@code null} if the passed-in
* Collection was {@code null})
*/
public static String[] toStringArray(Collection<String> collection) {
if (collection == null) {
return null;
}
return collection.toArray(new String[collection.size()]);
}
