edu.sdsc.inca.util
Class StringMethods

java.lang.Object
  edu.sdsc.inca.util.StringMethods

public class StringMethods
extends java.lang.Object

A class of useful static utility methods that really don't fit elsewhere.

Author:

Jim Hayes <jhayes@sdsc.edu>

Field Summary

static java.util.regex.Pattern	LEADING_TAG
static java.lang.String	MIME_DELIM

Constructor Summary

StringMethods()

Method Summary

static void	appendToStringBuffer(java.lang.StringBuffer buffer, java.lang.String[] strings) Append a series of strings to the specified string buffer.
static int	compareTo(java.lang.String left, java.lang.String right) Returns an indicator of the relationship between two operands.
static java.util.Date	convertDateString(java.lang.String sdate, java.lang.String format) Convert a String to a Date using the format passed
static boolean	deleteDirectory(java.io.File path) Recursively delete a directory Cut-n-paste from http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0483.html
static java.lang.String	fileContents(java.lang.String path) Returns the contents of a specified file as a String, with lines from the file delimited by newlines (\n).
static java.lang.String	fileContentsFromClasspath(java.lang.String filename) Find a file from the classpath and return the contents as a string.
static java.lang.String	findInClasspath(java.lang.String filename) Find a file in the classpath and return its path.
static java.lang.String	join(java.lang.String separator, java.lang.String[] values) Joins the separate strings in values into a single string with fields separated by the value of separator and returns that new string.
protected static java.lang.String	mimeMessage(java.lang.String address, java.lang.String subject, java.lang.String message, java.io.File[] attachments, java.lang.String[] types) Construct a multi-part MIME email message that can contain attachments.
static void	sendEmail(java.lang.String address, java.lang.String subject, java.lang.String message) Send a notification email to the specified email address.
static void	sendEmail(java.lang.String address, java.lang.String subject, java.lang.String message, java.io.File[] attachments, java.lang.String[] types) Send a notification email to the specified email address.
static java.lang.String	xmlContentToHtml(java.lang.String xml, java.lang.String indent) Translates XML content into an HTML table for easy viewing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MIME_DELIM

public static final java.lang.String MIME_DELIM

See Also:

Constant Field Values

LEADING_TAG

public static final java.util.regex.Pattern LEADING_TAG

Constructor Detail

StringMethods

public StringMethods()

Method Detail

appendToStringBuffer

public static void appendToStringBuffer(java.lang.StringBuffer buffer,
                                        java.lang.String[] strings)

Append a series of strings to the specified string buffer.

Parameters:

buffer - A string buffer.

strings - The strings to append to it.

compareTo

public static int compareTo(java.lang.String left,
                            java.lang.String right)

Returns an indicator of the relationship between two operands.

Parameters:

left - the left operand

right - the right operand

Returns:

a negative number if left < right, a positive number if left > right, 0 if the two are equal

deleteDirectory

public static boolean deleteDirectory(java.io.File path)

Recursively delete a directory Cut-n-paste from http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0483.html

Parameters:

path - The path to the directory to delete.

Returns:

True if delete successful and false otherwise.

fileContents

public static java.lang.String fileContents(java.lang.String path)
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Returns the contents of a specified file as a String, with lines from the file delimited by newlines (\n).

Parameters:

path - the path to the file to read

Returns:

the file contents

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on an open/read error

fileContentsFromClasspath

public static java.lang.String fileContentsFromClasspath(java.lang.String filename)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

Find a file from the classpath and return the contents as a string.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file to search for in the classpath.

Returns:

The contents of the file or null if not found

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if trouble opening file

findInClasspath

public static java.lang.String findInClasspath(java.lang.String filename)

Find a file in the classpath and return its path.

Parameters:

filename - A file to search for in the classpath

Returns:

A string containing the path of the file or null if not found

join

public static java.lang.String join(java.lang.String separator,
                                    java.lang.String[] values)

Joins the separate strings in values into a single string with fields separated by the value of separator and returns that new string.

Parameters:

separator - The string that will separate the values.

values - The list of strings that should be joined

Returns:

The new joined string.

sendEmail

public static void sendEmail(java.lang.String address,
                             java.lang.String subject,
                             java.lang.String message)

Send a notification email to the specified email address.

Parameters:

address - The email address to send the email to.

subject - The subject of the email.

message - The message body of the email

sendEmail

public static void sendEmail(java.lang.String address,
                             java.lang.String subject,
                             java.lang.String message,
                             java.io.File[] attachments,
                             java.lang.String[] types)

Send a notification email to the specified email address.

Parameters:

address - The email address to send the email to.

subject - The subject of the email.

message - The message body of the email

attachments - List of files to attach.

types - The types of attachments of the files (e.g., text/html)

xmlContentToHtml

public static java.lang.String xmlContentToHtml(java.lang.String xml,
                                                java.lang.String indent)

Translates XML content into an HTML table for easy viewing.

Parameters:

xml - XML content--either a series of (balanced) tags or text

indent - an indent string used to pretty-print the HTML; the top-level call will typically pass an empty string

Returns:

an XML table that displays the content

mimeMessage

protected static java.lang.String mimeMessage(java.lang.String address,
                                              java.lang.String subject,
                                              java.lang.String message,
                                              java.io.File[] attachments,
                                              java.lang.String[] types)
                                       throws java.io.IOException

Construct a multi-part MIME email message that can contain attachments.

Parameters:

address - The email address the message will be sent to.

subject - The subject of the email message.

message - The body of the email message.

attachments - List of files to attach.

types - The types of attachments of the files (e.g., text/html)

Returns:

The MIME text that can be sent to sendmail

Throws:

java.io.IOException

convertDateString

public static java.util.Date convertDateString(java.lang.String sdate,
                                               java.lang.String format)

Convert a String to a Date using the format passed

Parameters:

sdate - The date string (e.g. 10/21/07)

format - The format of the date string (e.g. MM/dd/yy)

Returns:

date A java.util.Date