| java.lang.Object
 com.ivata.mask.util.CollectionHandling
| CollectionHandling | | final public class CollectionHandling (Code) | |
This class contains extra routines for combining collection objects.
Don't create an instance of this class; use the static final methods.
since:
ivata masks 0.4 (2002-05-16)
author:
Colin MacLeod
author:
colin.macleod@ivata.com
version:
$Revision: 1.5 $ |
| Method Summary | |
| public static List | convertFromLines(String lines)
Convert a string of strings separated by new lines into a collection of
strings.
Parameters:
lines - a single text containing many lines to be split. | | public static java.util.List | convertFromLines(String lines, String deliminators)
Convert a string of strings separated by deliminators into a collection
of strings.
Parameters:
lines - a single text containing many lines to be split.
Parameters:
deliminators - a String containing all possible deliminatorsto search for. | | public static String | convertToLines(Collection convertToLines)
Convert a collection of strings to one long string, separated by new
lines.
Parameters:
convertToLines - a Collection of String instancesrepresenting each line of the output. | | public static String | convertToLines(Collection convertToLines, char deliminator)
Convert a collection of strings to one long string, separated by
deliminators.
Parameters:
convertToLines - a Collection of String instancesrepresenting each line of the output.
Parameters:
deliminator - a char containing deliminator to add after eachelement. | | public static void | merge(Collection from, Collection to)
Copy elements from one collection to another. | | public static Properties | splice(Properties fromProperties, Properties toProperties)
Creates a new properties instance which is a mixture of the two. |
| convertFromLines | | public static List convertFromLines(String lines)(Code) | |
Convert a string of strings separated by new lines into a collection of
strings.
Parameters:
lines - a single text containing many lines to be split. a Collection of String instancesrepresenting each line from the input. |
| convertFromLines | | public static java.util.List convertFromLines(String lines, String deliminators)(Code) | |
Convert a string of strings separated by deliminators into a collection
of strings.
Parameters:
lines - a single text containing many lines to be split.
Parameters:
deliminators - a String containing all possible deliminatorsto search for. a Collection of String instancesrepresenting each line from the input. |
| convertToLines | | public static String convertToLines(Collection convertToLines)(Code) | |
Convert a collection of strings to one long string, separated by new
lines.
Parameters:
convertToLines - a Collection of String instancesrepresenting each line of the output. a single text containing the elements of the inputCollection separated by new line characters. |
| convertToLines | | public static String convertToLines(Collection convertToLines, char deliminator)(Code) | |
Convert a collection of strings to one long string, separated by
deliminators.
Parameters:
convertToLines - a Collection of String instancesrepresenting each line of the output.
Parameters:
deliminator - a char containing deliminator to add after eachelement. a single text containing the elements of the inputCollection separated by new line characters. |
| merge | | public static void merge(Collection from, Collection to)(Code) | |
Copy elements from one collection to another. Adds all of the elements in
from to those in to, if that element is
not already present in to.
Parameters:
from - the collection to copy elements from
Parameters:
to - the collection to copy elements to. This collection will bechanged and all the elements of from whichcan't be found will be replaced. |
| splice | | public static Properties splice(Properties fromProperties, Properties toProperties)(Code) | |
Creates a new properties instance which is a mixture of the two. Adds all
of the properties in fromProperties to those in
toProperties, overwriting any which exist already.
Parameters:
fromProperties - the properties to base the new object on
Parameters:
toProperties - the properties to include if not already set a new Properties instance which contains all ofthe properties in fromProperties added to those intoProperties. |
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