Method Detail

• pad

  public static java.lang.String pad(int padding)

  Returns a string with the given number of spaces.

  Parameters:

  padding - the number of spaces in the string

  Returns:

  a string of length 'padding' containg only the SPACE char.

• pad

  public static java.lang.String pad(java.lang.String string,
                                     int minLength)

  Pads with spaces or truncates the given string to guarantee that it is exactly the desired length.

  Parameters:

  string - the string to be padded

  minLength - the desired length of the string

  Returns:

  a string of length conntaining string padded with whitespace or truncated

• deleteChar

  public static java.lang.String deleteChar(java.lang.String fromString,
                                            char charToDelete)

  Removes all instances of the specified character from the given String.

  Parameters:

  fromString - the String to delete characters from

  charToDelete - the character to delete from the given String

  Returns:

  a String with all instances of the specified char deleted

• dump

  public static void dump(java.io.PrintWriter pw,
                          int padding,
                          java.lang.String string)

  Dumps padded text. This is a simple tool for helping dump text with padding to a Writer.

  Parameters:

  pw - the stream to send the output

  padding - the number of spaces in the string

  string - the string to output

• getInputStream

  public static java.io.InputStream getInputStream(java.net.URL url)
                                            throws java.io.IOException

  Returns an input stream for the given URL. If the URL is pointing to a local file, returns a file input stream suitable for MemoryMapped IO, otherwise, returns a buffered input stream.

  Parameters:

  url - the url to open as a stream

  Returns:

  the stream associated with the URL

  Throws:

  java.io.IOException - if there is trouble creating the stream

• outString

  public static void outString(java.io.DataOutputStream dos,
                               java.lang.String s)
                        throws java.io.IOException

  Outputs a string to the given stream.

  Parameters:

  dos - the stream

  s - the string to output

  Throws:

  java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

• getString

  public static java.lang.String getString(java.io.DataInputStream dis)
                                    throws java.io.IOException

  Inputs a string from a DataInputStream.

  Parameters:

  dis - the stream

  Returns:

  the string

  Throws:

  java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

• getString

  public static java.lang.String getString(java.nio.ByteBuffer bb)
                                    throws java.io.IOException

  Inputs a string from a ByteBuffer.

  Parameters:

  bb - the input byte buffer

  Returns:

  the string

  Throws:

  java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

• getProperty

  public static java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String name,
                                             java.lang.String defaultValue)

  Gets a property by name and returns its value. If the property cannot be found, the default is returned

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the property

  defaultValue - the default value to use if the property cannot be found.

  Returns:

  the string value for the property, or the defaultValue if the property cannot be found

• getBoolean

  public static boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String name)

  Gets a boolean property by name.

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the property

  Returns:

  If there is no property with the specified name, or if the specified name is empty or null, then false is returned. otherwise the boolean value of the property is returned

• getLong

  public static java.lang.Long getLong(java.lang.String name,
                                       long defaultValue)

  Gets a long property by name.

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the property

  defaultValue - the default value to use if the property cannot be found.

  Returns:

  the long value for the property, or the defaultValue if the property cannot be found

• getInteger

  public static java.lang.Integer getInteger(java.lang.String name,
                                             int defaultValue)

  Gets an Integer property by name.

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the property

  defaultValue - the default value to use if the property cannot be found.

  Returns:

  the Integer value for the property, or the defaultValue if the property cannot be found