Package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper

Class StringHelper

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.StringHelper

public class StringHelper
extends Object

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Purpose: Define any useful String constants and methods that are missing from the base Java.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static char	CR	Carriage return
static char	DOT	Dot.
static String	EMPTY_STRING	Empty String.
static char	FF	Form feed
static char	LEFT_BRACE	Left brace.
static char	LEFT_BRACKET	Left bracket.
static char	LF	Line feed.
static String	NULL_STRING	"null" String.
static char	QUESTION_MARK	Vertical bar.
static char	RIGHT_BRACE	Right brace.
static char	RIGHT_BRACKET	Right bracket.
static char	SPACE	Space.
static char	TAB	Horizontal tab.
static char	VERTICAL_BAR	Vertical bar.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isBlank(String str)	Checks if String is null, is empty ("") or contains white spaces only.
static String	nonNullString(String str)	Never return null but replace it with "null" String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TAB

public static final char TAB

Horizontal tab.

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LF

public static final char LF

Line feed.

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FF

public static final char FF

Form feed

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CR

public static final char CR

Carriage return

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SPACE

public static final char SPACE

Space.

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LEFT_BRACE

public static final char LEFT_BRACE

Left brace.

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RIGHT_BRACE

public static final char RIGHT_BRACE

Right brace.

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LEFT_BRACKET

public static final char LEFT_BRACKET

Left bracket.

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RIGHT_BRACKET

public static final char RIGHT_BRACKET

Right bracket.

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DOT

public static final char DOT

Dot.

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VERTICAL_BAR

public static final char VERTICAL_BAR

Vertical bar.

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QUESTION_MARK

public static final char QUESTION_MARK

Vertical bar.

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EMPTY_STRING

public static final String EMPTY_STRING

Empty String.

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NULL_STRING

public static final String NULL_STRING

"null" String.

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Constructor Detail

StringHelper

public StringHelper()

Method Detail

nonNullString

public static final String nonNullString(String str)

Never return null but replace it with "null" String.

Parameters:

str - String to be checked for null and eventually replaced with "null" String.

Returns:

Provided string when not null or "null" String.

isBlank

public static final boolean isBlank(String str)

Checks if String is null, is empty ("") or contains white spaces only.

Parameters:

str - String to be checked.

Returns:

Value of true if @link String} is null, is empty ("") or contains white spaces only or false otherwise