gate.creole.annic.apache.lucene.util
Class StringHelper

java.lang.Object
  gate.creole.annic.apache.lucene.util.StringHelper

public abstract class StringHelper
extends Object

Methods for manipulating strings. $Id: StringHelper.java 529 2004-10-05 11:55:26Z niraj $

Method Summary

static int

stringDifference(String s1, String s2) Compares two strings, character by character, and returns the first position where the two strings differ from one another.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

stringDifference

public static final int stringDifference(String s1,
                                         String s2)

Compares two strings, character by character, and returns the first position where the two strings differ from one another.

Parameters:

s1 - The first string to compare

s2 - The second string to compare

Returns:

The first position where the two strings differ.