org.apache.tiles.autotag.tool

Class StringTool

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tiles.autotag.tool.StringTool

public class StringTool
extends Object

A Velocity tools to manipulate strings.

Version:

$Rev: 1044707 $ $Date: 2010-12-11 21:35:57 +0100 (Sat, 11 Dec 2010) $

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringTool() Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	capitalizeFirstLetter(String string) Creates a string in which the first character is capitalized.
String	getClassToCast(String type) Returns the class to be used to cast an Object.
String	getDefaultValue(String type, String overriddenDefaultValue) Returns the default value for a type.
List<String>	splitOnNewlines(String toSplit) Creates a list of strings, separating a string when a newline is encountered.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringTool

public StringTool()

Constructor.

Method Detail

splitOnNewlines

public List<String> splitOnNewlines(String toSplit)

Creates a list of strings, separating a string when a newline is encountered.

Parameters:

toSplit - The string to split.

Returns:

The list of splitted strings.

capitalizeFirstLetter

public String capitalizeFirstLetter(String string)

Creates a string in which the first character is capitalized.

Parameters:

string - The string to use.

Returns:

The same string with the first character capitalized.

getDefaultValue

public String getDefaultValue(String type,
                     String overriddenDefaultValue)

Returns the default value for a type.

Parameters:

type - The type.

overriddenDefaultValue - The default value, as specified by developers.

Returns:

The default value to use.

getClassToCast

public String getClassToCast(String type)

Returns the class to be used to cast an Object.

Parameters:

type - The type to use, even a primitive type.

Returns:

The class to be used in casts.