org.ifeth.sehr.lib
Class StringFormat

java.lang.Object
  java.text.Format
      org.ifeth.sehr.lib.StringFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class StringFormat

extends java.text.Format

"String formatter"; format a string to a given maximum length with left, centre, or right justification.

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Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.text.Format

java.text.Format.Field

Field Summary

static int	JUST_CENTER
static int	JUST_CENTRE
static int	JUST_LEFT
static int	JUST_RIGHT Constant for right-justified Strings.

Constructor Summary

StringFormat(int maxChars, int just)

Method Summary

java.lang.StringBuffer	format(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.StringBuffer where, java.text.FieldPosition ignore) Format a String
static boolean	isNULLOrEmpty(java.lang.String s) Check if a string is null or empty.
java.lang.Object	parseObject(java.lang.String arg0, java.text.ParsePosition arg1)
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String pattern, java.lang.String replace) Replaces a substring in a string Usable for JRE 1.4.x because JRE 1.5 can handle this
static java.lang.String	trimNULL(java.lang.String s) Helper method to set 'null' strings to "" strings for a better review from database.

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

clone, format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

JUST_LEFT

public static final int JUST_LEFT

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Constant Field Values

JUST_CENTRE

public static final int JUST_CENTRE

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Constant Field Values

JUST_CENTER

public static final int JUST_CENTER

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Constant Field Values

JUST_RIGHT

public static final int JUST_RIGHT

Constant for right-justified Strings.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

StringFormat

public StringFormat(int maxChars,
                    int just)

Method Detail

format

public java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.lang.Object obj,
                                     java.lang.StringBuffer where,
                                     java.text.FieldPosition ignore)

Format a String

isNULLOrEmpty

public static boolean isNULLOrEmpty(java.lang.String s)

Check if a string is null or empty.

Note: The method is static so it can be used by other classes :)

trimNULL

public static java.lang.String trimNULL(java.lang.String s)

Helper method to set 'null' strings to "" strings for a better review from database. If string is not null the string itself is returned trimmed.

Note: The method is static so it can be used by other classes :)

Returns:

string

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String str,
                                       java.lang.String pattern,
                                       java.lang.String replace)

Replaces a substring in a string

Usable for JRE 1.4.x because JRE 1.5 can handle this

Parameters:

str -

pattern -

replace -

Returns:

parseObject

public java.lang.Object parseObject(java.lang.String arg0,
                                    java.text.ParsePosition arg1)