com.marringtons.string
Class Convert

java.lang.Object
  com.marringtons.string.Convert

public class Convert

extends Object

Convert to and from a String Object from various internal forms, including integers and boolean primatives.

Author:

Paul Marrington

Nested Class Summary

static class

Convert.Exception Thrown by any conversion utility on error.

Method Summary

static String	pad(int number, int places) Return a string converted from an integer and zero padded 1 == 001.
static boolean	toBoolean(String string) Convert a string to boolean.
static String	toString(boolean flag) Convert a Boolean to a readable string boolean check = askUser( "Shall I check?")
static String	toString(boolean flag, String type) Convert a Boolean to a readable string string = Convert.toString( flag, "yes"); string = Convert.toString( flag, "oui");

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

toBoolean

public static boolean toBoolean(String string)
                         throws Convert.Exception

Convert a string to boolean. Can be case independant and starts with yes/true/on/oui/da/si or no/false/off/non. All can be shortened to the least unique string (y is yes).

 String question = askUser( "do it [y/n]?");
 boolean answer = Convert.toBoolean( question);
 

Parameters:

string - string to test

Returns:

boolean true if of true list, false if of false list

Throws:

Convert.Exception - throws if not in true or false list

toString

public static String toString(boolean flag)

Convert a Boolean to a readable string

 boolean check = askUser( "Shall I check?");
 System.out.print( "Check = "+Convert.toString( check));
 

Parameters:

flag - boolean to convert

Returns:

uses first in the truth/untruth array (true/false).

toString

public static String toString(boolean flag,
                              String type)

Convert a Boolean to a readable string

 string = Convert.toString( flag, "yes");
 string = Convert.toString( flag, "oui");
 

Parameters:

flag - boolean to convert

type - string type using affirmative (yes/true/on/qui/da/si).

Returns:

true/false string based on type.

pad

public static String pad(int number,
                         int places)

Return a string converted from an integer and zero padded 1 == 001.

Parameters:

number - integer to convert to a string

places - fixed number of digits

Returns:

padded number (0s on left)