uk.ac.cam.ch.wwmm.opsin

Class StringTools

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.cam.ch.wwmm.opsin.StringTools

public final class StringTools
extends java.lang.Object

Static routines for string manipulation. This is a specially tailored version of StringTools as found in OSCAR for use in OPSIN

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringTools()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	arrayToList(java.lang.String[] array) Converts a string array to an ArrayList.
static java.lang.String	arrayToString(java.lang.String[] stringArray, java.lang.String separator) Joins an array of strings into a single string.
static java.lang.String	charListToString(java.util.List<java.lang.Character> l) Converts a list of characters into a string.
static java.lang.String	convertNonAsciiAndNormaliseRepresentation(java.lang.String s) Converts a unicode string into ASCII e.g.
static int	countTerminalPrimes(java.lang.String locantText) Counts the number of primes at the end of a locant
static boolean	endsWithCaseInsensitive(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String suffix) Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix ignoring case.
static java.lang.String	multiplyString(java.lang.String s, int n) Produce repetitions of a string.
static java.lang.String	removeDashIfPresent(java.lang.String locantText) If a dash is the last character it is removed
static java.lang.String	stringListToString(java.util.List<java.lang.String> l, java.lang.String separator) Converts a list of strings into a single string delimited by the given separator
static java.util.List<java.lang.Character>	stringToList(java.lang.String s) Converts a string to a list of characters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringTools

public StringTools()

Method Detail

charListToString

public static java.lang.String charListToString(java.util.List<java.lang.Character> l)

Converts a list of characters into a string.

Parameters:

l - A list of characters.

Returns:

The corresponding string.

stringListToString

public static java.lang.String stringListToString(java.util.List<java.lang.String> l,
                                  java.lang.String separator)

Converts a list of strings into a single string delimited by the given separator

Parameters:

l - A list of strings.

Returns:

The corresponding string.

stringToList

public static java.util.List<java.lang.Character> stringToList(java.lang.String s)

Converts a string to a list of characters.

Parameters:

s - A string.

Returns:

The corresponding list of characters.

multiplyString

public static java.lang.String multiplyString(java.lang.String s,
                              int n)

Produce repetitions of a string. Eg. HelloWorld * 2 = HelloWorldHelloWorld.

Parameters:

s - The string to multiply.

n - The number of times to multiply it.

Returns:

The multiplied string.

arrayToString

public static java.lang.String arrayToString(java.lang.String[] stringArray,
                             java.lang.String separator)

Joins an array of strings into a single string.

Parameters:

stringArray - The strings to join together.

separator - The separator to use.

Returns:

The resulting string.

convertNonAsciiAndNormaliseRepresentation

public static java.lang.String convertNonAsciiAndNormaliseRepresentation(java.lang.String s)
                                                                  throws uk.ac.cam.ch.wwmm.opsin.PreProcessingException

Converts a unicode string into ASCII e.g. converting Greek letters to their names (e.g. alpha) Unrecognised non-ASCII characters trigger an exception

Parameters:

s - The string to convert

Returns:

The converted string

Throws:

PreProcessingException

arrayToList

public static java.util.List<java.lang.String> arrayToList(java.lang.String[] array)

Converts a string array to an ArrayList.

Parameters:

array - The array.

Returns:

The ArrayList.

removeDashIfPresent

public static java.lang.String removeDashIfPresent(java.lang.String locantText)

If a dash is the last character it is removed

Parameters:

locantText -

Returns:

countTerminalPrimes

public static int countTerminalPrimes(java.lang.String locantText)

Counts the number of primes at the end of a locant

Parameters:

locantText -

Returns:

endsWithCaseInsensitive

public static boolean endsWithCaseInsensitive(java.lang.String str,
                              java.lang.String suffix)

Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix ignoring case.

Parameters:

str -

suffix -

Returns: