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oracle.stellent.wcm.common.utils
Class PathHelper

java.lang.Object
oracle.stellent.wcm.common.utils.PathHelper

public class PathHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	BACKWARD_SLASH_STRING
static char	CHR_BACK_SLASH Character for "\"
static char	CHR_DOT Character for "."
static char	FORWARD_SLASH
static java.lang.String	FORWARD_SLASH_STRING
static java.lang.String	QUESTION_MARK_STRING

Constructor Summary

PathHelper()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	appendPath(java.lang.String... paths)
static java.lang.String	concat(java.lang.String s1, java.lang.String s2) Fast 2 string concatenation using StringBuffer.
static java.lang.String	ensureForwardSlashes(java.lang.String path) Changes backward slashes to forward slashes.
static java.lang.String	ensureStartingSlash(java.lang.String path) Ensure the path starts with a slash For example: aaa --> /aaa aaa/ --> /aaa/ aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc /aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc / --> / null --> null
static java.lang.String	ensureTrailingSlash(java.lang.String path) Ensure the path ends with a slash For example: aaa --> aaa/ /aaa --> /aaa/ aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc/ /aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc/ / --> / null --> null
static java.lang.String	getFirstPathSegment(java.lang.String path) Parse first segment out of a path For example: aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa /aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa / --> null null --> null
static java.lang.String	getFirstPathSegment(java.lang.String path, char separator)
static java.lang.String	getLastPathSegment(java.lang.String path) Parse last segment out of a path For example: aaa/bbb/ccc --> ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ --> ccc / --> null null --> null
static java.lang.String	getPathSegment(java.lang.String path, int segment, boolean fromStart) Returns the specified path segment.
static java.lang.String	justExtension(java.lang.String fullFilePath) Returns just the extension from the specified full file path
static java.lang.String	justFileName(java.lang.String fullFilePath) Returns just file name from the specified full file path
static java.lang.String	justFileName(java.lang.String fullFilePath, boolean includeExtension) Returns just the file name with or without the extension
static java.lang.String	removeStartingQuestionMark(java.lang.String path) Remove the beginning question mark from the given path.
static java.lang.String	removeStartingSlash(java.lang.String path) Remove the beginning slash from the given path.
static java.lang.String	removeTrailingSlash(java.lang.String path) Remove the ending slash from the given path.
static java.lang.String	stripFirstSegment(java.lang.String path) Strip first segment out of a path For example: aaa --> null aaa/ --> null aaa/bbb/ccc --> bbb/ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ --> /bbb/ccc/ / --> null null --> null
static java.lang.String	stripFirstSegment(java.lang.String path, char separator)
static java.lang.String	stripLastSegment(java.lang.String path) Strip last segment out of a path For example: aaa --> null aaa/ --> null aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa/bbb/ /aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ / --> null null --> null
static java.lang.String	stripLastSegment(java.lang.String path, char separator)
static java.lang.String	stripPath(java.lang.String path) Ensure the path does not start or end with slash For example: aaa --> aaa /aaa --> aaa aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa/bbb/ccc /aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa/bbb/ccc / --> null null --> null
static java.lang.String	stripPath(java.lang.String path, char separator)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CHR_DOT

public static final char CHR_DOT

Character for "."

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Constant Field Values

CHR_BACK_SLASH

public static final char CHR_BACK_SLASH

Character for "\"

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Constant Field Values

FORWARD_SLASH_STRING

public static final java.lang.String FORWARD_SLASH_STRING

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Constant Field Values

BACKWARD_SLASH_STRING

public static final java.lang.String BACKWARD_SLASH_STRING

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Constant Field Values

QUESTION_MARK_STRING

public static final java.lang.String QUESTION_MARK_STRING

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FORWARD_SLASH

public static final char FORWARD_SLASH

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Constructor Detail

PathHelper

public PathHelper()

Method Detail

getFirstPathSegment

public static java.lang.String getFirstPathSegment(java.lang.String path)

Parse first segment out of a path
For example:

• aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa
• /aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa
• / --> null
• null --> null

getFirstPathSegment

public static java.lang.String getFirstPathSegment(java.lang.String path,
                                                   char separator)

Parameters:

path -

separator - is the sepataor

See Also:

getFirstPathSegment(java.lang.String)

getLastPathSegment

public static java.lang.String getLastPathSegment(java.lang.String path)

Parse last segment out of a path
For example:

• aaa/bbb/ccc --> ccc
• aaa/bbb/ccc/ --> ccc
• / --> null
• null --> null

getPathSegment

public static java.lang.String getPathSegment(java.lang.String path,
                                              int segment,
                                              boolean fromStart)

Returns the specified path segment. The first path segment has an index of 0.

• aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd, 2, true --> ccc
• /aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/, 2, true --> ccc
• aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd, 1, false --> ccc
• /aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/, 1, false --> ccc
• / --> null
• null --> null

stripFirstSegment

public static java.lang.String stripFirstSegment(java.lang.String path)

Strip first segment out of a path
For example:

• aaa --> null
• aaa/ --> null
• aaa/bbb/ccc --> bbb/ccc
• aaa/bbb/ccc/ --> /bbb/ccc/
• / --> null
• null --> null

stripFirstSegment

public static java.lang.String stripFirstSegment(java.lang.String path,
                                                 char separator)

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stripFirstSegment(java.lang.String)

stripLastSegment

public static java.lang.String stripLastSegment(java.lang.String path)

Strip last segment out of a path
For example:

• aaa --> null
• aaa/ --> null
• aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa/bbb/
• /aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/
• / --> null
• null --> null

stripLastSegment

public static java.lang.String stripLastSegment(java.lang.String path,
                                                char separator)

Parameters:

path -

separator - the sepatator of the path

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stripLastSegment(java.lang.String)

ensureStartingSlash

public static java.lang.String ensureStartingSlash(java.lang.String path)

Ensure the path starts with a slash
For example:

• aaa --> /aaa
• aaa/ --> /aaa/
• aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc
• /aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc
• / --> /
• null --> null

ensureTrailingSlash

public static java.lang.String ensureTrailingSlash(java.lang.String path)

Ensure the path ends with a slash
For example:

• aaa --> aaa/
• /aaa --> /aaa/
• aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc/
• /aaa/bbb/ccc --> /aaa/bbb/ccc/
• / --> /
• null --> null

stripPath

public static java.lang.String stripPath(java.lang.String path)

Ensure the path does not start or end with slash
For example:

• aaa --> aaa
• /aaa --> aaa
• aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa/bbb/ccc
• /aaa/bbb/ccc --> aaa/bbb/ccc
• / --> null
• null --> null

stripPath

public static java.lang.String stripPath(java.lang.String path,
                                         char separator)

Parameters:

path -

separator - is the separator

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stripPath(java.lang.String)

removeStartingSlash

public static java.lang.String removeStartingSlash(java.lang.String path)

Remove the beginning slash from the given path. If the path does not start with a slash, then the path is returned

Parameters:

path - the path to examine

Returns:

the path without a starting slash

removeStartingQuestionMark

public static java.lang.String removeStartingQuestionMark(java.lang.String path)

Remove the beginning question mark from the given path. If the path does not start with a question mark, then the path is returned

Parameters:

path - the path to examine

Returns:

the path without a starting question mark

removeTrailingSlash

public static java.lang.String removeTrailingSlash(java.lang.String path)

Remove the ending slash from the given path. If the path does not end with a slash, then the path is returned

Parameters:

path - the path to examine

Returns:

the path without a ending slash

ensureForwardSlashes

public static java.lang.String ensureForwardSlashes(java.lang.String path)

Changes backward slashes to forward slashes. This is useful for all functions in this class that check for slashes, they assume forward slash.

Parameters:

path - string to modify

Returns:

all bachward slashed changes to forward

justFileName

public static java.lang.String justFileName(java.lang.String fullFilePath)

Returns just file name from the specified full file path

justFileName

public static java.lang.String justFileName(java.lang.String fullFilePath,
                                            boolean includeExtension)

Returns just the file name with or without the extension

Parameters:

fullFilePath - the full file path

includeExtension - true to include the extension

Returns:

the file name

justExtension

public static java.lang.String justExtension(java.lang.String fullFilePath)

Returns just the extension from the specified full file path

appendPath

public static java.lang.String appendPath(java.lang.String... paths)

concat

public static java.lang.String concat(java.lang.String s1,
                                      java.lang.String s2)

Fast 2 string concatenation using StringBuffer.

Parameters:

s1 - source string #1

s2 - source string #2

Returns:

2 strings concatenated

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