StringUtilities (vespajlib 7.522.16 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.text.StringUtilities

```
public class StringUtilities
extends Object
```
Escapes strings into and out of a format where they only contain printable characters. Need to duplicate escape / unescape of strings as we have in C++ for java version of system states.

Author:

Haakon Humberset

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringUtilities()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`escape(String source)`
`static String`	`escape(String source, char delimiter)`	Escapes strings into a format with only printable ASCII characters.
`static String`	`implode(String[] array, String sepString)`	Returns the given array flattened to string, with the given separator string
`static String`	`implodeMultiline(List<String> lines)`	Returns the given list flattened to one with newline between
`static String`	`quote(Object object)`	Adds single quotes around object.toString Example: '12'
`static Set<String>`	`split(String s)`	Splits a string on both space and comma
`static String`	`stripSuffix(String string, String suffix)`
`static String`	`truncateSequencesIfNecessary(String text, int maxConsecutiveLength)`	This will truncate sequences in a string of the same character that exceed the maximum allowed length.
`static String`	`unescape(String source)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail
- StringUtilities
```
public StringUtilities()
```

Method Detail

escape

public static String escape(String source)

escape
```
public static String escape(String source,
                            char delimiter)
```
Escapes strings into a format with only printable ASCII characters.

Parameters:

source - The string to escape

delimiter - Escape this character too, even if it is printable.

Returns:

The escaped string

unescape

public static String unescape(String source)

implode
```
public static String implode(String[] array,
                             String sepString)
```
Returns the given array flattened to string, with the given separator string

Parameters:

array - the array

sepString - or null

Returns:

imploded array

implodeMultiline
```
public static String implodeMultiline(List<String> lines)
```
Returns the given list flattened to one with newline between

Returns:

flattened string

truncateSequencesIfNecessary
```
public static String truncateSequencesIfNecessary(String text,
                                                  int maxConsecutiveLength)
```
This will truncate sequences in a string of the same character that exceed the maximum allowed length.

Returns:

The same string or a new one if truncation is done.

stripSuffix

public static String stripSuffix(String string,
                                 String suffix)

quote
```
public static String quote(Object object)
```
Adds single quotes around object.toString Example: '12'

split

public static Set<String> split(String s)

Splits a string on both space and comma