Package com.machconsulting.utils

Class Utils

java.lang.Object

com.machconsulting.utils.Utils

public class Utils
extends java.lang.Object

Utils

Author:

Mike Hansen
Generic Utilities that we want to use over and over again...

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	legalKeys

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Utils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static java.awt.Font	getFontCourier(java.awt.Font font)	Only change font to Courier and keep style & size the same
static java.lang.String	mySQLLegal(java.lang.String sqlText)	This Utility legalizes MySQL text for entry into a MySQL database...
static java.lang.String	mySQLunLegal(java.lang.String sqlText)	Undoes legalizing text for MySQL
static java.lang.String	obfuscator(java.lang.String input, int mover)	This utility obfuscates an input String by taking each individual character and moving it by a "mover" key number.
static void	sleep(int milliseconds)	Tell the program to sleep.
static void	sortINI(java.lang.String filename)	Sort an ini file alphabetically by each line
static java.lang.String	stringLegalizer(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String legal)	Remove any non-legal characters out of any string input.
static java.lang.String	stringSizer(java.lang.String input, int length)	This utility allows for stuffing a string to match a minimum length or to cut off a long String to the length requested.
static java.lang.String	stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in, char find, char replace)	This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs.
static java.lang.String	stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in, char find, java.lang.String replace)	This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs.
static java.lang.String	stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in, java.lang.String find, char replace)	This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs.
static java.lang.String	stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in, java.lang.String find, java.lang.String replace)	This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs.
static java.lang.String	stringSubstituteStrict(java.lang.String in, java.lang.String find, java.lang.String sub)	This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs.
static java.lang.String	stringTrimmer(java.lang.String in)	This utility trims off spaces from the front and rear of a String, but if there are no other characters will leave a zero length String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

legalKeys

public static final java.lang.String legalKeys

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Utils

public Utils()

Method Detail

getFontCourier

public static java.awt.Font getFontCourier(java.awt.Font font)

Only change font to Courier and keep style & size the same

Parameters:

font -

Returns:

courierFont

mySQLLegal

public static java.lang.String mySQLLegal(java.lang.String sqlText)

This Utility legalizes MySQL text for entry into a MySQL database...

Parameters:

sqlText -

Returns:

legalSQLText

mySQLunLegal

public static java.lang.String mySQLunLegal(java.lang.String sqlText)

Undoes legalizing text for MySQL

Parameters:

sqlText -

Returns:

sqlLegalText

obfuscator

public static java.lang.String obfuscator(java.lang.String input,
                                          int mover)

This utility obfuscates an input String by taking each individual character and moving it by a "mover" key number. To un-obfuscate a String, run the obfuscated through the obfuscator with a negative "mover" key number to recover the original String.

Parameters:

input - String

mover - key

Returns:

obfuscated String

sleep

public static void sleep(int milliseconds)

Tell the program to sleep.

Parameters:

milliseconds -

sortINI

public static void sortINI(java.lang.String filename)

Sort an ini file alphabetically by each line

Parameters:

filename -

stringLegalizer

public static java.lang.String stringLegalizer(java.lang.String input,
                                               java.lang.String legal)

Remove any non-legal characters out of any string input.

Parameters:

input -

legal -

Returns:

legalized

stringSizer

public static java.lang.String stringSizer(java.lang.String input,
                                           int length)

This utility allows for stuffing a string to match a minimum length or to cut off a long String to the length requested.

Parameters:

input - String

length - requested

Returns:

String at length requested

stringSubstitute

public static java.lang.String stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in,
                                                char find,
                                                char replace)

This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs. This does not take into account spaces around the finds....

Parameters:

in - - String coming in

find - - String to find...

replace - - String to substitute for those found...

Returns:

out - String modified...

stringSubstitute

public static java.lang.String stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in,
                                                char find,
                                                java.lang.String replace)

This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs. This does not take into account spaces around the finds....

Parameters:

in - - String coming in

find - - String to find...

replace - - String to substitute for those found...

Returns:

out - String modified...

stringSubstitute

public static java.lang.String stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in,
                                                java.lang.String find,
                                                char replace)

This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs. This does not take into account spaces around the finds....

Parameters:

in - - String coming in

find - - String to find...

replace - - String to substitute for those found...

Returns:

out - String modified...

stringSubstitute

public static java.lang.String stringSubstitute(java.lang.String in,
                                                java.lang.String find,
                                                java.lang.String replace)

This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs. This does not take into account spaces around the finds....

Parameters:

in - - String coming in

find - - String to find...

replace - - String to substitute for those found...

Returns:

out - String modified...

stringSubstituteStrict

public static java.lang.String stringSubstituteStrict(java.lang.String in,
                                                      java.lang.String find,
                                                      java.lang.String sub)

This will take in an "in" String, find Strings and replace them with subs. This does not take into account spaces around the finds.... The find will only replace upon strict case matching...

Parameters:

in - - String coming in

find - - String to find...

sub - - String to substitute for those found...

Returns:

out - String modified...

stringTrimmer

public static java.lang.String stringTrimmer(java.lang.String in)

This utility trims off spaces from the front and rear of a String, but if there are no other characters will leave a zero length String. The cool part is that it can handle null Strings...

Parameters:

in -

Returns:

String trimmed