Package Util

Class StringUtil

java.lang.Object

Util.StringUtil

public class StringUtil
extends Object

Utility class for common string operations such as formatting, normalization, comparison, and regex handling.

This is a static utility class and cannot be instantiated.

Author:

ckonstantakis

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	areStringsTheSame(String compareFrom, String compareTo)	Compares two strings for equality, accounting for null values.
static String	escapeCharacters(String text)	Escapes special characters in a string for safe regex or query use.
static String	extractStreet(String streetTerm)	Extracts the street name from an address string by removing trailing house numbers.
static String	fixFinalSigma(String word)	Converts a final lowercase sigma ('σ') at the end of a Greek word to the final sigma character ('ς').
static String	inputStreamToString(InputStream is)	Converts the contents of an InputStream to a string.
static boolean	matchRegex(String text, String regex)	Checks if a string matches a given regex pattern, ignoring spaces.
static boolean	nullOrEmpty(String text)	Checks if a string is null or empty.
static String	pad(String text, char character, int length, int direction)	Pads a string with a specific character either to the left or right.
static String	properCase(String text)	Converts a given string to proper case, capitalizing the first letter of each word while making the rest lowercase.
static String	stripAccents(String original)	Removes diacritical marks (accents) from a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

properCase

public static String properCase(String text)

Converts a given string to proper case, capitalizing the first letter of each word while making the rest lowercase.

Parameters:

text - the input string

Returns:

the string in proper case

stripAccents

public static String stripAccents(String original)

Removes diacritical marks (accents) from a string.

Parameters:

original - the input string

Returns:

the string without accents

fixFinalSigma

public static String fixFinalSigma(String word)

Converts a final lowercase sigma ('σ') at the end of a Greek word to the final sigma character ('ς').

Parameters:

word - the Greek word to process

Returns:

the word with corrected final sigma

extractStreet

public static String extractStreet(String streetTerm)

Extracts the street name from an address string by removing trailing house numbers.

Parameters:

streetTerm - the full address or street string

Returns:

the street name without number

pad

public static String pad(String text,
                         char character,
                         int length,
                         int direction)

Pads a string with a specific character either to the left or right.

Parameters:

text - the original string

character - the padding character

length - the final total length of the padded string

direction - the direction of padding: 0 for left, 1 for right

Returns:

the padded string

nullOrEmpty

public static boolean nullOrEmpty(String text)

Checks if a string is null or empty.

Parameters:

text - the string to check

Returns:

true if the string is null or empty; false otherwise

areStringsTheSame

public static boolean areStringsTheSame(String compareFrom,
                                        String compareTo)

Compares two strings for equality, accounting for null values.

Parameters:

compareFrom - the first string

compareTo - the second string

Returns:

true if both strings are equal or both are null

inputStreamToString

public static String inputStreamToString(InputStream is)

Converts the contents of an InputStream to a string.

Parameters:

is - the input stream

Returns:

the string representation of the stream contents

matchRegex

public static boolean matchRegex(String text,
                                 String regex)

Checks if a string matches a given regex pattern, ignoring spaces.

Parameters:

text - the input string

regex - the regular expression to match

Returns:

true if the string matches the pattern; false otherwise

escapeCharacters

public static String escapeCharacters(String text)

Escapes special characters in a string for safe regex or query use.

Parameters:

text - the input string

Returns:

the escaped string