planetj.common
Class ConvertUtility

java.lang.Object
  planetj.common.BusinessObject
      planetj.common.ConvertUtility

All Implemented Interfaces:

Invokeable, java.io.Serializable

public class ConvertUtility

extends BusinessObject

This type was created in VisualAge.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class planetj.common.BusinessObject

methodHashTable

Constructor Summary

ConvertUtility()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	addApostrophes(java.lang.String value) This method adds an additional apostrophe into contractions to satisfy an SQL statement An example would be: "can't" becomes "can''t".
static java.util.Map	convertKeyValueStringToMap(java.lang.String keyValueString, char keySplitter, char valueSplitter) Converts the given string containing key value pairs separated by a character.
static java.util.Map	convertKeyValueStringToMap(java.lang.String keyValueString, char keySplitter, char valueSplitter, boolean uppercaseKey) Converts the given string containing key value pairs separated by a character.
static java.util.List	convertListValueStringToList(java.lang.String listValueString, char listSplitter, char fieldSplitter) Converts the given string containing a list with another list seperated by a special character.
static java.math.BigDecimal	convertNumberToBigDecimal(java.lang.Number pNumber) Takes a java.lang.Number and returns a java.math.BigDecimal that has the BigDecimal form of the value in the Number.
static double	convertToDouble(java.lang.String value) Converts the given String to a double.
static java.lang.String[]	convertToStringArray(java.util.List stringList) Creates a String[] from the given List containing Strings.
static java.util.List	convertValueStringToList(java.lang.String valueString, char valueSplitter) Converts the given string containing values separated by a character to a List
static int	get4DigitYear(java.util.Date pDate) Return the 4 digit year part of a date for example 2002-01-01 would be returned as 2002
static int	getCentury(java.util.Date pDate) Return the century part of a date, for example 2002-01-01 in this context has a century of 20.
static java.util.Date	getDate(int pYr, int pMonth, int pDay) Return the Date based on ints for 4 digit year, month and day
static java.util.Date	getDate(int pCentry, int pYr, int pMonth, int pDay) Return the Date based on ints for century, year, month and day
static int	getDay(java.util.Date pDate) Return the day part of a date
static int	getMonth(java.util.Date pDate) Return the month part of a date
static java.lang.String	getStringSpacedOutTo(int pSize, java.lang.Object obj) Return a String spaced out to the specified length with either spaces of 0 if it is numberic
static int	getTime(java.util.Date pDate) Returns the time portion of the date as a 6 or 5 digit number in the form of HHMMSS.
static int	getYear(java.util.Date pDate) Return the 2 digit year part of a date for example 2002-01-01 would be returned as 2
static java.lang.String	insertLeadingZeros(java.lang.String value, int length) Insert the method's description here.
static java.lang.String	replace(java.lang.String pString, java.lang.String pOldValue, java.lang.String pNewValue) Replace each occurance of string pOldValue with string pNewValue and return the resulting string
static ConvertUtility	singleton()
static java.util.Vector	subString(java.lang.String val, int length) Take a String and convert it to a Vector of Strings by substring the specified length
static java.lang.String	toHTMLString(int value) Converts a number to an HTML-safe string

Methods inherited from class planetj.common.BusinessObject

generateException, generateException, generateException, generateException, generateException, getTranslation, invoke, toBoolean, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConvertUtility

public ConvertUtility()

Method Detail

addApostrophes

public static java.lang.String addApostrophes(java.lang.String value)

This method adds an additional apostrophe into contractions to satisfy an SQL statement An example would be: "can't" becomes "can''t". Creation date: (11/30/2001 12:09:14 PM)

Parameters:

value - java.lang.String

Returns:

java.lang.String

convertNumberToBigDecimal

public static java.math.BigDecimal convertNumberToBigDecimal(java.lang.Number pNumber)

Takes a java.lang.Number and returns a java.math.BigDecimal that has the BigDecimal form of the value in the Number.

Parameters:

pNumber - java.lang.Number

Returns:

java.math.BigDecimal

convertValueStringToList

public static java.util.List convertValueStringToList(java.lang.String valueString,
                                                      char valueSplitter)

Converts the given string containing values separated by a character to a List

Parameters:

valueString - String containing values

valueSplitter - character that denotes the starting the key value pair's value

convertKeyValueStringToMap

public static java.util.Map convertKeyValueStringToMap(java.lang.String keyValueString,
                                                       char keySplitter,
                                                       char valueSplitter)

Converts the given string containing key value pairs separated by a character.

Parameters:

keyValueString - String containing key value pairs

keySplitter - character that denotes the starting of a new key value pair

valueSplitter - character that denotes the starting the key value pair's value

convertKeyValueStringToMap

public static java.util.Map convertKeyValueStringToMap(java.lang.String keyValueString,
                                                       char keySplitter,
                                                       char valueSplitter,
                                                       boolean uppercaseKey)

Converts the given string containing key value pairs separated by a character.

Parameters:

keyValueString - String containing key value pairs

keySplitter - character that denotes the starting of a new key value pair

valueSplitter - character that denotes the starting the key value pair's value

uppercaseKey - whether or not the key should be uppercased

convertListValueStringToList

public static java.util.List convertListValueStringToList(java.lang.String listValueString,
                                                          char listSplitter,
                                                          char fieldSplitter)

Converts the given string containing a list with another list seperated by a special character.

convertToStringArray

public static java.lang.String[] convertToStringArray(java.util.List stringList)
                                               throws CMException

Creates a String[] from the given List containing Strings.

Parameters:

stringList - List of Strings

Throws:

CMException - thrown when given List doesn't contain all Strings.

convertToDouble

public static double convertToDouble(java.lang.String value)
                              throws CMException

Converts the given String to a double. Serves as a convienct method for removing comma's from the given String to prevent a NumberFormatException from occuring when attempting to convert.

Throws:

CMException

get4DigitYear

public static int get4DigitYear(java.util.Date pDate)

Return the 4 digit year part of a date for example 2002-01-01 would be returned as 2002

getCentury

public static int getCentury(java.util.Date pDate)

Return the century part of a date, for example 2002-01-01 in this context has a century of 20. We use this to build the date later.

getDate

public static java.util.Date getDate(int pYr,
                                     int pMonth,
                                     int pDay)

Return the Date based on ints for 4 digit year, month and day

getDate

public static java.util.Date getDate(int pCentry,
                                     int pYr,
                                     int pMonth,
                                     int pDay)

Return the Date based on ints for century, year, month and day

getDay

public static int getDay(java.util.Date pDate)

Return the day part of a date

getMonth

public static int getMonth(java.util.Date pDate)

Return the month part of a date

getStringSpacedOutTo

public static java.lang.String getStringSpacedOutTo(int pSize,
                                                    java.lang.Object obj)

Return a String spaced out to the specified length with either spaces of 0 if it is numberic

getTime

public static int getTime(java.util.Date pDate)

Returns the time portion of the date as a 6 or 5 digit number in the form of HHMMSS. For example, 3:00:00 PM would be represented by 150000. 4:15:23 AM would be represented by 41523.

getYear

public static int getYear(java.util.Date pDate)

Return the 2 digit year part of a date for example 2002-01-01 would be returned as 2

insertLeadingZeros

public static java.lang.String insertLeadingZeros(java.lang.String value,
                                                  int length)

Insert the method's description here. Creation date: (11/6/2001 1:24:41 PM)

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String pString,
                                       java.lang.String pOldValue,
                                       java.lang.String pNewValue)

Replace each occurance of string pOldValue with string pNewValue and return the resulting string

singleton

public static ConvertUtility singleton()

subString

public static java.util.Vector subString(java.lang.String val,
                                         int length)

Take a String and convert it to a Vector of Strings by substring the specified length

toHTMLString

public static java.lang.String toHTMLString(int value)

Converts a number to an HTML-safe string