StringManipulationHelper

java.lang.Object

org.biojava.nbio.core.util.StringManipulationHelper

public class StringManipulationHelper extends Object

A utility class for common String manipulation tasks. All functions are static methods.

Author:: Amr AL-Hossary

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static String

convertStreamToString(InputStream stream)

static boolean

equalsToIgnoreEndline(String expected, String actual)

compares two strings for equality, line by line, ignoring any difference of end line delimiters contained within the 2 Strings.

static boolean

equalsToXml(String expected, String actual)

static String

join(AbstractCollection<String> s, String delimiter)

static String

padLeft(String s, int n)

static String

padRight(String s, int n)

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

Method Details
- convertStreamToString
  
  public static String convertStreamToString(InputStream stream)
  
  Parameters:
  
  stream -
  
  Returns:
- equalsToIgnoreEndline
  
  public static boolean equalsToIgnoreEndline(String expected, String actual)
  
  compares two strings for equality, line by line, ignoring any difference of end line delimiters contained within the 2 Strings. This method should be used if and only if two Strings are considered identical when all nodes are identical including their relative order. Generally useful when asserting identity of automatically regenerated XML or PDB.
  
  Parameters:
  
  expected -
  
  actual -
- equalsToXml
  
  public static boolean equalsToXml(String expected, String actual)
- padLeft
  
  public static String padLeft(String s, int n)
- padRight
  
  public static String padRight(String s, int n)
- join
  
  public static String join(AbstractCollection<String> s, String delimiter)