com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit
Class TextUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.TextUtil

public final class TextUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods relating to text.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Mike Bowler, Brad Clarke, Ahmed Ashour

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

DEFAULT_CHARSET Default encoding used.

Method Summary

static boolean	startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String stringToCheck, java.lang.String prefix) Return true if the string starts with the specified prefix, irrespective of case.
static byte[]	stringToByteArray(java.lang.String content) Convert a string into a byte array using a default encoding DEFAULT_CHARSET.
static byte[]	stringToByteArray(java.lang.String content, java.lang.String charset) Convert a string into a byte array using the given encoding.
static java.io.InputStream	toInputStream(java.lang.String content) Convert a string into an input stream.
static java.io.InputStream	toInputStream(java.lang.String content, java.lang.String encoding) Convert a string into an input stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_CHARSET

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_CHARSET

Default encoding used.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

startsWithIgnoreCase

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String stringToCheck,
                                           java.lang.String prefix)

Return true if the string starts with the specified prefix, irrespective of case.

Parameters:

stringToCheck - The string to check

prefix - The prefix

Returns:

true if the string starts with the prefix.

stringToByteArray

public static byte[] stringToByteArray(java.lang.String content)

Convert a string into a byte array using a default encoding DEFAULT_CHARSET.

Parameters:

content - The string to convert, assumed to be DEFAULT_CHARSET encoded

Returns:

The String as a byte[]. If the default encoding is not supported an empty byte[] will be returned.

stringToByteArray

public static byte[] stringToByteArray(java.lang.String content,
                                       java.lang.String charset)

Convert a string into a byte array using the given encoding.

Parameters:

charset - The name of a supported charset

content - The string to convert

Returns:

The String as a byte[]. If the specified encoding is not supported an empty byte[] will be returned.

toInputStream

public static java.io.InputStream toInputStream(java.lang.String content)

Convert a string into an input stream.

Parameters:

content - The string

Returns:

The resulting input stream.

toInputStream

public static java.io.InputStream toInputStream(java.lang.String content,
                                                java.lang.String encoding)
                                         throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

Convert a string into an input stream.

Parameters:

content - The string

encoding - The encoding to use when converting the string to a stream.

Returns:

The resulting input stream.

Throws:

java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException - If the encoding is not supported.