Package org.jibx.util

Class NameUtilities

  • public class NameUtilities
extends java.lang.Object
    Support methods for name conversions.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      NameUtilities()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String depluralize​(java.lang.String name)
      Convert potentially plural name to singular form.
      static boolean isPatternMatch​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String pattern)
      Checks if a name matches a pattern.
      static java.lang.String pluralize​(java.lang.String name)
      Convert singular name to plural form.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • NameUtilities

        public NameUtilities()

    • Method Detail

      • depluralize

        public static java.lang.String depluralize​(java.lang.String name)
        Convert potentially plural name to singular form. TODO: internationalization?
        Parameters:
        name - base name
        Returns:
        singularized name

      • pluralize

        public static java.lang.String pluralize​(java.lang.String name)
        Convert singular name to plural form. TODO: internationalization?
        Parameters:
        name - base name
        Returns:
        plural name

      • isPatternMatch

        public static boolean isPatternMatch​(java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.String pattern)
        Checks if a name matches a pattern. This method accepts one or more '*' wildcard characters in the pattern, calling itself recursively in order to handle multiple wildcards.
        Parameters:
        name -
        pattern - match pattern
        Returns:
        true if pattern matched, false if not