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/**
 *   
 * @author  Rajeshwar Patil
 * @version %I%, %G%
 */

public class Utils {
  /** 
   * Constructs a method name from  element's bean
   * name for a given prefix.(schema2beans convention)
   *
   * @param elementName the given element name
   * @param prefix the given prefix
   * @return a method name formed from the given name and the prefix
   */
  public String methodNameFromBeanName(String elementName,
          String prefix){
      if((null == elementName) || (null == prefix) ||
              (prefix.length() <= 0 )){
          return elementName;
      }
      String methodName = upperCaseFirstLetter(elementName);
      return methodName = prefix + methodName;
  }
  /**
   * Converts the first letter of the given string to Uppercase.
   * 
   * @param string the input string
   * @return the string with the Uppercase first letter
   */
   public String upperCaseFirstLetter(String string)
   {
       if(string == null || string.length() <= 0){
           return string;
       }
       return string.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + string.substring(1);
   }

}