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/*
 * Copyright 2006-2008 the original author or authors.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.easyjf.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.TreeSet;

/**
 * Miscellaneous string utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the
 * framework; consider Jakarta's Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite of
 * string utilities.
 * 
 * <p>
 * This class delivers some simple functionality that should really be provided
 * by the core Java String and StringBuffer classes, such as the ability to
 * replace all occurrences of a given substring in a target string. It also
 * provides easy-to-use methods to convert between delimited strings, such as
 * CSV strings, and collections and arrays.
 * 
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @since 16 April 2001
 * @see org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils
 */
public abstract class StringUtils {

    private static final String FOLDER_SEPARATOR = "/";

    private static final String WINDOWS_FOLDER_SEPARATOR = "\\";

    private static final String TOP_PATH = "..";

    private static final String CURRENT_PATH = ".";

    private static final char EXTENSION_SEPARATOR = '.';

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // General convenience methods for working with Strings
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Append the given String to the given String array, returning a new array
     * consisting of the input array contents plus the given String.
     * 
     * @param array
     *            the array to append to (can be <code>null</code>)
     * @param str
     *            the String to append
     * @return the new array (never <code>null</code>)
     */
    public static String[] addStringToArray(String[] array, String str) {
        if (array == null || array.length < 0)
            return new String[] { str };
        String[] newArr = new String[array.length + 1];
        System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArr, 0, array.length);
        newArr[array.length] = str;
        return newArr;
    }

    /**
     * Apply the given relative path to the given path, assuming standard Java
     * folder separation (i.e. "/" separators);
     * 
     * @param path
     *            the path to start from (usually a full file path)
     * @param relativePath
     *            the relative path to apply (relative to the full file path
     *            above)
     * @return the full file path that results from applying the relative path
     */
    public static String applyRelativePath(String path, String relativePath) {
        int separatorIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
        if (separatorIndex != -1) {
            String newPath = path.substring(0, separatorIndex);
            if (!relativePath.startsWith(FOLDER_SEPARATOR))
                newPath += FOLDER_SEPARATOR;
            return newPath + relativePath;
        } else
            return relativePath;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return a String array as a CSV String. E.g. useful
     * for toString() implementations.
     * 
     * @param arr
     *            array to display. Elements may be of any type (toString will
     *            be called on each element).
     */
    public static String arrayToCommaDelimitedString(Object[] arr) {
        return arrayToDelimitedString(arr, ",");
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return a String array as a delimited (e.g. CSV)
     * String. E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
     * 
     * @param arr
     *            array to display. Elements may be of any type (toString will
     *            be called on each element).
     * @param delim
     *            delimiter to use (probably a ",")
     */
    public static String arrayToDelimitedString(Object[] arr, String delim) {
        if (arr == null)
            return "";

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
            if (i > 0)
                sb.append(delim);
            sb.append(arr[i]);
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Capitalize a <code>String</code>, changing the first letter to upper
     * case as per {@link Character#toUpperCase(char)}. No other letters are
     * changed.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to capitalize, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return the capitalized String, <code>null</code> if null
     */
    public static String capitalize(String str) {
        return changeFirstCharacterCase(str, true);
    }

    private static String changeFirstCharacterCase(String str, boolean capitalize) {
        if (str == null || str.length() == 0)
            return str;
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str.length());
        if (capitalize)
            buf.append(Character.toUpperCase(str.charAt(0)));
        else
            buf.append(Character.toLowerCase(str.charAt(0)));
        buf.append(str.substring(1));
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Normalize the path by suppressing sequences like "path/.." and inner
     * simple dots.
     * <p>
     * The result is convenient for path comparison. For other uses, notice that
     * Windows separators ("\") are replaced by simple slashes.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            the original path
     * @return the normalized path
     */
    public static String cleanPath(String path) {
        String pathToUse = replace(path, WINDOWS_FOLDER_SEPARATOR, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);

        // Strip prefix from path to analyze, to not treat
        // it as part of the
        // first path element. This is necessary to
        // correctly parse paths like
        // "file:core/../core/io/Resource.class", where the
        // ".." should just
        // strip the first "core" directory while keeping
        // the "file:" prefix.
        int prefixIndex = pathToUse.indexOf(":");
        String prefix = "";
        if (prefixIndex != -1) {
            prefix = pathToUse.substring(0, prefixIndex + 1);
            pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(prefixIndex + 1);
        }

        String[] pathArray = delimitedListToStringArray(pathToUse, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
        List pathElements = new LinkedList();
        int tops = 0;

        for (int i = pathArray.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
            if (CURRENT_PATH.equals(pathArray[i])) {
                // Points to current directory - drop it.
            } else if (TOP_PATH.equals(pathArray[i]))
                // Registering top path found.
                tops++;
            else if (tops > 0)
                // Merging path element with
                // corresponding to top path.
                tops--;
            else
                // Normal path element found.
                pathElements.add(0, pathArray[i]);

        // Remaining top paths need to be retained.
        for (int i = 0; i < tops; i++)
            pathElements.add(0, TOP_PATH);

        return prefix + collectionToDelimitedString(pathElements, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return a Collection as a CSV String. E.g. useful
     * for toString() implementations.
     * 
     * @param coll
     *            Collection to display
     */
    public static String collectionToCommaDelimitedString(Collection coll) {
        return collectionToDelimitedString(coll, ",");
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return a Collection as a delimited (e.g. CSV)
     * String. E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
     * 
     * @param coll
     *            Collection to display
     * @param delim
     *            delimiter to use (probably a ",")
     */
    public static String collectionToDelimitedString(Collection coll, String delim) {
        return collectionToDelimitedString(coll, delim, "", "");
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return a Collection as a delimited (e.g. CSV)
     * String. E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
     * 
     * @param coll
     *            Collection to display
     * @param delim
     *            delimiter to use (probably a ",")
     * @param prefix
     *            string to start each element with
     * @param suffix
     *            string to end each element with
     */
    public static String collectionToDelimitedString(Collection coll, String delim, String prefix, String suffix) {
        if (coll == null)
            return "";

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        Iterator it = coll.iterator();
        int i = 0;
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            if (i > 0)
                sb.append(delim);
            sb.append(prefix).append(it.next()).append(suffix);
            i++;
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to convert a CSV string list to a set. Note that this
     * will suppress duplicates.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            CSV String
     * @return a Set of String entries in the list
     */
    public static Set commaDelimitedListToSet(String str) {
        Set set = new TreeSet();
        String[] tokens = commaDelimitedListToStringArray(str);
        for (String element : tokens)
            set.add(element);
        return set;
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Convenience methods for working with formatted
    // Strings
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Convert a CSV list into an array of Strings.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            CSV list
     * @return an array of Strings, or the empty array if s is null
     */
    public static String[] commaDelimitedListToStringArray(String str) {
        return delimitedListToStringArray(str, ",");
    }

    /**
     * Count the occurrences of the substring in string s.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            string to search in. Return 0 if this is null.
     * @param sub
     *            string to search for. Return 0 if this is null.
     */
    public static int countOccurrencesOf(String str, String sub) {
        if (str == null || sub == null || str.length() == 0 || sub.length() == 0)
            return 0;
        int count = 0, pos = 0, idx = 0;
        while ((idx = str.indexOf(sub, pos)) != -1) {
            ++count;
            pos = idx + sub.length();
        }
        return count;
    }

    /**
     * Delete all occurrences of the given substring.
     * 
     * @param pattern
     *            the pattern to delete all occurrences of
     */
    public static String delete(String inString, String pattern) {
        return replace(inString, pattern, "");
    }

    /**
     * Delete any character in a given string.
     * 
     * @param charsToDelete
     *            a set of characters to delete. E.g. "az\n" will delete 'a's,
     *            'z's and new lines.
     */
    public static String deleteAny(String inString, String charsToDelete) {
        if (inString == null || charsToDelete == null)
            return inString;
        StringBuffer out = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = 0; i < inString.length(); i++) {
            char c = inString.charAt(i);
            if (charsToDelete.indexOf(c) == -1)
                out.append(c);
        }
        return out.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Take a String which is a delimited list and convert it to a String array.
     * <p>
     * A single delimiter can consists of more than one character: It will still
     * be considered as single delimiter string, rather than as bunch of
     * potential delimiter characters - in contrast to
     * <code>tokenizeToStringArray</code>.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the input String
     * @param delimiter
     *            the delimiter between elements (this is a single delimiter,
     *            rather than a bunch individual delimiter characters)
     * @return an array of the tokens in the list
     * @see #tokenizeToStringArray
     */
    public static String[] delimitedListToStringArray(String str, String delimiter) {
        if (str == null)
            return new String[0];
        if (delimiter == null)
            return new String[] { str };

        List result = new ArrayList();
        if ("".equals(delimiter))
            for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++)
                result.add(str.substring(i, i + 1));
        else {
            int pos = 0;
            int delPos = 0;
            while ((delPos = str.indexOf(delimiter, pos)) != -1) {
                result.add(str.substring(pos, delPos));
                pos = delPos + delimiter.length();
            }
            if (str.length() > 0 && pos <= str.length())
                // Add rest of String, but not in case of
                // empty input.
                result.add(str.substring(pos));
        }
        return toStringArray(result);
    }

    /**
     * Test if the given String ends with the specified suffix, ignoring
     * upper/lower case.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to check
     * @param suffix
     *            the suffix to look for
     * @see java.lang.String#endsWith
     */
    public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String suffix) {
        if (str == null || suffix == null)
            return false;
        if (str.endsWith(suffix))
            return true;
        if (str.length() < suffix.length())
            return false;

        String lcStr = str.substring(str.length() - suffix.length()).toLowerCase();
        String lcSuffix = suffix.toLowerCase();
        return lcStr.equals(lcSuffix);
    }

    /**
     * Extract the filename from the given path, e.g. "mypath/myfile.txt" ->
     * "myfile.txt".
     * 
     * @param path
     *            the file path (may be <code>null</code>)
     * @return the extracted filename, or <code>null</code> if none
     */
    public static String getFilename(String path) {
        if (path == null)
            return null;
        int separatorIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
        return (separatorIndex != -1 ? path.substring(separatorIndex + 1) : path);
    }

    /**
     * Extract the filename extension from the given path, e.g.
     * "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "txt".
     * 
     * @param path
     *            the file path (may be <code>null</code>)
     * @return the extracted filename extension, or <code>null</code> if none
     */
    public static String getFilenameExtension(String path) {
        if (path == null)
            return null;
        int sepIndex = path.lastIndexOf(EXTENSION_SEPARATOR);
        return (sepIndex != -1 ? path.substring(sepIndex + 1) : null);
    }

    /**
     * Check if a String has length.
     * <p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * StringUtils.hasLength(null) = false
     * StringUtils.hasLength(&quot;&quot;) = false
     * StringUtils.hasLength(&quot; &quot;) = true
     * StringUtils.hasLength(&quot;Hello&quot;) = true
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to check, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return <code>true</code> if the String is not null and has length
     */
    public static boolean hasLength(String str) {
        return (str != null && str.length() > 0);
    }

    /**
     * ?? Java ?
     * 
     * @param str
     *            ?
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean hasText(String str) {
        int strLen;
        if (str == null || (strLen = str.length()) == 0)
            return false;
        for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++)
            if (!Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i)))
                return true;
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Parse the given locale string into a <code>java.util.Locale</code>.
     * This is the inverse operation of Locale's <code>toString</code>.
     * 
     * @param localeString
     *            the locale string, following <code>java.util.Locale</code>'s
     *            toString format ("en", "en_UK", etc). Also accepts spaces as
     *            separators, as alternative to underscores.
     * @return a corresponding Locale instance
     */
    public static Locale parseLocaleString(String localeString) {
        String[] parts = tokenizeToStringArray(localeString, "_ ", false, false);
        String language = (parts.length > 0 ? parts[0] : "");
        String country = (parts.length > 1 ? parts[1] : "");
        String variant = (parts.length > 2 ? parts[2] : "");
        return (language.length() > 0 ? new Locale(language, country, variant) : null);
    }

    /**
     * Compare two paths after normalization of them.
     * 
     * @param path1
     *            First path for comparizon
     * @param path2
     *            Second path for comparizon
     * @return whether the two paths are equivalent after normalization
     */
    public static boolean pathEquals(String path1, String path2) {
        return cleanPath(path1).equals(cleanPath(path2));
    }

    /**
     * Quote the given String with single quotes.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the input String (e.g. "myString")
     * @return the quoted String (e.g. "'myString'"), or
     *         <code>null<code> if the input was <code>null</code>
     */
    public static String quote(String str) {
        return (str != null ? "'" + str + "'" : null);
    }

    /**
     * Turn the given Object into a String with single quotes if it is a String;
     * keeping the Object as-is else.
     * 
     * @param obj
     *            the input Object (e.g. "myString")
     * @return the quoted String (e.g. "'myString'"), or the input object as-is
     *         if not a String
     */
    public static Object quoteIfString(Object obj) {
        return (obj instanceof String ? quote((String) obj) : obj);
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Convenience methods for working with String arrays
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Remove duplicate Strings from the given array. Also sorts the array, as
     * it uses a TreeSet.
     * 
     * @param array
     *            the String array
     * @return an array without duplicates, in natural sort order
     */
    public static String[] removeDuplicateStrings(String[] array) {
        if (array == null || array.length < 0)
            return array;
        Set set = new TreeSet();
        for (String element : array)
            set.add(element);
        return toStringArray(set);
    }

    /**
     * Replace all occurences of a substring within a string with another
     * string.
     * 
     * @param inString
     *            String to examine
     * @param oldPattern
     *            String to replace
     * @param newPattern
     *            String to insert
     * @return a String with the replacements
     */
    public static String replace(String inString, String oldPattern, String newPattern) {
        if (inString == null)
            return null;
        if (oldPattern == null || newPattern == null)
            return inString;

        StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
        // output StringBuffer we'll build up
        int pos = 0; // our position in the old string
        int index = inString.indexOf(oldPattern);
        // the index of an occurrence we've found, or -1
        int patLen = oldPattern.length();
        while (index >= 0) {
            sbuf.append(inString.substring(pos, index));
            sbuf.append(newPattern);
            pos = index + patLen;
            index = inString.indexOf(oldPattern, pos);
        }
        sbuf.append(inString.substring(pos));

        // remember to append any characters to the right of
        // a match
        return sbuf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Turn given source String array into sorted array.
     * 
     * @param array
     *            the source array
     * @return the sorted array (never <code>null</code>)
     */
    public static String[] sortStringArray(String[] array) {
        if (array == null || array.length < 0)
            return new String[0];
        Arrays.sort(array);
        return array;
    }

    /**
     * Split a String at the first occurrence of the delimiter. Does not include
     * the delimiter in the result.
     * 
     * @param toSplit
     *            the string to split
     * @param delimiter
     *            to split the string up with
     * @return a two element array with index 0 being before the delimiter, and
     *         index 1 being after the delimiter (neither element includes the
     *         delimiter); or <code>null</code> if the delimiter wasn't found
     *         in the given input String
     */
    public static String[] split(String toSplit, String delimiter) {
        if (!hasLength(toSplit) || !hasLength(delimiter))
            return null;
        int offset = toSplit.indexOf(delimiter);
        if (offset < 0)
            return null;
        String beforeDelimiter = toSplit.substring(0, offset);
        String afterDelimiter = toSplit.substring(offset + delimiter.length());
        return new String[] { beforeDelimiter, afterDelimiter };
    }

    /**
     * Take an array Strings and split each element based on the given
     * delimiter. A <code>Properties</code> instance is then generated, with
     * the left of the delimiter providing the key, and the right of the
     * delimiter providing the value.
     * <p>
     * Will trim both the key and value before adding them to the
     * <code>Properties</code> instance.
     * 
     * @param array
     *            the array to process
     * @param delimiter
     *            to split each element using (typically the equals symbol)
     * @return a <code>Properties</code> instance representing the array
     *         contents, or <code>null</code> if the array to process was null
     *         or empty
     */
    public static Properties splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(String[] array, String delimiter) {
        return splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(array, delimiter, null);
    }

    /**
     * Take an array Strings and split each element based on the given
     * delimiter. A <code>Properties</code> instance is then generated, with
     * the left of the delimiter providing the key, and the right of the
     * delimiter providing the value.
     * <p>
     * Will trim both the key and value before adding them to the
     * <code>Properties</code> instance.
     * 
     * @param array
     *            the array to process
     * @param delimiter
     *            to split each element using (typically the equals symbol)
     * @param charsToDelete
     *            one or more characters to remove from each element prior to
     *            attempting the split operation (typically the quotation mark
     *            symbol), or <code>null</code> if no removal should occur
     * @return a <code>Properties</code> instance representing the array
     *         contents, or <code>null</code> if the array to process was null
     *         or empty
     */
    public static Properties splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(String[] array, String delimiter,
            String charsToDelete) {

        if (array == null || array.length == 0)
            return null;

        Properties result = new Properties();
        for (String element : array) {
            if (charsToDelete != null)
                element = deleteAny(element, charsToDelete);
            String[] splittedElement = split(element, delimiter);
            if (splittedElement == null)
                continue;
            result.setProperty(splittedElement[0].trim(), splittedElement[1].trim());
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Test if the given String starts with the specified prefix, ignoring
     * upper/lower case.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to check
     * @param prefix
     *            the prefix to look for
     * @see java.lang.String#startsWith
     */
    public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String prefix) {
        if (str == null || prefix == null)
            return false;
        if (str.startsWith(prefix))
            return true;
        if (str.length() < prefix.length())
            return false;
        String lcStr = str.substring(0, prefix.length()).toLowerCase();
        String lcPrefix = prefix.toLowerCase();
        return lcStr.equals(lcPrefix);
    }

    /**
     * Strip the filename extension from the given path, e.g.
     * "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "mypath/myfile".
     * 
     * @param path
     *            the file path (may be <code>null</code>)
     * @return the path with stripped filename extension, or <code>null</code>
     *         if none
     */
    public static String stripFilenameExtension(String path) {
        if (path == null)
            return null;
        int sepIndex = path.lastIndexOf(EXTENSION_SEPARATOR);
        return (sepIndex != -1 ? path.substring(0, sepIndex) : path);
    }

    /**
     * Tokenize the given String into a String array via a StringTokenizer.
     * Trims tokens and omits empty tokens.
     * <p>
     * The given delimiters string is supposed to consist of any number of
     * delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
     * tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
     * delimiters, consider using <code>delimitedListToStringArray</code>
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to tokenize
     * @param delimiters
     *            the delimiter characters, assembled as String (each of those
     *            characters is individually considered as delimiter).
     * @return an array of the tokens
     * @see java.util.StringTokenizer
     * @see java.lang.String#trim
     * @see #delimitedListToStringArray
     */
    public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(String str, String delimiters) {
        return tokenizeToStringArray(str, delimiters, true, true);
    }

    /**
     * Tokenize the given String into a String array via a StringTokenizer.
     * <p>
     * The given delimiters string is supposed to consist of any number of
     * delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
     * tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
     * delimiters, consider using <code>delimitedListToStringArray</code>
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to tokenize
     * @param delimiters
     *            the delimiter characters, assembled as String (each of those
     *            characters is individually considered as delimiter)
     * @param trimTokens
     *            trim the tokens via String's <code>trim</code>
     * @param ignoreEmptyTokens
     *            omit empty tokens from the result array (only applies to
     *            tokens that are empty after trimming; StringTokenizer will not
     *            consider subsequent delimiters as token in the first place).
     * @return an array of the tokens
     * @see java.util.StringTokenizer
     * @see java.lang.String#trim
     * @see #delimitedListToStringArray
     */
    public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(String str, String delimiters, boolean trimTokens,
            boolean ignoreEmptyTokens) {
        if (str == null)
            return new String[] {};
        StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(str, delimiters);
        List tokens = new ArrayList();
        while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
            String token = st.nextToken();
            if (trimTokens)
                token = token.trim();
            if (!ignoreEmptyTokens || token.length() > 0)
                tokens.add(token);
        }
        return toStringArray(tokens);
    }

    /**
     * Copy the given Collection into a String array. The Collection must
     * contain String elements only.
     * 
     * @param collection
     *            the Collection to copy
     * @return the String array (<code>null</code> if the Collection was
     *         <code>null</code> as well)
     */
    public static String[] toStringArray(Collection collection) {
        if (collection == null)
            return null;
        return (String[]) collection.toArray(new String[collection.size()]);
    }

    /**
     * Trim leading whitespace from the given String.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to check
     * @return the trimmed String
     * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
     */
    public static String trimLeadingWhitespace(String str) {
        if (!hasLength(str))
            return str;
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
        while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(0)))
            buf.deleteCharAt(0);
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Trim trailing whitespace from the given String.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to check
     * @return the trimmed String
     * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
     */
    public static String trimTrailingWhitespace(String str) {
        if (!hasLength(str))
            return str;
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
        while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(buf.length() - 1)))
            buf.deleteCharAt(buf.length() - 1);
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Trim leading and trailing whitespace from the given String.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to check
     * @return the trimmed String
     * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
     */
    public static String trimWhitespace(String str) {
        if (!hasLength(str))
            return str;
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
        while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(0)))
            buf.deleteCharAt(0);
        while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(buf.length() - 1)))
            buf.deleteCharAt(buf.length() - 1);
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Uncapitalize a <code>String</code>, changing the first letter to lower
     * case as per {@link Character#toLowerCase(char)}. No other letters are
     * changed.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            the String to uncapitalize, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return the uncapitalized String, <code>null</code> if null
     */
    public static String uncapitalize(String str) {
        return changeFirstCharacterCase(str, false);
    }

    /**
     * Unqualify a string qualified by a '.' dot character. For example,
     * "this.name.is.qualified", returns "qualified".
     * 
     * @param qualifiedName
     *            the qualified name
     */
    public static String unqualify(String qualifiedName) {
        return unqualify(qualifiedName, '.');
    }

    /**
     * Unqualify a string qualified by a separator character. For example,
     * "this:name:is:qualified" returns "qualified" if using a ':' separator.
     * 
     * @param qualifiedName
     *            the qualified name
     * @param separator
     *            the separator
     */
    public static String unqualify(String qualifiedName, char separator) {
        return qualifiedName.substring(qualifiedName.lastIndexOf(separator) + 1);
    }
}