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public final static boolean remove(final Collection<?> c, final Object elem)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w w w .j a v a2s . c o m * The contents of this file are subject to the Regenstrief Public License * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * Please contact Regenstrief Institute if you would like to obtain a copy of the license. * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing rights and limitations * under the License. * * Copyright (C) Regenstrief Institute. All Rights Reserved. */ import java.util.*; public class Main { /** * Removes all instances of the given character from the given String * * @param s the String * @param toRemove the character to remove * @return the String **/ public final static String remove(final String s, final char toRemove) { final int len = length(s); if (len == 0) { return null; } StringBuilder sb = null; char[] chars = null; int start = 0; for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { final char c = s.charAt(i); if (c == toRemove) { if (chars == null) { sb = new StringBuilder(len); chars = s.toCharArray(); } sb.append(chars, start, i - start); start = i + 1; } } if (sb == null) { return s; } else if (start < len) { sb.append(chars, start, len - start); } return sb.toString(); } public final static boolean remove(final Collection<?> c, final Object elem) { return (c != null) && c.remove(elem); } /** * Removes the given key from the given Map (if the Map is not null) * * @param map the Map * @param key the key * @return the removed value */ public final static <V> V remove(final Map<?, V> map, final Object key) { return map == null ? null : map.remove(key); } /** * Returns the length of the given array * * @param array the array for which to return the length * @return the length **/ public final static int length(final Object array) { if (array == null) { return 0; } else if (array instanceof byte[]) { return ((byte[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof short[]) { return ((short[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof int[]) { return ((int[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof long[]) { return ((long[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof float[]) { return ((float[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof double[]) { return ((double[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof boolean[]) { return ((boolean[]) array).length; } else if (array instanceof char[]) { return ((char[]) array).length; } return ((Object[]) array).length; } /** * Returns the length of the given array * * @param array the array for which to return the length * @return the length **/ public final static int length(final Object[] array) { return array == null ? 0 : array.length; } /** * Returns the length of the given array * * @param array the array for which to return the length * @return the length **/ public final static int length(final byte[] array) { return array == null ? 0 : array.length; } /** * Returns the length of the given array * * @param array the array for which to return the length * @return the length **/ public final static int length(final int[] array) { return array == null ? 0 : array.length; } /** * Retrieves the length of the CharSequence * * @param s the CharSequence * @return the length **/ public final static int length(final CharSequence s) { return s == null ? 0 : s.length(); } /** * Appends the given character to the given StringBuffer, allocating the StringBuffer if * necessary * * @param sb the StringBuffer * @param c the char * @return the StringBuffer **/ public final static StringBuffer append(final StringBuffer sb, final char c) { return (sb == null ? new StringBuffer() : sb).append(c); } /** * Appends the given String to the given StringBuffer, allocating the StringBuffer if necessary * * @param sb the StringBuffer * @param s the String * @return the StringBuffer **/ public final static StringBuffer append(final StringBuffer sb, final String s) { return s == null ? sb : (sb == null ? new StringBuffer() : sb).append(s); } /** * Appends part of the given CharSequence to the given StringBuffer, allocating the StringBuffer * if necessary * * @param sb the StringBuffer * @param s the String * @param offset the offset of the CharSequence at which to start copying * @param len the number of characters to copy * @return the StringBuffer **/ public final static StringBuffer append(StringBuffer sb, final CharSequence s, int offset, int len) { if (sb == null) { sb = new StringBuffer(len); } sb.ensureCapacity(sb.length() + len); for (len += offset; offset < len; offset++) { sb.append(s.charAt(offset)); } return sb; } /** * Appends the given character to the given StringBuilder, allocating the StringBuilder if * necessary * * @param sb the StringBuilder * @param c the char * @return the StringBuilder **/ public final static StringBuilder append(final StringBuilder sb, final char c) { return ((sb == null) ? new StringBuilder() : sb).append(c); } /** * Appends the given String to the given StringBuilder, allocating the StringBuilder if necessary * * @param sb the StringBuilder * @param s the String * @return the StringBuilder **/ public final static StringBuilder append(final StringBuilder sb, final String s) { return (s == null) ? sb : ((sb == null) ? new StringBuilder() : sb).append(s); } /** * Converts an object to a string * * @param o the Object to convert * @return the String **/ public final static String toString(final Object o) { return o == null ? null : o.toString(); } public final static <E> void ensureCapacity(final Collection<E> col, final int minCapacity) { if (col instanceof ArrayList) { ((ArrayList<E>) col).ensureCapacity(minCapacity); } } }