Java Wildcard wildcardIfEmpty(String inString)

Description

wildcard If Empty

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
inString	a parameter

Return

"%" if the parameter is empty. This can be used before calling a DAO where LIKE are used.

Declaration

public static String wildcardIfEmpty(String inString) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//www . ja v  a2s . c  o  m
 * Cerberus  Copyright (C) 2013  vertigo17
 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 *
 * This file is part of Cerberus.
 *
 * Cerberus is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Cerberus is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Cerberus.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * @param inString
     * @return "%" if the parameter is empty. This can be used before calling a
     * DAO where LIKE are used.
     */
    public static String wildcardIfEmpty(String inString) {
        if ((inString == null) || (inString.equalsIgnoreCase(""))) {
            return "%";
        }
        return inString;
    }
}

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4. wildcardCompare(String s, String z)
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7. wildcardSearchToRegex(final String wildcard)
8. wildcardSqlToUser(String exp)
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