com.americancoders.util
Class Util

java.lang.Object
  com.americancoders.util.Util

public class Util

extends java.lang.Object

class of utility routines

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

lineFeed line separator character used by local operating system.

Constructor Summary

Util()

Method Summary

static void	closeOBOEProperty() use this if you need to reset the property file which is usually left open
static void	copyFile(java.lang.String inputFile, java.lang.String outputFile) copy file using string file name
static java.lang.String	currentDate()
static java.lang.String	currentTime()
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static java.lang.String	denormalizeNonUnicode(java.lang.String inString) normlizes the string to replace NonUnicode characters.
static java.lang.String	getCES() gets and returns the x12 composite element seperator character
static java.lang.String	getOBOEProperty(java.lang.String inString)
static boolean	isInteger(java.lang.String arg)
static boolean	isLog4JNotConfigured() Returns true if it appears that log4j have been previously configured.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static java.lang.String	normalize(java.lang.String inString) normlizes the string to remove XML characters.
static java.lang.String	normalizeNonUnicode(java.lang.String inString) normlizes the string to remove NonUnicode characters.
static boolean	propertyFileIndicatesDoPrevalidate() routine to test to see if we want to do the prevalidation logic prevalidation is the function of segments to check to see if there valid by the first id code field in the container
static boolean	propertyFileIndicatesThrowParsingException() routine to test to see if parsers should throw exceptions or based on property in OBOE.properties file "throwParsingException"
static boolean	propertyFileIndicatesUseObject() routine to test to see if parsers allows try to use object files based on property in OBOE.properties file "useObject"
static java.io.Reader	removeCRLFFromReader(java.io.Reader inReader) input blocked data.
static java.io.InputStream	removeCRLFFromStream(java.io.InputStream inIS) input blocked data.
static java.lang.String	rightTrim(java.lang.String inString) removes trailing spaces
static java.lang.String	searchForFile(java.lang.String inFilename, java.lang.String inStopAtDir) starting with the full file name search down the specified absolute path to find the file
static void	setOBOEProperty(java.lang.String inName, java.lang.String inValue)
static void	setServletContextPath(java.lang.String inPath)
static java.lang.String	unEscape(java.lang.String inString, java.lang.String inEscString) removes escape characters

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

lineFeed

public static final java.lang.String lineFeed

line separator character used by local operating system.

Constructor Detail

Util

public Util()

Method Detail

setServletContextPath

public static void setServletContextPath(java.lang.String inPath)

currentDate

public static java.lang.String currentDate()

Returns:

String date in format CCYYMMDD

currentTime

public static java.lang.String currentTime()

Returns:

String time in format HHMM 24hour

normalize

public static java.lang.String normalize(java.lang.String inString)

normlizes the string to remove XML characters.

Parameters:

inString - to be normalized

Returns:

String normalized

normalizeNonUnicode

public static java.lang.String normalizeNonUnicode(java.lang.String inString)

normlizes the string to remove NonUnicode characters.

Parameters:

inString - to be normalized

Returns:

String normalized

denormalizeNonUnicode

public static java.lang.String denormalizeNonUnicode(java.lang.String inString)

normlizes the string to replace NonUnicode characters.

Parameters:

inString - to be normalized

Returns:

String normalized

unEscape

public static java.lang.String unEscape(java.lang.String inString,
                                        java.lang.String inEscString)

removes escape characters

Parameters:

inString -

inEscString -

Returns:

String

searchForFile

public static java.lang.String searchForFile(java.lang.String inFilename,
                                             java.lang.String inStopAtDir)

starting with the full file name search down the specified absolute path to find the file

Parameters:

inFilename - - String, full path name for file

inStopAtDir - - String, stop looking after reaching this directory.

Returns:

String the file name found

Throws:

OBOEException - - file not found

propertyFileIndicatesThrowParsingException

public static boolean propertyFileIndicatesThrowParsingException()

routine to test to see if parsers should throw exceptions or based on property in OBOE.properties file "throwParsingException"

Returns:

boolean

propertyFileIndicatesDoPrevalidate

public static boolean propertyFileIndicatesDoPrevalidate()

routine to test to see if we want to do the prevalidation logic
prevalidation is the function of segments to check to see if there valid by the first id code field in the container

Returns:

boolean

copyFile

public static void copyFile(java.lang.String inputFile,
                            java.lang.String outputFile)
                     throws java.io.IOException

copy file using string file name

Parameters:

inputFile -

outputFile -

Throws:

java.io.IOException

propertyFileIndicatesUseObject

public static boolean propertyFileIndicatesUseObject()

routine to test to see if parsers allows try to use object files based on property in OBOE.properties file "useObject"

Returns:

boolean, default value is false

rightTrim

public static java.lang.String rightTrim(java.lang.String inString)

removes trailing spaces

Parameters:

inString -

Returns:

String

setOBOEProperty

public static void setOBOEProperty(java.lang.String inName,
                                   java.lang.String inValue)

getOBOEProperty

public static java.lang.String getOBOEProperty(java.lang.String inString)
                                        throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

closeOBOEProperty

public static void closeOBOEProperty()

use this if you need to reset the property file which is usually left open

getCES

public static java.lang.String getCES()

gets and returns the x12 composite element seperator character

removeCRLFFromStream

public static java.io.InputStream removeCRLFFromStream(java.io.InputStream inIS)
                                                throws java.io.IOException

input blocked data. returns it as a stream. data blocked by cr/lf.

Parameters:

inIS - InputStream object

Returns:

InputStream object

Throws:

java.io.IOException

removeCRLFFromReader

public static java.io.Reader removeCRLFFromReader(java.io.Reader inReader)
                                           throws java.io.IOException

input blocked data. returns it as a stream. data blocked by cr/lf.

Parameters:

inReader - Reader object

Returns:

Reader object

Throws:

java.io.IOException

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

isLog4JNotConfigured

public static boolean isLog4JNotConfigured()

Returns true if it appears that log4j have been previously configured. This code checks to see if there are any appenders defined for log4j which is the definitive way to tell if log4j is already initialized

deepCopy

public static void deepCopy(java.io.Externalizable fromObj,
                            java.io.Externalizable toObj)

returns a deep copy of an object
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Parameters:

fromObj -

toObj -

isInteger

public static boolean isInteger(java.lang.String arg)