org.jibx.util
Class NameUtilities

java.lang.Object
  org.jibx.util.NameUtilities

public class NameUtilities
extends Object

Support methods for name conversions.

Constructor Summary

NameUtilities()

Method Summary

static String	depluralize(String name) Convert potentially plural name to singular form.
static boolean	isPatternMatch(String name, String pattern) Checks if a name matches a pattern.
static String	pluralize(String name) Convert singular name to plural form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NameUtilities

public NameUtilities()

Method Detail

depluralize

public static String depluralize(String name)

Convert potentially plural name to singular form. TODO: internationalization?

Parameters:

name - base name

Returns:

singularized name

pluralize

public static String pluralize(String name)

Convert singular name to plural form. TODO: internationalization?

Parameters:

name - base name

Returns:

plural name

isPatternMatch

public static boolean isPatternMatch(String name,
                                     String pattern)

Checks if a name matches a pattern. This method accepts one or more '*' wildcard characters in the pattern, calling itself recursively in order to handle multiple wildcards.

Parameters:

name -

pattern - match pattern

Returns:

true if pattern matched, false if not