org.entityfs.el
Class EntityLocations

java.lang.Object
  org.entityfs.el.EntityLocations

public final class EntityLocations
extends Object

This class contains static utility methods that can come in handy when working with entity locations.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Karl Gustafsson

In_jar:

entityfs-core

Method Summary

static String	convertWindowsSlashes(String path) Convert all Windows (back-)slashes to forward slashes.
static String	getBaseName(String name) Get the base name from the entity name, i.e.
static String	getExtensionForName(String name) Utility method for getting the extension path of an entity name.
static boolean	isEntityNameValid(String name) Is the entity name valid?
static EntityLocation<?>	parseLocation(String s) Parse the supplied location string into an absolute or a relative location.
static void	validateEntityName(String name) A static utility method for validating an entity name (no EntityLocation.SEPARATOR:s).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getExtensionForName

public static String getExtensionForName(String name)

Utility method for getting the extension path of an entity name. If the name starts with a dot, that dot is ignored.

Parameters:

name - The entity name

Returns:

The name's extension (no dot), or the empty string if the name does not contain any extension.

getBaseName

public static String getBaseName(String name)

Get the base name from the entity name, i.e. The name up to the first extension separator (dot). If the name starts with a dot, that dot is ignored. If the name does not contain any dots, the full name is returned.

Parameters:

name - The name to get the base name for

Returns:

The base name.

isEntityNameValid

public static boolean isEntityNameValid(String name)

Is the entity name valid?

Parameters:

name - The name to test

Returns:

true if the entity name is valid.

Since:

1.1.5

validateEntityName

public static void validateEntityName(String name)
                               throws IllegalArgumentException

A static utility method for validating an entity name (no EntityLocation.SEPARATOR:s).

Parameters:

name - The name to validate.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the name is not a valid entity name.

convertWindowsSlashes

public static String convertWindowsSlashes(String path)

Convert all Windows (back-)slashes to forward slashes.

Parameters:

path - The string to convert.

Returns:

The converted string.

parseLocation

public static EntityLocation<?> parseLocation(String s)
                                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Parse the supplied location string into an absolute or a relative location.

Parameters:

s - The location string.

Returns:

The location object.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the location string is not a valid absolute or relative location string.

Since:

1.1