AuthorAndsCommaReplacer.java

package net.sf.jabref.export.layout.format;

import net.sf.jabref.export.layout.LayoutFormatter;

/**
 * Replaces and's for & (in case of two authors) and , (in case
 * of more than two authors).
 *
 * @author Carlos Silla
 */
public class AuthorAndsCommaReplacer implements LayoutFormatter {

    /* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see net.sf.jabref.export.layout.LayoutFormatter#format(java.lang.String)
	 */
	public String format(String fieldText) {

		String[] authors = fieldText.split(" and ");
		String s;

		switch(authors.length) {
			case 1:
				//Does nothing;
				s = authors[0];
			break;
			case 2:
				s = authors[0] + " & " + authors[1];
			break;
			default:
				int i = 0, x = authors.length;
				StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

				for(i=0;i<x-2;i++) {
                    sb.append(authors[i]).append(", ");
				}
                sb.append(authors[i]).append(" & ").append(authors[i + 1]);
				s = new String(sb);
			break;
		}

        return s;

	}
}