/* ===========================================================
* JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
* ===========================================================
*
* (C) Copyright 2000-2012, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
*
* Project Info: http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
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*
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* License for more details.
*
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*
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* Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.]
*
* ----------------
* StringUtils.java
* ----------------
* (C)opyright 2003-2012, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
* Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
*
* $Id: StringUtils.java,v 1.5 2005/10/18 13:24:19 mungady Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------------------------
* 21-Jun-2003 : Initial version (TM);
* 17-Jun-2012 : Moved from JCommon to JFreeChart (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.chart.util;
/**
* String utilities.
*/
public class StringUtils {
/**
* Private constructor prevents object creation.
*/
private StringUtils() {
}
/**
* Helper functions to query a strings start portion. The comparison is case insensitive.
*
* @param base the base string.
* @param start the starting text.
*
* @return true, if the string starts with the given starting text.
*/
public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(final String base, final String start) {
if (base.length() < start.length()) {
return false;
}
return base.regionMatches(true, 0, start, 0, start.length());
}
/**
* Helper functions to query a strings end portion. The comparison is case insensitive.
*
* @param base the base string.
* @param end the ending text.
*
* @return true, if the string ends with the given ending text.
*/
public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(final String base, final String end) {
if (base.length() < end.length()) {
return false;
}
return base.regionMatches(true, base.length() - end.length(), end, 0, end.length());
}
/**
* Queries the system properties for the line separator. If access
* to the System properties is forbidden, the UNIX default is returned.
*
* @return the line separator.
*/
public static String getLineSeparator() {
try {
return System.getProperty("line.separator", "\n");
}
catch (Exception e) {
return "\n";
}
}
}