DustStringUtils.java

/**
 * Copyright 2010 ATG DUST Project
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * 
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

package atg.test.util;

/**
 * This class contains StringUtils methods not found
 * in 2007.1 and older ATG releases.
 * @author adamb
 *
 */
public class DustStringUtils {

//-------------------------------------  
  /** Join the specified string with the specified separator.
   * Any other instances of pSeparator are doubled.
   *
   * @param pArgs the strings to be quoted
   * @param pSeparator the character to use as a separator
   *
   * @return the joined string, with quoting.
   */
  public static String joinStringsWithQuoting(String[] pStrings,
                                              char pSeparator) {
    if ((pStrings == null) || (pStrings.length == 0)) {
      return "";
    }
    String strSingle = Character.toString(pSeparator);
    String strDouble = strSingle + strSingle;
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    boolean bFirstTime = false;
    for (String strCur : pStrings) {
      sb.append(strCur.replace(strSingle, strDouble));
      if (!bFirstTime) {
        sb.append(strSingle);
      }
      else {
        bFirstTime = false;
      }
    }

    return sb.toString();
  }

}