ContactUtils.java

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package com.concursive.connect.web.modules.contacts.utils;

/**
 * Utilities for working with Contact properties
 *
 * @author matt rajkowski
 * @version $Id$
 * @created August 29, 2001
 */
public class ContactUtils {


  /**
   * Combines the first and last name of a contact, depending on the length of
   * the strings
   *
   * @param nameLast  Description of the Parameter
   * @param nameFirst Description of the Parameter
   * @return The nameLastFirst value
   */
  public static String getNameLastFirst(String nameLast, String nameFirst) {
    StringBuffer out = new StringBuffer();
    if (nameLast != null && nameLast.trim().length() > 0) {
      out.append(nameLast);
    }
    if (nameFirst != null && nameFirst.trim().length() > 0) {
      if (out.length() > 0) {
        out.append(", ");
      }
      out.append(nameFirst);
    }
    if (out.toString().length() == 0) {
      return null;
    }
    return out.toString().trim();
  }


  /**
   * Gets the nameFirstLast attribute of the Contact class
   *
   * @param nameFirst Description of the Parameter
   * @param nameLast  Description of the Parameter
   * @return The nameFirstLast value
   */
  public static String getNameFirstLast(String nameFirst, String nameLast) {
    StringBuffer out = new StringBuffer();
    if (nameFirst != null && nameFirst.trim().length() > 0) {
      out.append(nameFirst);
    }
    if (nameLast != null && nameLast.trim().length() > 0) {
      if (out.length() > 0) {
        out.append(" ");
      }
      out.append(nameLast);
    }
    if (out.toString().length() == 0) {
      return null;
    }
    return out.toString().trim();
  }
}