/*
*
* Copyright 2013 Entando S.r.l. (http://www.entando.com) All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of Entando software.
* Entando is a free software;
* You can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.
*
* See the file License for the specific language governing permissions
* and limitations under the License
*
*
*
* Copyright 2013 Entando S.r.l. (http://www.entando.com) All rights reserved.
*
*/
package com.agiletec.plugins.jpfacetnav.apsadmin.portal.specialwidget.util;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
public class FacetNavWidgetHelper {
/**
* Returns concatenated string.
* @param values
* @param separator
* @return concatenated string.
*/
public static String concatStrings(List<String> values, String separator) {
StringBuffer concatedValues = new StringBuffer();
Iterator<String> valuesIter = values.iterator();
if (valuesIter.hasNext()) {
concatedValues.append(valuesIter.next());
while (valuesIter.hasNext()) {
concatedValues.append(separator);
concatedValues.append(valuesIter.next());
}
}
return concatedValues.toString();
}
/**
* Extracts from a string, the substrings contained in it as a separator character.
* @param values The string containing the values concatenated.
* @param separator The separator character.
* @return The list of strings extracted from the parameter values.
*/
public static List<String> splitValues(String values, String separator) {
List<String> valuesList = new ArrayList<String>();
if (values!=null && values.length()>0) {
String[] splittedValues = values.split(separator);
for (int i=0; i<splittedValues.length; i++) {
if (splittedValues[i].length()>0) {
valuesList.add(splittedValues[i]);
}
}
}
return valuesList;
}
}