edu.northwestern.at.utils
Class CharUtils

java.lang.Object
  edu.northwestern.at.utils.CharUtils

public class CharUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Character utilities.

This class provides various static utility methods for manipulating characters.

Field Summary

protected static java.util.regex.Matcher	asteriskMatcher
protected static java.util.regex.Pattern	asteriskPattern Pattern for 1 or more asterisks.
static char	BLACKCIRCLE Unicode black circle/dot.
static java.lang.String	BLACKCIRCLE_STRING
static char	BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR Broken vertical bar.
static java.lang.String	BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING Broken vertical bar string.
static char	CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION End of text section marker character.
static java.lang.String	CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING
static char	CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN Substitute soft hyphen marker.
static java.lang.String	CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING
static char	CHAR_GAP_MARKER Gap marker inside words.
static java.lang.String	CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING Gap marker inside words as string.
static char	CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE Substitute single quote character.
static java.lang.String	CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING
static char	CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER text marker.
static java.lang.String	CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING
static char	COMBINING_MACRON Combining macron character.
static java.lang.String	COMBINING_MACRON_STRING Combining macron string.
static char	DEGREES_MARK Degrees/Hours.
static java.lang.String	digitsPattern Digits pattern.
static char	EURO_SIGN New Euro symbol.
protected static java.util.regex.Matcher	hyphenMatcher
protected static java.util.regex.Pattern	hyphenPattern Pattern for 1 or more hyphens.
static char	LDQUOTE Left double curly quote.
static java.lang.String	LDQUOTE_STRING
static char	LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR Light vertical bar.
static java.lang.String	LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING Light vertical bar string.
static char	LONG_DASH Long dash.
static java.lang.String	LONG_DASH_STRING Long dash string.
static char	LSQUOTE Left single curly quote.
static java.lang.String	LSQUOTE_STRING
static char	MINUTES_MARK
static char	NONBREAKING_BLANK Nonbreaking blank character.
static java.lang.String	NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING Nonbreaking blank string.
static char	NONBREAKING_HYPHEN Nonbreaking hyphen character.
static java.lang.String	NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING Nonbreaking hyphen string.
static char	OLD_EURO_SIGN Old Euro symbol.
static java.lang.String	ordinalNumberPattern Ordinal number pattern (English only!)
protected static java.util.regex.Matcher	possessiveAsteriskMatcher
protected static java.util.regex.Pattern	possessiveAsteriskPattern Pattern for 1 or more asterisks followed by 's.
protected static java.util.regex.Matcher	possessiveDashesMatcher
protected static java.util.regex.Pattern	possessiveDashesPattern Pattern for 2 or more dashes followed by 's.
protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer>	punctuationSet Set of punctuation values.
static char	RDQUOTE Right double curly quote.
static java.lang.String	RDQUOTE_STRING
static char	RSQUOTE Right single curly quote.
static java.lang.String	RSQUOTE_STRING
static char	SECONDS_MARK
static char	SHORT_DASH Long dash.
static java.lang.String	SHORT_DASH_STRING Short dash string.
static char	SOLIDCIRCLE Unicode filled-in circle/dot.
static java.lang.String	SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING
protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer>	symbolSet Set of symbol values.
static char	UNKNOWN_PUNC Unknown punctuation marker.
static char	VERTICAL_BAR Vertical bar.
static java.lang.String	VERTICAL_BAR_STRING Vertical bar string.
protected static java.util.regex.Matcher	wordMatcher
protected static java.util.regex.Pattern	wordPattern Pattern for Unicode word.

Constructor Summary

protected

CharUtils() Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.

Method Summary

static boolean	allLettersCapital(java.lang.String s) True if all letters in a string are uppercase.
static java.lang.String	capitalizeFirstLetter(java.lang.String s) Capitalize first letter in string.
static boolean	endsWithSingleQuote(java.lang.String s) True if string ends with single quote.
static boolean	endsWithSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s) True if string ends with "single quote + s".
static java.lang.String	evictDashes(java.lang.String s) Evict dashes from a string.
static java.lang.String	getCaseOld(java.lang.String s) Get case value for a string.
static int	getLetterCase(java.lang.String s) Get case value for a string.
static boolean	hasApostrophe(java.lang.String s) True if string contains at least one apostrophe.
static boolean	hasCapitalLetter(java.lang.String s) True if string contains at least one capital letter.
static boolean	hasDash(java.lang.String s) True if string contains a dash of some kind.
static boolean	hasDigit(java.lang.String s) True if at least one character in a string is a digit.
static boolean	hasGapMarkers(java.lang.String s) True if any characters in a string are gap markers.
static boolean	hasGreekLetters(java.lang.String s) True if any characters in a string are Greek letters.
static boolean	hasInternalCaps(java.lang.String s) True if string contains internal capital letters.
static boolean	hasPunctuation(java.lang.String s) True if any characters in a string are punctuation.
static boolean	hasPunctuationNotApostrophes(java.lang.String s) True if any characters in a string are punctuation.
static boolean	hasSingleQuote(java.lang.String s) True if string contains a single quote.
static boolean	hasSymbols(java.lang.String s) True if any characters in a string are symbols.
static boolean	isAllAsterisks(java.lang.String s) True if string is all asterisks.
static boolean	isAllCaps(java.lang.String s) True if string is all caps.
static boolean	isAllHyphens(java.lang.String s) True if string is all hyphens.
static boolean	isAllLowerCase(java.lang.String s) True if string is all lower case.
static boolean	isAllPeriods(java.lang.String s) True if string is all periods.
static boolean	isApostrophe(char c) True if character is an apostrophe.
static boolean	isAWord(java.lang.String s) Check if a string is a word (Unicode letters, digits, hyphen).
static boolean	isBreakingDash(char c) True if character is a breaking dash of some kind.
static boolean	isCapitalLetter(char c) Check if character is a capital letter.
static boolean	isClosingQuote(char c) True if character is any kind of closing quote.
static boolean	isCurrency(java.lang.String token) Check for currency.
static boolean	isDash(char c) True if character is a dash of some kind.
static boolean	isDigit(char c) True if character is a digit.
static boolean	isDigits(java.lang.String s) True if all characters in a string are digits.
static boolean	isEnglishVowel(char c) Is character an English vowel?
static boolean	isFirstLetterCapital(java.lang.String s) True if first letter in a string is uppercase.
static boolean	isGapMarker(char c) True if character is a gap marker.
static boolean	isGreekLetter(char c) True if character is a Greek letter.
static boolean	isLetter(char c) Check if character is a letter.
static boolean	isLetter(java.lang.String s) Check if string is a single letter.
static boolean	isLetters(java.lang.String s) Check if string contains only letters.
static boolean	isNumber(java.lang.String s) True if a string is a number.
static boolean	isOpeningQuote(char c) True if character is any kind of opening quote.
static boolean	isOrdinal(java.lang.String s) True if a string is an ordinal number.
static boolean	isPossessiveAsterisks(java.lang.String s) True if string is asterisks followed by 's.
static boolean	isPossessiveDashes(java.lang.String s) True if string is two or more dashes followed by 's.
static boolean	isPunctuation(char ch) True if character is punctuation.
static boolean	isPunctuation(java.lang.String s) True if all characters in a string are punctuation.
static boolean	isPunctuationOrSymbol(char c) True if character is punctuation or symbol.
static boolean	isPunctuationOrSymbol(java.lang.String s) True if all characters in a string are punctuation or symbols.
static boolean	isSingleOpeningQuote(char c) True if character is a single opening quote.
static boolean	isSingleQuote(char c) True if character is single quote.
static boolean	isSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s) True if string is "single quote + s".
static boolean	isSymbol(char ch) True if character is symbol.
static boolean	isSymbol(java.lang.String s) True if all characters in a string are symbols.
static boolean	isUpperCase(java.lang.String s) True if all characters in a string are uppercase.
static boolean	isUSCurrency(java.lang.String token) Check for US currency.
static boolean	isUSCurrencyCents(java.lang.String token) Check for US currency.
static boolean	isWhitespace(char c) True if character is whitespace.
static java.lang.String	makeCaseMatch(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String sCaseToMatch) Make case of string match another string's case.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

punctuationSet

protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer> punctuationSet

Set of punctuation values.

symbolSet

protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer> symbolSet

Set of symbol values.

LSQUOTE

public static final char LSQUOTE

Left single curly quote.

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LSQUOTE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String LSQUOTE_STRING

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RSQUOTE

public static final char RSQUOTE

Right single curly quote.

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RSQUOTE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String RSQUOTE_STRING

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LDQUOTE

public static final char LDQUOTE

Left double curly quote.

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LDQUOTE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String LDQUOTE_STRING

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RDQUOTE

public static final char RDQUOTE

Right double curly quote.

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RDQUOTE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String RDQUOTE_STRING

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SOLIDCIRCLE

public static final char SOLIDCIRCLE

Unicode filled-in circle/dot.

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SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING

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BLACKCIRCLE

public static final char BLACKCIRCLE

Unicode black circle/dot.

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BLACKCIRCLE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String BLACKCIRCLE_STRING

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DEGREES_MARK

public static final char DEGREES_MARK

Degrees/Hours.

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MINUTES_MARK

public static final char MINUTES_MARK

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SECONDS_MARK

public static final char SECONDS_MARK

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CHAR_GAP_MARKER

public static final char CHAR_GAP_MARKER

Gap marker inside words.

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CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING

public static final java.lang.String CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING

Gap marker inside words as string.

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CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION

public static final char CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION

End of text section marker character.

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CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING

public static final java.lang.String CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING

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CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN

public static final char CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN

Substitute soft hyphen marker.

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CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING

public static final java.lang.String CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING

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CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE

public static final char CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE

Substitute single quote character.

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CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING

public static final java.lang.String CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING

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CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER

public static final char CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER

text marker.

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CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING

public static final java.lang.String CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING

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LONG_DASH

public static final char LONG_DASH

Long dash.

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LONG_DASH_STRING

public static final java.lang.String LONG_DASH_STRING

Long dash string.

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SHORT_DASH

public static final char SHORT_DASH

Long dash.

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SHORT_DASH_STRING

public static final java.lang.String SHORT_DASH_STRING

Short dash string.

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OLD_EURO_SIGN

public static final char OLD_EURO_SIGN

Old Euro symbol.

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EURO_SIGN

public static final char EURO_SIGN

New Euro symbol.

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UNKNOWN_PUNC

public static final char UNKNOWN_PUNC

Unknown punctuation marker.

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COMBINING_MACRON

public static final char COMBINING_MACRON

Combining macron character.

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COMBINING_MACRON_STRING

public static final java.lang.String COMBINING_MACRON_STRING

Combining macron string.

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NONBREAKING_BLANK

public static final char NONBREAKING_BLANK

Nonbreaking blank character.

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NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING

public static final java.lang.String NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING

Nonbreaking blank string.

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NONBREAKING_HYPHEN

public static final char NONBREAKING_HYPHEN

Nonbreaking hyphen character.

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NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING

public static final java.lang.String NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING

Nonbreaking hyphen string.

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VERTICAL_BAR

public static final char VERTICAL_BAR

Vertical bar.

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VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

public static final java.lang.String VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

Vertical bar string.

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BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR

public static final char BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR

Broken vertical bar.

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BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

public static final java.lang.String BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

Broken vertical bar string.

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LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR

public static final char LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR

Light vertical bar.

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LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

public static final java.lang.String LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

Light vertical bar string.

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digitsPattern

public static java.lang.String digitsPattern

Digits pattern.

ordinalNumberPattern

public static java.lang.String ordinalNumberPattern

Ordinal number pattern (English only!)

hyphenPattern

protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern hyphenPattern

Pattern for 1 or more hyphens.

hyphenMatcher

protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher hyphenMatcher

asteriskPattern

protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern asteriskPattern

Pattern for 1 or more asterisks.

asteriskMatcher

protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher asteriskMatcher

possessiveAsteriskPattern

protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern possessiveAsteriskPattern

Pattern for 1 or more asterisks followed by 's.

possessiveAsteriskMatcher

protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher possessiveAsteriskMatcher

possessiveDashesPattern

protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern possessiveDashesPattern

Pattern for 2 or more dashes followed by 's.

possessiveDashesMatcher

protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher possessiveDashesMatcher

wordPattern

protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern wordPattern

Pattern for Unicode word.

wordMatcher

protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher wordMatcher

Constructor Detail

CharUtils

protected CharUtils()

Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.

Method Detail

isLetter

public static boolean isLetter(char c)

Check if character is a letter.

Parameters:

c - Character to test.

Returns:

true if character is a letter.

isLetter

public static boolean isLetter(java.lang.String s)

Check if string is a single letter.

Parameters:

s - String to test.

Returns:

true if string is a single letter.

isLetters

public static boolean isLetters(java.lang.String s)

Check if string contains only letters.

Parameters:

s - String to test.

Returns:

true if string contains only letters.

isAWord

public static boolean isAWord(java.lang.String s)

Check if a string is a word (Unicode letters, digits, hyphen).

Parameters:

s - String to test.

Returns:

true if string is a Unicode word.

isCapitalLetter

public static boolean isCapitalLetter(char c)

Check if character is a capital letter.

Parameters:

c - Character to test.

Returns:

true if character is a capital letter.

isPunctuation

public static boolean isPunctuation(char ch)

True if character is punctuation.

isPunctuation

public static boolean isPunctuation(java.lang.String s)

True if all characters in a string are punctuation.

Parameters:

s - String to check for punctuation.

Returns:

true if all characters are punctuation, including dashes.

isSymbol

public static boolean isSymbol(char ch)

True if character is symbol.

isSymbol

public static boolean isSymbol(java.lang.String s)

True if all characters in a string are symbols.

Parameters:

s - String to check for symbols.

Returns:

true if all characters are symbols.

isPunctuationOrSymbol

public static boolean isPunctuationOrSymbol(char c)

True if character is punctuation or symbol.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for punctuation or symbol.

Returns:

true if character is punctuation or symbol.

isPunctuationOrSymbol

public static boolean isPunctuationOrSymbol(java.lang.String s)

True if all characters in a string are punctuation or symbols.

Parameters:

s - String to check for punctuation and symbols.

Returns:

true if all characters are punctuation or symbols.

isDigit

public static boolean isDigit(char c)

True if character is a digit.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a digit.

Returns:

true if character is a digit from 0 through 9.

isDigits

public static boolean isDigits(java.lang.String s)

True if all characters in a string are digits.

Parameters:

s - String to check for digits.

Returns:

true if all characters are digits 0 through 9.

hasDigit

public static boolean hasDigit(java.lang.String s)

True if at least one character in a string is a digit.

Parameters:

s - String to check for digits.

Returns:

true if at least one character is a digit 0 through 9.

isDash

public static boolean isDash(char c)

True if character is a dash of some kind.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a dash.

Returns:

true if character is a dash.

isBreakingDash

public static boolean isBreakingDash(char c)

True if character is a breaking dash of some kind.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a breaking dash.

Returns:

true if character is a breaking dash.

hasDash

public static boolean hasDash(java.lang.String s)

True if string contains a dash of some kind.

Parameters:

s - String to check for containing a dash.

Returns:

true if string contains a dash.

evictDashes

public static java.lang.String evictDashes(java.lang.String s)

Evict dashes from a string.

Parameters:

s - String from which to evict dashes.

Returns:

String with dashes evicted.

isNumber

public static boolean isNumber(java.lang.String s)

True if a string is a number.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being a number.

Returns:

true if string is a number.

isOrdinal

public static boolean isOrdinal(java.lang.String s)

True if a string is an ordinal number.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being an ordinal number.

Returns:

true if string is an ordinal number.

allLettersCapital

public static boolean allLettersCapital(java.lang.String s)

True if all letters in a string are uppercase.

Parameters:

s - String to check for upper case letters.

Returns:

true if all letters are upper case.

Note: non-letters are ignored. The result is false if there are no letters in the string.

isUpperCase

public static boolean isUpperCase(java.lang.String s)

True if all characters in a string are uppercase.

Parameters:

s - String to check for upper case letters.

Returns:

true if all characters are upper case.

All characters are checked, letters and non-letters alike.

isFirstLetterCapital

public static boolean isFirstLetterCapital(java.lang.String s)

True if first letter in a string is uppercase.

Parameters:

s - String to check for initial uppercase letter.

Returns:

true if first letter in string is uppercase.

Leading non-letters are ignored. If none of the characters in the string is a letters, false is returned.

hasPunctuation

public static boolean hasPunctuation(java.lang.String s)

True if any characters in a string are punctuation.

Parameters:

s - String to check for punctuation.

Returns:

true if any characters are punctuation, except that dashes are allowed.

hasPunctuationNotApostrophes

public static boolean hasPunctuationNotApostrophes(java.lang.String s)

True if any characters in a string are punctuation.

Parameters:

s - String to check for punctuation.

Returns:

true if any characters are punctuation, except that dashes and apostrophes are allowed.

hasSymbols

public static boolean hasSymbols(java.lang.String s)

True if any characters in a string are symbols.

Parameters:

s - String to check for symbols.

Returns:

true if any characters are symbols.

isGapMarker

public static boolean isGapMarker(char c)

True if character is a gap marker.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a gap marker.

Returns:

true if character is a gap marker.

hasGapMarkers

public static boolean hasGapMarkers(java.lang.String s)

True if any characters in a string are gap markers.

Parameters:

s - String to check for gap markers.

Returns:

true if any characters are gap markers.

isGreekLetter

public static boolean isGreekLetter(char c)

True if character is a Greek letter.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a Greek letter.

Returns:

true if character is a Greek letter.

hasGreekLetters

public static boolean hasGreekLetters(java.lang.String s)

True if any characters in a string are Greek letters.

Parameters:

s - String to check for Greek letters.

Returns:

true if any characters are Greek letters.

isEnglishVowel

public static boolean isEnglishVowel(char c)

Is character an English vowel?

Parameters:

c - Character to check.

Returns:

true if "c" is a, e, i, o, u.

isSingleQuote

public static boolean isSingleQuote(char c)

True if character is single quote.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a single quote.

Returns:

true if character is a single quote.

isApostrophe

public static boolean isApostrophe(char c)

True if character is an apostrophe.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being an apostrophe.

Returns:

true if character is an apostrophe.

isSingleOpeningQuote

public static boolean isSingleOpeningQuote(char c)

True if character is a single opening quote.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a single opening quote.

Returns:

true if character is a single opening quote.

endsWithSingleQuoteS

public static boolean endsWithSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s)

True if string ends with "single quote + s".

Parameters:

s - String to check for ending with single quote + s.

Returns:

true if token ends with single quote + s.

isSingleQuoteS

public static boolean isSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s)

True if string is "single quote + s".

Parameters:

s - String to check for being single quote + s.

Returns:

true if token is single quote + s.

endsWithSingleQuote

public static boolean endsWithSingleQuote(java.lang.String s)

True if string ends with single quote.

Parameters:

s - String to check for ending with single quote.

Returns:

true if token ends with single quote.

isOpeningQuote

public static boolean isOpeningQuote(char c)

True if character is any kind of opening quote.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being an opening quote.

Returns:

true if character is an opening quote.

isClosingQuote

public static boolean isClosingQuote(char c)

True if character is any kind of closing quote.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being a closing quote.

Returns:

true if character is a closing quote.

hasSingleQuote

public static boolean hasSingleQuote(java.lang.String s)

True if string contains a single quote.

Parameters:

s - String to check for containing a single quote.

Returns:

true if string contains a single quote.

isAllCaps

public static boolean isAllCaps(java.lang.String s)

True if string is all caps.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being all capitals.

Returns:

True if string is all capitals.

isAllLowerCase

public static boolean isAllLowerCase(java.lang.String s)

True if string is all lower case.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being all lower case.

Returns:

True if string is all lower case.

hasCapitalLetter

public static boolean hasCapitalLetter(java.lang.String s)

True if string contains at least one capital letter.

Parameters:

s - String to check for having a capital letter.

Returns:

True if string has a capital letter.

hasApostrophe

public static boolean hasApostrophe(java.lang.String s)

True if string contains at least one apostrophe.

Parameters:

s - String to check for having an apostrophe.

Returns:

True if string has an apostrophe.

hasInternalCaps

public static boolean hasInternalCaps(java.lang.String s)

True if string contains internal capital letters.

Parameters:

s - String to check for having internal capitals.

Returns:

True if string has internal capitals.

isAllPeriods

public static boolean isAllPeriods(java.lang.String s)

True if string is all periods.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being all periods.

Returns:

True if string is all periods.

isAllHyphens

public static boolean isAllHyphens(java.lang.String s)

True if string is all hyphens.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being all hyphens.

Returns:

True if string is all hyphens.

isAllAsterisks

public static boolean isAllAsterisks(java.lang.String s)

True if string is all asterisks.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being all asterisks.

Returns:

True if string is all asterisks.

isPossessiveAsterisks

public static boolean isPossessiveAsterisks(java.lang.String s)

True if string is asterisks followed by 's.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being asterisks followed by 's.

Returns:

True if string is asterisks followed by 's.

isPossessiveDashes

public static boolean isPossessiveDashes(java.lang.String s)

True if string is two or more dashes followed by 's.

Parameters:

s - String to check for being dashes followed by 's.

Returns:

True if string is dashes followed by 's.

isWhitespace

public static boolean isWhitespace(char c)

True if character is whitespace.

Parameters:

c - Character to check for being whitespace.

Returns:

True if character c is whitespace.

makeCaseMatch

public static java.lang.String makeCaseMatch(java.lang.String s,
                                             java.lang.String sCaseToMatch)

Make case of string match another string's case.

Parameters:

s - String whose case should be changed.

sCaseToMatch - String whose case should be matched.

Returns:

"s" modified to match case of "sCaseToMatch".

capitalizeFirstLetter

public static java.lang.String capitalizeFirstLetter(java.lang.String s)

Capitalize first letter in string.

Parameters:

s - String to capitalize.

Returns:

"s" with first letter (not first character) capitalized. Remaining characters are set to lower case.

isUSCurrency

public static boolean isUSCurrency(java.lang.String token)

Check for US currency.

Parameters:

token - Word to check for currency.

Returns:

true if token is US currency.

isUSCurrencyCents

public static boolean isUSCurrencyCents(java.lang.String token)

Check for US currency.

Parameters:

token - Word to check for currency.

Returns:

true if token is US currency.

isCurrency

public static boolean isCurrency(java.lang.String token)

Check for currency.

Parameters:

token - Word to check for currency.

Returns:

true if token is currency.

getCaseOld

public static java.lang.String getCaseOld(java.lang.String s)

Get case value for a string.

Parameters:

s - The string.

Returns:

Case value. "0" = all lower case "1" = first letter is upper case "2" = first character not upper case, but some characters after first are upper case. "3" = all characters are upper case

getLetterCase

public static int getLetterCase(java.lang.String s)

Get case value for a string.

Parameters:

s - The string.

Returns:

Case value. 0 = all letters are lower case 1 = first letter (only) is upper case 2 = first letter is not upper case, but some letters after first are upper case 3 = all letters are upper case