org.problets.lib.conceptmap.state
Class Utility

java.lang.Object
  org.problets.lib.conceptmap.state.Utility

public class Utility
extends java.lang.Object

Static method container class for commonly used utility methods

Since:

December 2003

Author:

Eric Fernades

Field Summary

static TextFormatter

textFormatter The text formatter for mouseover drawing

Constructor Summary

Utility()

Method Summary

static java.util.Vector	cloneAndRemoveFirst(java.util.Vector original) Creates a duplicate vector but removes the first element from the duplicate.
static java.util.Vector	cloneAndRemoveLast(java.util.Vector original) Creates a duplicate vector but removes the last element from the duplicate.
static java.util.Vector	convertTextToFullName(java.lang.String text) Converts an node full name in a text version (period-delimited) to a vector fomat (with each ancestor an element in the vector followed by the node name itself).
static boolean	isTextNodeAnAnd(java.lang.String text) Given a node name in period-delimited text format, determines if the node is an AND by checking for a + before the last name in the string (the target node name).
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static java.lang.String	prepareStringForTextFormatter(java.lang.String text) Given a string without special formatting, quotes any special characters.
static java.lang.String	vector2String(java.util.Vector nameVector) Converts a node full name in vector fomat (with each ancestor an element in the vector followed by the node name itself) to a text version (period-delimited).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

textFormatter

public static final TextFormatter textFormatter

The text formatter for mouseover drawing

Constructor Detail

Utility

public Utility()

Method Detail

cloneAndRemoveLast

public static java.util.Vector cloneAndRemoveLast(java.util.Vector original)

Creates a duplicate vector but removes the last element from the duplicate.

Parameters:

original - the vector to be cloned

Returns:

the cloned vector

cloneAndRemoveFirst

public static java.util.Vector cloneAndRemoveFirst(java.util.Vector original)

Creates a duplicate vector but removes the first element from the duplicate.

Parameters:

original - the vector to be cloned

Returns:

the cloned vector

vector2String

public static java.lang.String vector2String(java.util.Vector nameVector)

Converts a node full name in vector fomat (with each ancestor an element in the vector followed by the node name itself) to a text version (period-delimited).

Parameters:

nameVector - the name of the node in vector format

Returns:

the name of the node in text version

convertTextToFullName

public static java.util.Vector convertTextToFullName(java.lang.String text)

Converts an node full name in a text version (period-delimited) to a vector fomat (with each ancestor an element in the vector followed by the node name itself).

Parameters:

text - the name of the node in text version

Returns:

the name of the node in vector format

isTextNodeAnAnd

public static boolean isTextNodeAnAnd(java.lang.String text)

Given a node name in period-delimited text format, determines if the node is an AND by checking for a + before the last name in the string (the target node name).

Parameters:

text - the name of the node in text version

Returns:

true if the node is an AND, false otherwise

prepareStringForTextFormatter

public static java.lang.String prepareStringForTextFormatter(java.lang.String text)

Given a string without special formatting, quotes any special characters. For examplle, < is replaced with <<>. The returned string can be provided to the text formatter class.

Parameters:

text - the the "raw" string, without special formatting

Returns:

the string ready to be provided to the TextFormatter class

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)