org.apache.commons.validator.util
Class ValidatorUtils
java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.validator.util.ValidatorUtils
public class ValidatorUtils
extends java.lang.Object
Basic utility methods.
The use of FastHashMap is deprecated and will be replaced in a future
release.
static FastHashMap | copyFastHashMap(FastHashMap map) - This method is not part of Validator's public API.
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static Map | copyMap(Map map) - Makes a deep copy of a
Map if the values are
Msg , Arg , or Var .
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static String | getValueAsString(Object bean, String property) - Convenience method for getting a value from a bean property as a
String .
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static String | replace(String value, String key, String replaceValue) - Replace part of a
String with another value.
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copyFastHashMap
public static FastHashMap copyFastHashMap(FastHashMap map)
This method is not part of Validator's public API. Validator
will use it internally until FastHashMap references are removed. Use
copyMap() instead.
Makes a deep copy of a FastHashMap
if the values
are Msg
, Arg
,
or Var
. Otherwise it is a shallow copy.
map
- FastHashMap
to copy.
- FastHashMap A copy of the
FastHashMap
that was
passed in.
copyMap
public static Map copyMap(Map map)
Makes a deep copy of a Map
if the values are
Msg
, Arg
, or Var
. Otherwise,
it is a shallow copy.
map
- The source Map to copy.
- A copy of the
Map
that was passed in.
getValueAsString
public static String getValueAsString(Object bean,
String property)
Convenience method for getting a value from a bean property as a
String
. If the property is a String[]
or
Collection
and it is empty, an empty String
"" is returned. Otherwise, property.toString() is returned. This method
may return null
if there was an error retrieving the
property.
bean
- The bean object.property
- The name of the property to access.
- The value of the property.
replace
public static String replace(String value,
String key,
String replaceValue)
Replace part of a String
with another value.
value
- String
to perform the replacement on.key
- The name of the constant.replaceValue
- The value of the constant.
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