org.apache.commons.validator.util

Class ValidatorUtils

public class ValidatorUtils extends Object

Basic utility methods. The use of FastHashMap is deprecated and will be replaced in a future release.
Field Summary
static Loglog
Logger.
Method Summary
static FastHashMapcopyFastHashMap(FastHashMap map)
Makes a deep copy of a FastHashMap if the values are Msg, Arg, or Var.
static StringgetValueAsString(Object bean, String property)
Convenience method for getting a value from a bean property as a String.
static Stringreplace(String value, String key, String replaceValue)

Replace part of a String with another value.

Field Detail

log

private static Log log
Logger.

Method Detail

copyFastHashMap

public static FastHashMap copyFastHashMap(FastHashMap map)
Makes a deep copy of a FastHashMap if the values are Msg, Arg, or Var. Otherwise it is a shallow copy.

Parameters: map FastHashMap to copy.

Returns: FastHashMap A copy of the FastHashMap 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.

Parameters: bean property

replace

public static String replace(String value, String key, String replaceValue)

Replace part of a String with another value.

Parameters: value String to perform the replacement on. key The name of the constant. replaceValue The value of the constant.

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