JAL-1705 javadoc added only

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / util / StringUtils.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java b/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
index 3e004a6..6044655 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
+ * 
+ * This file is part of Jalview.
+ * 
+ * Jalview is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *  
+ * Jalview is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty 
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Jalview.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * The Jalview Authors are detailed in the 'AUTHORS' file.
+ */
 package jalview.util;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -228,4 +248,55 @@ public class StringUtils
     }
     return "" + separator;
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Converts a list to a string with a delimiter before each term except the
+   * first. Returns an empty string given a null or zero-length argument. This
+   * can be replaced with StringJoiner in Java 8.
+   * 
+   * @param terms
+   * @param delim
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static String listToDelimitedString(List<String> terms,
+          String delim)
+  {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(32);
+    if (terms != null && !terms.isEmpty())
+    {
+      boolean appended = false;
+      for (String term : terms)
+      {
+        if (appended)
+        {
+          sb.append(delim);
+        }
+        appended = true;
+        sb.append(term);
+      }
+    }
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method to parse a string to an integer, returning 0 if the
+   * input is null or not a valid integer
+   * 
+   * @param s
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static int parseInt(String s)
+  {
+    int result = 0;
+    if (s != null && s.length() > 0)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        result = Integer.parseInt(s);
+      } catch (NumberFormatException ex)
+      {
+      }
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
 }