objectivehtml.utils
Class HtmlUtils

java.lang.Object
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  +--objectivehtml.utils.HtmlUtils

public class HtmlUtils

extends java.lang.Object

This class provides html utility functions.

Constructor Summary

HtmlUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	convertFromString(java.lang.Class objClass, java.lang.String sValue) This method converts a String object into an wrapper object of the specified primitive class.
static java.lang.Object	convertFromStrings(java.lang.Class objClass, java.lang.String[] asValue) This method converts an array of String objects into an array of objects of the specified primitive class.
static java.lang.String	htmlSpecialChars(java.lang.String sHtml) This method converts special html characters into their html entity forms.
static java.lang.reflect.Method	identifyMethod(java.lang.Class objClass, java.lang.String sMethod) This identifies the method of a specified class given the method signature.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HtmlUtils

public HtmlUtils()

Method Detail

htmlSpecialChars

public static java.lang.String htmlSpecialChars(java.lang.String sHtml)

This method converts special html characters into their html entity forms. The following characters are converted:
& (ampersand) => &
" (double quote) => "
' (single quote) => '
< (less than) => &lt;
> (greater than) => &gt;

Parameters:

sHtml - The html string that needs to have special characters entitized.

Returns:

The string after all the special characters have been entitized.

identifyMethod

public static java.lang.reflect.Method identifyMethod(java.lang.Class objClass,
                                                      java.lang.String sMethod)
                                               throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException,
                                                      java.lang.NoSuchMethodException,
                                                      java.lang.SecurityException

This identifies the method of a specified class given the method signature.

Parameters:

objClass - the class that the method belongs to

sMethod - the method signature

Returns:

a Method object representing the method

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a class cannot be found

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the method cannot be found

java.lang.SecurityException - if the method cannot be accessed

convertFromString

public static java.lang.Object convertFromString(java.lang.Class objClass,
                                                 java.lang.String sValue)
                                          throws java.lang.NumberFormatException,
                                                 java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

This method converts a String object into an wrapper object of the specified primitive class.

Parameters:

objClass - the class that this object is to be converted into

sValue - the value to convert

Returns:

an object of the converted String

Throws:

java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the value cannot be parsed into a number

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a class cannot be found

convertFromStrings

public static java.lang.Object convertFromStrings(java.lang.Class objClass,
                                                  java.lang.String[] asValue)
                                           throws java.lang.NumberFormatException,
                                                  java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

This method converts an array of String objects into an array of objects of the specified primitive class.

Parameters:

objClass - the class that this object is to be converted into

asValue - the values to convert

Returns:

an object of the converted String

Throws:

java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the value cannot be parsed into a number

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a class cannot be found