com.ibm.commerce.price.utils

Class GeneralDataUtil

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.commerce.price.utils.GeneralDataUtil

public class GeneralDataUtil
extends java.lang.Object

This helper class provides some basic functions to manage objects like String, Collections, etc.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	COPYRIGHT IBM copyright notice field.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	compare(java.math.BigDecimal dec1, java.math.BigDecimal dec2) Compare two BigDecimal numbers.
static int	compare(java.lang.Double dec1, java.lang.Double dec2) Compare two Double numbers.
static int	compare(java.lang.String s1, java.lang.String s2) Compare two Strings for default locale.
static int	compare(java.lang.String s1, java.lang.String s2, java.util.Locale locale) Compare two Strings for the specified locale.
static boolean	isEmpty(java.util.Collection col) Check if a collection is null or empty
static boolean	isEmpty(java.lang.Object[] objs) Check if an array is null or empty
static boolean	isEmpty(java.lang.String s) Check if a string is null or empty
static int	sign(double d) Get the sign of a double
static java.lang.Long[]	stringArrayToLongArray(java.lang.String[] ss) Convert an array of strings to an array of Long
static java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object[] objs) Convert an array to string utilizing the toString() method of the array element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

COPYRIGHT

public static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT

IBM copyright notice field.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

compare

public static int compare(java.math.BigDecimal dec1,
                          java.math.BigDecimal dec2)

Compare two BigDecimal numbers. View null as zero.

Parameters:

dec1 - A BigDecimal

dec2 - A BigDecimal

Returns:

boolean

compare

public static int compare(java.lang.Double dec1,
                          java.lang.Double dec2)

Compare two Double numbers. View null as zero.

Parameters:

dec1 - A Double object

dec2 - A Double object

Returns:

boolean

compare

public static int compare(java.lang.String s1,
                          java.lang.String s2)

Compare two Strings for default locale.

Parameters:

s1 - A String object

s2 - A String object

Returns:

boolean

compare

public static int compare(java.lang.String s1,
                          java.lang.String s2,
                          java.util.Locale locale)

Compare two Strings for the specified locale.

Parameters:

s1 - A String object

s2 - A String object

locale - A Locale object

Returns:

boolean

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.util.Collection col)

Check if a collection is null or empty

Parameters:

col - A collection to be checked

Returns:

boolean Return true if the collection is null or empty

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.lang.Object[] objs)

Check if an array is null or empty

Parameters:

objs - An array to be checked

Returns:

boolean Return true if the array is null or empty

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.lang.String s)

Check if a string is null or empty

Parameters:

s - A string to be checked

Returns:

boolean Return true if the string is null or empty

sign

public static int sign(double d)

Get the sign of a double

Parameters:

d - A double

Returns:

int

stringArrayToLongArray

public static java.lang.Long[] stringArrayToLongArray(java.lang.String[] ss)

Convert an array of strings to an array of Long

Parameters:

ss - A string array

Returns:

A Long array

toString

public static java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object[] objs)

Convert an array to string utilizing the toString() method of the array element.

Parameters:

objs - An Object array

Returns:

String