Class StringHelper


  • public class StringHelper
    extends java.lang.Object
    Mildly-useful String and String-related helper methods that should probably be factored out elsewhere...
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      StringHelper()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String getRandomHexString()
      Return a plausibly-random number string in hex form.
      static int hexcharToInt​(char c)
      Return the integer value of the passed-in char interpreted as a hex digit.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • StringHelper

        public StringHelper()
    • Method Detail

      • hexcharToInt

        public static int hexcharToInt​(char c)
        Return the integer value of the passed-in char interpreted as a hex digit. FIXME: return -1 on bad conversion -- HR.
        Parameters:
        c - char
        Returns:
        integer value
      • getRandomHexString

        public static java.lang.String getRandomHexString()
        Return a plausibly-random number string in hex form. Used mostly for temp filename generation.

        Not (yet) synchronised as unlikely to be problem with threads and contention.

        Returns:
        hex string