Method Detail

• centreWithin

  public static Point centreWithin(Rectangle rec,
                                   Dimension dim)

  Calculates the X and Y coordinates that a child component should have to be centered within its parent. This method does not try to constrain the calculation so that the point remains wholly onscreen.

  Parameters:

  rec - the bounding rectangle of the parent.

  dim - the dimensions of the child.

  Returns:

  the X and Y coordinates the child should have.

• rightWithin

  public static Point rightWithin(Rectangle rec,
                                  Dimension dim)

• belowWithin

  public static Point belowWithin(Rectangle rec,
                                  Dimension dim)

• centreWithin

  public static void centreWithin(Component parent,
                                  Component child)

  Centres the child component within its parent.

  Parameters:

  parent - the parent component.

  child - the child component.

• rightWithin

  public static void rightWithin(Component parent,
                                 Component child)

  Puts to the right

  Parameters:

  parent - the parent component.

  child - the child component.

• belowWithin

  public static void belowWithin(Component parent,
                                 Component child)

• fileNameOfPath

  public static String fileNameOfPath(String path)

• pathNameOfPath

  public static String pathNameOfPath(String path)

• substituteText

  public static String substituteText(String text,
                                      String token,
                                      String substitute)

  Renders a string based on text where any occurence of token is replaced by substitute.

  Returns:

  String

• substituteTextS

  public static String substituteTextS(String text,
                                       String token,
                                       String substitute)

  Renders a string based on text where any occurence of token is replaced by substitute.

  Returns:

  String

• htmlEncoded

  public static String htmlEncoded(String text)

  Substitutes conflicting characters in text with html masked expressions. The returned string is displayable in html interpreting components.

  Parameters:

  text -

  Returns:

• copyFile

  public static void copyFile(File inputFile,
                              File outputFile)
                       throws IOException

  Copies the contents of any disk file to a specified output file. If the output file is a relative path, it is made absolute against the directory of the input file. The output file will be overwritten if it exist. A CRC32 check is performed to compare source and copy after the copy process and if results negative a StreamCorruptedException is thrown. Function reports errors to System.err.

  Parameters:

  inputFile - a File object

  outputFile - a File object

  Throws:

  IOException - if the function could not be completed because of an IO or CRC check error

• ensureFilePath

  public static boolean ensureFilePath(File file,
                                       File defaultDir)

  Ensures the existence of the directory which may be part of the path specification of parameter file. If the specified file is a relative path, it is made absolute against defaultDir. If defaultDir is null the System property "user.dir" is assumed as default directory.

  Returns:

  true if and only if the parent directory of the specified file exists after this function terminates

• ensureDirectory

  public static boolean ensureDirectory(File dir,
                                        File defaultDir)

  Ensures the existence of the directory specified by the parameter. If the directory does not exist, an attempt is performed to create it including all necessary parent directories that may be implied by the specification.

  Parameters:

  dir - File specifying the intended directory; if the specified path is a relative path, it is made absolute against defaultDir. If defaultDir is null the System directory "user.dir" is assumed as default.

  Returns:

  true if and only if the specified file exists and is a directory after this function terminates

• textVariance

  public static int textVariance(char[] ca)

• deleteDir

  public static boolean deleteDir(File dir)

  Deletes all files and subdirectories under dir. Returns true if all deletions were successful. If a deletion fails, the method stops attempting to delete and returns false.