net.sf.flatpack.util

Class FixedWidthParserUtils

java.lang.Object

net.sf.flatpack.util.FixedWidthParserUtils

public final class FixedWidthParserUtils
extends Object

Collection of parser utilities related to the parsing of fixed width files.

Author:

paul zepernick

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getCMDKey(MetaData columnMD, String line) Returns the key to the list of ColumnMetaData objects.
static List<String>	splitFixedText(List<ColumnMetaData> columnMetaData, String lineToParse, boolean preserveLeadingWhitespace, boolean preserveTrailingWhitespace) Splits up a fixed width line of text

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

splitFixedText

public static List<String> splitFixedText(List<ColumnMetaData> columnMetaData,
                                          String lineToParse,
                                          boolean preserveLeadingWhitespace,
                                          boolean preserveTrailingWhitespace)

Splits up a fixed width line of text

Parameters:

columnMetaData - Collection of ColumnMetaData to parse the line

lineToParse - Line of text to be parsed against the ColumnMetaData

preserveLeadingWhitespace - Keep any leading spaces

preserveTrailingWhitespace - Keep any trailing spaces

Returns:

List Collection of Strings. Each element representing a column

getCMDKey

public static String getCMDKey(MetaData columnMD,
                               String line)

Returns the key to the list of ColumnMetaData objects. Returns the correct MetaData per the mapping file and the data contained on the line

Parameters:

columnMD -

line -

Returns:

List - ColumMetaData