org.am.snitch.utilities
Class Utilities

java.lang.Object
  org.am.snitch.utilities.Utilities

public final class Utilities
extends Object

Utilities class serving all other classes.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Axel Maroudas

Method Summary

static void	centralize(JDialog myDialog) Centralize a JDialog in the user screen.
static void	createPropertiesFileStructure() Create the necessary file structure that will hold the applications config files.
static String	formatDate(Date date, String outFormat) Format a Date.
static String	formatDate(String dateStr, String informat, String outFormat) Format a String representation of a Date.
static List<String>	getComboBoxData(JComboBox jComboBox) Retrieve a Vector of Strings from a JComboBox data.
static String	getDayFromDate(Date date) Retrieve the Date name from a date.
static String[]	loadExistingCVSRoots() Read to an array the CVS Roots.
static Properties	parseCVSRoot(String cvsroot) Creates Properties representing the CVS Root.
static List<String>	readFileLines(String filename) Read the contents of a file into a Vector of Strings.
static void	writeFile(String file, List<String> fileLines) Write tho the file system a configuration file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

parseCVSRoot

public static Properties parseCVSRoot(String cvsroot)

Creates Properties representing the CVS Root.

Parameters:

cvsroot - The String representation of a CVS Root

Returns:

The cvs properties

centralize

public static void centralize(JDialog myDialog)

Centralize a JDialog in the user screen.

Parameters:

myDialog - The component to be centralized

formatDate

public static String formatDate(String dateStr,
                                String informat,
                                String outFormat)

Format a String representation of a Date.

Parameters:

dateStr - The String representation of the Date to be formated

informat - The input format with which the date came

outFormat - The format to which the input date should be formated

Returns:

The formated input date

formatDate

public static String formatDate(Date date,
                                String outFormat)

Format a Date.

Parameters:

date - The Date to be formated

outFormat - The format to which the input date should be formated

Returns:

The formated input date

readFileLines

public static List<String> readFileLines(String filename)

Read the contents of a file into a Vector of Strings.

Parameters:

filename - The complete filename of the file to be read

Returns:

A List of Strings holding the lines of the input file

createPropertiesFileStructure

public static void createPropertiesFileStructure()

Create the necessary file structure that will hold the applications config files.

writeFile

public static void writeFile(String file,
                             List<String> fileLines)

Write tho the file system a configuration file.

Parameters:

file - The complete filename of the file to be read

fileLines - The lines of the file to be written

getComboBoxData

public static List<String> getComboBoxData(JComboBox jComboBox)

Retrieve a Vector of Strings from a JComboBox data.

Parameters:

jComboBox - The component from which data will be read

Returns:

The Vector of Strings from the input component

loadExistingCVSRoots

public static String[] loadExistingCVSRoots()

Read to an array the CVS Roots.

Returns:

The CVS Roots of the configuration file

getDayFromDate

public static String getDayFromDate(Date date)

Retrieve the Date name from a date.

Parameters:

date - The date

Returns:

The date name