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Class String

java.lang.Object

_global_.String

public class String
extends java.lang.Object

A string. Notice that, in JavaScript, there is no character.

Refer to JavaScript Reference.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	$camel() Returns a copy of this string by converting dashes into a camel-case equivalent.
String	$inc(int diff) Returns a copy of the first character of a string by increasing its value.
String	$sub(String cc) Returns the difference between the first character of this string and the first character of the specified string.
boolean	endsWith(String postfix) Returns whether this string ends with the specified postfix.
boolean	startsWith(String prefix) Returns whether this string starts with the specified prefix.
String	trim() Returns a copy of the string, with leading and trailing whitespace omitted.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

$camel

public String $camel()

Returns a copy of this string by converting dashes into a camel-case equivalent.

Example:

"foo-bar".$camel(); //returns "fooBar"

Returns:

the cameled copy of this string.

$inc

public String $inc(int diff)

Returns a copy of the first character of a string by increasing its value.

For example, 'a'.$inc(2) is 'c' (same as 'a' + 2 in Java) and 'z'.$inc(-1) is 'y'.

Parameters:

diff - number to increase

Returns:

the increased coy of this string.

See Also:

$sub(_global_.String)

$sub

public String $sub(String cc)

Returns the difference between the first character of this string and the first character of the specified string.

For example, 'd'.$sub('c') is 1 (same as 'd' - 'c' in Java)

Parameters:

cc - a string to compare with

Returns:

the difference between this string and the specified one.

See Also:

$inc(int)

startsWith

public boolean startsWith(String prefix)

Returns whether this string starts with the specified prefix.

Parameters:

prefix - the prefix to test

See Also:

endsWith(_global_.String)

endsWith

public boolean endsWith(String postfix)

Returns whether this string ends with the specified postfix.

Parameters:

postfix - the postfix to test

See Also:

startsWith(_global_.String)

trim

public String trim()

Returns a copy of the string, with leading and trailing whitespace omitted.