meka.core

Class ObjectUtils

java.lang.Object

meka.core.ObjectUtils

public class ObjectUtils
extends Object

Helper class for object-related operations.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	deepCopy(Object o) Creates a deep copy of the given object (must be serializable!).
static String	flatten(List lines, String sep) Flattens the list into a single, long string.
static String	flatten(Object[] lines, String sep) Flattens the array into a single, long string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectUtils

public ObjectUtils()

Method Detail

flatten

public static String flatten(List lines,
                             String sep)

Flattens the list into a single, long string. The separator string gets added between the objects, but not after the last one.

Parameters:

lines - the lines to flatten

sep - the separator

Returns:

the generated string

flatten

public static String flatten(Object[] lines,
                             String sep)

Flattens the array into a single, long string. The separator string gets added between the objects, but not after the last one. Uses the "toString()" method of the objects to turn them into a string.

Parameters:

lines - the lines to flatten

sep - the separator

Returns:

the generated string

deepCopy

public static Object deepCopy(Object o)

Creates a deep copy of the given object (must be serializable!). Returns null in case of an error.

Parameters:

o - the object to copy

Returns:

the deep copy