Arrays.java

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package org.omnifaces.el.functions;

/**
 * <p>
 * Collection of EL functions for array manipulation: <code>of:createArray()</code>, <code>of:createIntegerArray()</code>,
 * and <code>of:contains()</code>.
 *
 * @author Bauke Scholtz
 */
public final class Arrays {

	// Constants ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	private static final String ERROR_INVALID_ARRAY_SIZE = "The array size must be at least 0.";

	// Constructors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	private Arrays() {
		// Hide constructor.
	}

	// Utility --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Creates and returns a dummy object array of the given size. This is useful if you want to iterate <i>n</i> times
	 * over an <code>&lt;ui:repeat&gt;</code>, which doesn't support EL in <code>begin</code> and <code>end</code>
	 * attributes.
	 * @param size The size of the dummy object array.
	 * @return A dummy object array of the given size.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException When the size is less than 0.
	 */
	public static Object[] createArray(int size) {
		if (size < 0) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(ERROR_INVALID_ARRAY_SIZE);
		}

		return new Object[size];
	}

	/**
	 * Creates and returns an integer array which starts at the given integer and ends at the given integer, inclusive.
	 * This is useful if you want to for example populate a <code>&lt;f:selectItems&gt;</code> which shows an integer
	 * range to represent days and years. If the begin is greater than end, then the array will be decremental. If the
	 * begin equals end, then the array will contain only one item.
	 * @param begin The begin integer.
	 * @param end The end integer.
	 * @return An integer array which starts at the given integer and ends at the given integer, inclusive
	 */
	public static Integer[] createIntegerArray(int begin, int end) {
		int direction = (begin < end) ? 1 : (begin > end) ? -1 : 0;
		int size = Math.abs(end - begin) + 1;
		Integer[] array = new Integer[size];

		for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
			array[i] = begin + (i * direction);
		}

		return array;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns <code>true</code> if the string representation of an item of the given array equals to the string
	 * representation of the given item. This returns <code>false</code> if either the array or the item is null. This
	 * is useful if you want to for example check if <code>#{paramValues.foo}</code> contains a certain value.
	 * @param array The array whose items have to be compared.
	 * @param item The item to be compared.
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the string representation of an item of the given array equals to the string
	 * representation of the given item.
	 */
	public static boolean contains(Object[] array, Object item) {
		if (array == null || item == null) {
			return false;
		}

		for (Object object : array) {
			if (object != null && object.toString().equals(item.toString())) {
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

}