StringUtils.java

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package org.springframework.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.TimeZone;

/**
 * Miscellaneous {@link String} utility methods.
 *
 * <p>Mainly for internal use within the framework; consider
 * <a href="http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/">Apache's Commons Lang</a>
 * for a more comprehensive suite of {@code String} utilities.
 *
 * <p>This class delivers some simple functionality that should really be
 * provided by the core Java {@link String} and {@link StringBuilder}
 * classes. It also provides easy-to-use methods to convert between
 * delimited strings, such as CSV strings, and collections and arrays.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @author Rick Evans
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Sam Brannen
 * @since 16 April 2001
 */
public abstract class StringUtils {

	private static final String FOLDER_SEPARATOR = "/";

	private static final String WINDOWS_FOLDER_SEPARATOR = "\\";

	private static final String TOP_PATH = "..";

	private static final String CURRENT_PATH = ".";

	private static final char EXTENSION_SEPARATOR = '.';


	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
	// General convenience methods for working with Strings
	//---------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Check whether the given {@code String} is empty.
	 * <p>This method accepts any Object as an argument, comparing it to
	 * {@code null} and the empty String. As a consequence, this method
	 * will never return {@code true} for a non-null non-String object.
	 * <p>The Object signature is useful for general attribute handling code
	 * that commonly deals with Strings but generally has to iterate over
	 * Objects since attributes may e.g. be primitive value objects as well.
	 * @param str the candidate String
	 * @since 3.2.1
	 */
	public static boolean isEmpty(Object str) {
		return (str == null || "".equals(str));
	}

	/**
	 * Check that the given {@code CharSequence} is neither {@code null} nor
	 * of length 0.
	 * <p>Note: this method returns {@code true} for a {@code CharSequence}
	 * that purely consists of whitespace.
	 * <p><pre class="code">
	 * StringUtils.hasLength(null) = false
	 * StringUtils.hasLength("") = false
	 * StringUtils.hasLength(" ") = true
	 * StringUtils.hasLength("Hello") = true
	 * </pre>
	 * @param str the {@code CharSequence} to check (may be {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code CharSequence} is not {@code null} and has length
	 * @see #hasText(String)
	 */
	public static boolean hasLength(CharSequence str) {
		return (str != null && str.length() > 0);
	}

	/**
	 * Check that the given {@code String} is neither {@code null} nor of length 0.
	 * <p>Note: this method returns {@code true} for a {@code String} that
	 * purely consists of whitespace.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check (may be {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code String} is not {@code null} and has length
	 * @see #hasLength(CharSequence)
	 * @see #hasText(String)
	 */
	public static boolean hasLength(String str) {
		return hasLength((CharSequence) str);
	}

	/**
	 * Check whether the given {@code CharSequence} contains actual <em>text</em>.
	 * <p>More specifically, this method returns {@code true} if the
	 * {@code CharSequence} is not {@code null}, its length is greater than
	 * 0, and it contains at least one non-whitespace character.
	 * <p><pre class="code">
	 * StringUtils.hasText(null) = false
	 * StringUtils.hasText("") = false
	 * StringUtils.hasText(" ") = false
	 * StringUtils.hasText("12345") = true
	 * StringUtils.hasText(" 12345 ") = true
	 * </pre>
	 * @param str the {@code CharSequence} to check (may be {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code CharSequence} is not {@code null},
	 * its length is greater than 0, and it does not contain whitespace only
	 * @see Character#isWhitespace
	 */
	public static boolean hasText(CharSequence str) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return false;
		}
		int strLen = str.length();
		for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) {
			if (!Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i))) {
				return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Check whether the given {@code String} contains actual <em>text</em>.
	 * <p>More specifically, this method returns {@code true} if the
	 * {@code String} is not {@code null}, its length is greater than 0,
	 * and it contains at least one non-whitespace character.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check (may be {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code String} is not {@code null}, its
	 * length is greater than 0, and it does not contain whitespace only
	 * @see #hasText(CharSequence)
	 */
	public static boolean hasText(String str) {
		return hasText((CharSequence) str);
	}

	/**
	 * Check whether the given {@code CharSequence} contains any whitespace characters.
	 * @param str the {@code CharSequence} to check (may be {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code CharSequence} is not empty and
	 * contains at least 1 whitespace character
	 * @see Character#isWhitespace
	 */
	public static boolean containsWhitespace(CharSequence str) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return false;
		}
		int strLen = str.length();
		for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) {
			if (Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i))) {
				return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Check whether the given {@code String} contains any whitespace characters.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check (may be {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code String} is not empty and
	 * contains at least 1 whitespace character
	 * @see #containsWhitespace(CharSequence)
	 */
	public static boolean containsWhitespace(String str) {
		return containsWhitespace((CharSequence) str);
	}

	/**
	 * Trim leading and trailing whitespace from the given {@code String}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @return the trimmed {@code String}
	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
	 */
	public static String trimWhitespace(String str) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return str;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
		while (sb.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(sb.charAt(0))) {
			sb.deleteCharAt(0);
		}
		while (sb.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(sb.charAt(sb.length() - 1))) {
			sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 1);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Trim <i>all</i> whitespace from the given {@code String}:
	 * leading, trailing, and in between characters.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @return the trimmed {@code String}
	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
	 */
	public static String trimAllWhitespace(String str) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return str;
		}
		int len = str.length();
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str.length());
		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
			char c = str.charAt(i);
			if (!Character.isWhitespace(c)) {
				sb.append(c);
			}
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Trim leading whitespace from the given {@code String}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @return the trimmed {@code String}
	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
	 */
	public static String trimLeadingWhitespace(String str) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return str;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
		while (sb.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(sb.charAt(0))) {
			sb.deleteCharAt(0);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Trim trailing whitespace from the given {@code String}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @return the trimmed {@code String}
	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
	 */
	public static String trimTrailingWhitespace(String str) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return str;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
		while (sb.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(sb.charAt(sb.length() - 1))) {
			sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 1);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Trim all occurrences of the supplied leading character from the given {@code String}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @param leadingCharacter the leading character to be trimmed
	 * @return the trimmed {@code String}
	 */
	public static String trimLeadingCharacter(String str, char leadingCharacter) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return str;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
		while (sb.length() > 0 && sb.charAt(0) == leadingCharacter) {
			sb.deleteCharAt(0);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Trim all occurrences of the supplied trailing character from the given {@code String}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @param trailingCharacter the trailing character to be trimmed
	 * @return the trimmed {@code String}
	 */
	public static String trimTrailingCharacter(String str, char trailingCharacter) {
		if (!hasLength(str)) {
			return str;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
		while (sb.length() > 0 && sb.charAt(sb.length() - 1) == trailingCharacter) {
			sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 1);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}


	/**
	 * Test if the given {@code String} starts with the specified prefix,
	 * ignoring upper/lower case.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @param prefix the prefix to look for
	 * @see java.lang.String#startsWith
	 */
	public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String prefix) {
		if (str == null || prefix == null) {
			return false;
		}
		if (str.startsWith(prefix)) {
			return true;
		}
		if (str.length() < prefix.length()) {
			return false;
		}
		String lcStr = str.substring(0, prefix.length()).toLowerCase();
		String lcPrefix = prefix.toLowerCase();
		return lcStr.equals(lcPrefix);
	}

	/**
	 * Test if the given {@code String} ends with the specified suffix,
	 * ignoring upper/lower case.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to check
	 * @param suffix the suffix to look for
	 * @see java.lang.String#endsWith
	 */
	public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String suffix) {
		if (str == null || suffix == null) {
			return false;
		}
		if (str.endsWith(suffix)) {
			return true;
		}
		if (str.length() < suffix.length()) {
			return false;
		}

		String lcStr = str.substring(str.length() - suffix.length()).toLowerCase();
		String lcSuffix = suffix.toLowerCase();
		return lcStr.equals(lcSuffix);
	}

	/**
	 * Test whether the given string matches the given substring
	 * at the given index.
	 * @param str the original string (or StringBuilder)
	 * @param index the index in the original string to start matching against
	 * @param substring the substring to match at the given index
	 */
	public static boolean substringMatch(CharSequence str, int index, CharSequence substring) {
		for (int j = 0; j < substring.length(); j++) {
			int i = index + j;
			if (i >= str.length() || str.charAt(i) != substring.charAt(j)) {
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Count the occurrences of the substring {@code sub} in string {@code str}.
	 * @param str string to search in. Return 0 if this is {@code null}.
	 * @param sub string to search for. Return 0 if this is {@code null}.
	 */
	public static int countOccurrencesOf(String str, String sub) {
		if (str == null || sub == null || str.length() == 0 || sub.length() == 0) {
			return 0;
		}
		int count = 0;
		int pos = 0;
		int idx;
		while ((idx = str.indexOf(sub, pos)) != -1) {
			++count;
			pos = idx + sub.length();
		}
		return count;
	}

	/**
	 * Replace all occurrences of a substring within a string with
	 * another string.
	 * @param inString {@code String} to examine
	 * @param oldPattern {@code String} to replace
	 * @param newPattern {@code String} to insert
	 * @return a {@code String} with the replacements
	 */
	public static String replace(String inString, String oldPattern, String newPattern) {
		if (!hasLength(inString) || !hasLength(oldPattern) || newPattern == null) {
			return inString;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		int pos = 0; // our position in the old string
		int index = inString.indexOf(oldPattern);
		// the index of an occurrence we've found, or -1
		int patLen = oldPattern.length();
		while (index >= 0) {
			sb.append(inString.substring(pos, index));
			sb.append(newPattern);
			pos = index + patLen;
			index = inString.indexOf(oldPattern, pos);
		}
		sb.append(inString.substring(pos));
		// remember to append any characters to the right of a match
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Delete all occurrences of the given substring.
	 * @param inString the original {@code String}
	 * @param pattern the pattern to delete all occurrences of
	 * @return the resulting {@code String}
	 */
	public static String delete(String inString, String pattern) {
		return replace(inString, pattern, "");
	}

	/**
	 * Delete any character in a given {@code String}.
	 * @param inString the original {@code String}
	 * @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete.
	 * E.g. "az\n" will delete 'a's, 'z's and new lines.
	 * @return the resulting {@code String}
	 */
	public static String deleteAny(String inString, String charsToDelete) {
		if (!hasLength(inString) || !hasLength(charsToDelete)) {
			return inString;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		for (int i = 0; i < inString.length(); i++) {
			char c = inString.charAt(i);
			if (charsToDelete.indexOf(c) == -1) {
				sb.append(c);
			}
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}


	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
	// Convenience methods for working with formatted Strings
	//---------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Quote the given {@code String} with single quotes.
	 * @param str the input {@code String} (e.g. "myString")
	 * @return the quoted {@code String} (e.g. "'myString'"),
	 * or {@code null} if the input was {@code null}
	 */
	public static String quote(String str) {
		return (str != null ? "'" + str + "'" : null);
	}

	/**
	 * Turn the given Object into a {@code String} with single quotes
	 * if it is a {@code String}; keeping the Object as-is else.
	 * @param obj the input Object (e.g. "myString")
	 * @return the quoted {@code String} (e.g. "'myString'"),
	 * or the input object as-is if not a {@code String}
	 */
	public static Object quoteIfString(Object obj) {
		return (obj instanceof String ? quote((String) obj) : obj);
	}

	/**
	 * Unqualify a string qualified by a '.' dot character. For example,
	 * "this.name.is.qualified", returns "qualified".
	 * @param qualifiedName the qualified name
	 */
	public static String unqualify(String qualifiedName) {
		return unqualify(qualifiedName, '.');
	}

	/**
	 * Unqualify a string qualified by a separator character. For example,
	 * "this:name:is:qualified" returns "qualified" if using a ':' separator.
	 * @param qualifiedName the qualified name
	 * @param separator the separator
	 */
	public static String unqualify(String qualifiedName, char separator) {
		return qualifiedName.substring(qualifiedName.lastIndexOf(separator) + 1);
	}

	/**
	 * Capitalize a {@code String}, changing the first letter to
	 * upper case as per {@link Character#toUpperCase(char)}.
	 * No other letters are changed.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to capitalize, may be {@code null}
	 * @return the capitalized {@code String}, or {@code null} if the supplied
	 * string is {@code null}
	 */
	public static String capitalize(String str) {
		return changeFirstCharacterCase(str, true);
	}

	/**
	 * Uncapitalize a {@code String}, changing the first letter to
	 * lower case as per {@link Character#toLowerCase(char)}.
	 * No other letters are changed.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to uncapitalize, may be {@code null}
	 * @return the uncapitalized {@code String}, or {@code null} if the supplied
	 * string is {@code null}
	 */
	public static String uncapitalize(String str) {
		return changeFirstCharacterCase(str, false);
	}

	private static String changeFirstCharacterCase(String str, boolean capitalize) {
		if (str == null || str.length() == 0) {
			return str;
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str.length());
		if (capitalize) {
			sb.append(Character.toUpperCase(str.charAt(0)));
		}
		else {
			sb.append(Character.toLowerCase(str.charAt(0)));
		}
		sb.append(str.substring(1));
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Extract the filename from the given Java resource path,
	 * e.g. {@code "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "myfile.txt"}.
	 * @param path the file path (may be {@code null})
	 * @return the extracted filename, or {@code null} if none
	 */
	public static String getFilename(String path) {
		if (path == null) {
			return null;
		}
		int separatorIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
		return (separatorIndex != -1 ? path.substring(separatorIndex + 1) : path);
	}

	/**
	 * Extract the filename extension from the given Java resource path,
	 * e.g. "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "txt".
	 * @param path the file path (may be {@code null})
	 * @return the extracted filename extension, or {@code null} if none
	 */
	public static String getFilenameExtension(String path) {
		if (path == null) {
			return null;
		}
		int extIndex = path.lastIndexOf(EXTENSION_SEPARATOR);
		if (extIndex == -1) {
			return null;
		}
		int folderIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
		if (folderIndex > extIndex) {
			return null;
		}
		return path.substring(extIndex + 1);
	}

	/**
	 * Strip the filename extension from the given Java resource path,
	 * e.g. "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "mypath/myfile".
	 * @param path the file path (may be {@code null})
	 * @return the path with stripped filename extension,
	 * or {@code null} if none
	 */
	public static String stripFilenameExtension(String path) {
		if (path == null) {
			return null;
		}
		int extIndex = path.lastIndexOf(EXTENSION_SEPARATOR);
		if (extIndex == -1) {
			return path;
		}
		int folderIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
		if (folderIndex > extIndex) {
			return path;
		}
		return path.substring(0, extIndex);
	}

	/**
	 * Apply the given relative path to the given Java resource path,
	 * assuming standard Java folder separation (i.e. "/" separators).
	 * @param path the path to start from (usually a full file path)
	 * @param relativePath the relative path to apply
	 * (relative to the full file path above)
	 * @return the full file path that results from applying the relative path
	 */
	public static String applyRelativePath(String path, String relativePath) {
		int separatorIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
		if (separatorIndex != -1) {
			String newPath = path.substring(0, separatorIndex);
			if (!relativePath.startsWith(FOLDER_SEPARATOR)) {
				newPath += FOLDER_SEPARATOR;
			}
			return newPath + relativePath;
		}
		else {
			return relativePath;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Normalize the path by suppressing sequences like "path/.." and
	 * inner simple dots.
	 * <p>The result is convenient for path comparison. For other uses,
	 * notice that Windows separators ("\") are replaced by simple slashes.
	 * @param path the original path
	 * @return the normalized path
	 */
	public static String cleanPath(String path) {
		if (path == null) {
			return null;
		}
		String pathToUse = replace(path, WINDOWS_FOLDER_SEPARATOR, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);

		// Strip prefix from path to analyze, to not treat it as part of the
		// first path element. This is necessary to correctly parse paths like
		// "file:core/../core/io/Resource.class", where the ".." should just
		// strip the first "core" directory while keeping the "file:" prefix.
		int prefixIndex = pathToUse.indexOf(":");
		String prefix = "";
		if (prefixIndex != -1) {
			prefix = pathToUse.substring(0, prefixIndex + 1);
			if (prefix.contains("/")) {
				prefix = "";
			}
			else {
				pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(prefixIndex + 1);
			}
		}
		if (pathToUse.startsWith(FOLDER_SEPARATOR)) {
			prefix = prefix + FOLDER_SEPARATOR;
			pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(1);
		}

		String[] pathArray = delimitedListToStringArray(pathToUse, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
		List<String> pathElements = new LinkedList<String>();
		int tops = 0;

		for (int i = pathArray.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			String element = pathArray[i];
			if (CURRENT_PATH.equals(element)) {
				// Points to current directory - drop it.
			}
			else if (TOP_PATH.equals(element)) {
				// Registering top path found.
				tops++;
			}
			else {
				if (tops > 0) {
					// Merging path element with element corresponding to top path.
					tops--;
				}
				else {
					// Normal path element found.
					pathElements.add(0, element);
				}
			}
		}

		// Remaining top paths need to be retained.
		for (int i = 0; i < tops; i++) {
			pathElements.add(0, TOP_PATH);
		}

		return prefix + collectionToDelimitedString(pathElements, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
	}

	/**
	 * Compare two paths after normalization of them.
	 * @param path1 first path for comparison
	 * @param path2 second path for comparison
	 * @return whether the two paths are equivalent after normalization
	 */
	public static boolean pathEquals(String path1, String path2) {
		return cleanPath(path1).equals(cleanPath(path2));
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the given {@code localeString} value into a {@link Locale}.
	 * <p>This is the inverse operation of {@link Locale#toString Locale's toString}.
	 * @param localeString the locale {@code String}, following {@code Locale's}
	 * {@code toString()} format ("en", "en_UK", etc);
	 * also accepts spaces as separators, as an alternative to underscores
	 * @return a corresponding {@code Locale} instance
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case of an invalid locale specification
	 */
	public static Locale parseLocaleString(String localeString) {
		String[] parts = tokenizeToStringArray(localeString, "_ ", false, false);
		String language = (parts.length > 0 ? parts[0] : "");
		String country = (parts.length > 1 ? parts[1] : "");
		validateLocalePart(language);
		validateLocalePart(country);
		String variant = "";
		if (parts.length > 2) {
			// There is definitely a variant, and it is everything after the country
			// code sans the separator between the country code and the variant.
			int endIndexOfCountryCode = localeString.indexOf(country, language.length()) + country.length();
			// Strip off any leading '_' and whitespace, what's left is the variant.
			variant = trimLeadingWhitespace(localeString.substring(endIndexOfCountryCode));
			if (variant.startsWith("_")) {
				variant = trimLeadingCharacter(variant, '_');
			}
		}
		return (language.length() > 0 ? new Locale(language, country, variant) : null);
	}

	private static void validateLocalePart(String localePart) {
		for (int i = 0; i < localePart.length(); i++) {
			char ch = localePart.charAt(i);
			if (ch != '_' && ch != ' ' && !Character.isLetterOrDigit(ch)) {
				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
						"Locale part \"" + localePart + "\" contains invalid characters");
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Determine the RFC 3066 compliant language tag,
	 * as used for the HTTP "Accept-Language" header.
	 * @param locale the Locale to transform to a language tag
	 * @return the RFC 3066 compliant language tag as {@code String}
	 */
	public static String toLanguageTag(Locale locale) {
		return locale.getLanguage() + (hasText(locale.getCountry()) ? "-" + locale.getCountry() : "");
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the given {@code timeZoneString} value into a {@link TimeZone}.
	 * @param timeZoneString the time zone {@code String}, following {@link TimeZone#getTimeZone(String)}
	 * but throwing {@link IllegalArgumentException} in case of an invalid time zone specification
	 * @return a corresponding {@link TimeZone} instance
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case of an invalid time zone specification
	 */
	public static TimeZone parseTimeZoneString(String timeZoneString) {
		TimeZone timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZoneString);
		if ("GMT".equals(timeZone.getID()) && !timeZoneString.startsWith("GMT")) {
			// We don't want that GMT fallback...
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid time zone specification '" + timeZoneString + "'");
		}
		return timeZone;
	}


	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
	// Convenience methods for working with String arrays
	//---------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Append the given {@code String} to the given {@code String} array,
	 * returning a new array consisting of the input array contents plus
	 * the given {@code String}.
	 * @param array the array to append to (can be {@code null})
	 * @param str the {@code String} to append
	 * @return the new array (never {@code null})
	 */
	public static String[] addStringToArray(String[] array, String str) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
			return new String[] {str};
		}
		String[] newArr = new String[array.length + 1];
		System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArr, 0, array.length);
		newArr[array.length] = str;
		return newArr;
	}

	/**
	 * Concatenate the given {@code String} arrays into one,
	 * with overlapping array elements included twice.
	 * <p>The order of elements in the original arrays is preserved.
	 * @param array1 the first array (can be {@code null})
	 * @param array2 the second array (can be {@code null})
	 * @return the new array ({@code null} if both given arrays were {@code null})
	 */
	public static String[] concatenateStringArrays(String[] array1, String[] array2) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array1)) {
			return array2;
		}
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array2)) {
			return array1;
		}
		String[] newArr = new String[array1.length + array2.length];
		System.arraycopy(array1, 0, newArr, 0, array1.length);
		System.arraycopy(array2, 0, newArr, array1.length, array2.length);
		return newArr;
	}

	/**
	 * Merge the given {@code String} arrays into one, with overlapping
	 * array elements only included once.
	 * <p>The order of elements in the original arrays is preserved
	 * (with the exception of overlapping elements, which are only
	 * included on their first occurrence).
	 * @param array1 the first array (can be {@code null})
	 * @param array2 the second array (can be {@code null})
	 * @return the new array ({@code null} if both given arrays were {@code null})
	 */
	public static String[] mergeStringArrays(String[] array1, String[] array2) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array1)) {
			return array2;
		}
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array2)) {
			return array1;
		}
		List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
		result.addAll(Arrays.asList(array1));
		for (String str : array2) {
			if (!result.contains(str)) {
				result.add(str);
			}
		}
		return toStringArray(result);
	}

	/**
	 * Turn given source {@code String} array into sorted array.
	 * @param array the source array
	 * @return the sorted array (never {@code null})
	 */
	public static String[] sortStringArray(String[] array) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
			return new String[0];
		}
		Arrays.sort(array);
		return array;
	}

	/**
	 * Copy the given {@code Collection} into a {@code String} array.
	 * <p>The {@code Collection} must contain {@code String} elements only.
	 * @param collection the {@code Collection} to copy
	 * @return the {@code String} array ({@code null} if the supplied
	 * {@code Collection} was {@code null})
	 */
	public static String[] toStringArray(Collection<String> collection) {
		if (collection == null) {
			return null;
		}
		return collection.toArray(new String[collection.size()]);
	}

	/**
	 * Copy the given Enumeration into a {@code String} array.
	 * The Enumeration must contain {@code String} elements only.
	 * @param enumeration the Enumeration to copy
	 * @return the {@code String} array ({@code null} if the passed-in
	 * Enumeration was {@code null})
	 */
	public static String[] toStringArray(Enumeration<String> enumeration) {
		if (enumeration == null) {
			return null;
		}
		List<String> list = Collections.list(enumeration);
		return list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
	}

	/**
	 * Trim the elements of the given {@code String} array,
	 * calling {@code String.trim()} on each of them.
	 * @param array the original {@code String} array
	 * @return the resulting array (of the same size) with trimmed elements
	 */
	public static String[] trimArrayElements(String[] array) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
			return new String[0];
		}
		String[] result = new String[array.length];
		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
			String element = array[i];
			result[i] = (element != null ? element.trim() : null);
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Remove duplicate strings from the given array.
	 * <p>As of 4.2, it preserves the original order, as it uses a {@link LinkedHashSet}.
	 * @param array the {@code String} array
	 * @return an array without duplicates, in natural sort order
	 */
	public static String[] removeDuplicateStrings(String[] array) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
			return array;
		}
		Set<String> set = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
		for (String element : array) {
			set.add(element);
		}
		return toStringArray(set);
	}

	/**
	 * Split a {@code String} at the first occurrence of the delimiter.
	 * Does not include the delimiter in the result.
	 * @param toSplit the string to split
	 * @param delimiter to split the string up with
	 * @return a two element array with index 0 being before the delimiter, and
	 * index 1 being after the delimiter (neither element includes the delimiter);
	 * or {@code null} if the delimiter wasn't found in the given input {@code String}
	 */
	public static String[] split(String toSplit, String delimiter) {
		if (!hasLength(toSplit) || !hasLength(delimiter)) {
			return null;
		}
		int offset = toSplit.indexOf(delimiter);
		if (offset < 0) {
			return null;
		}
		String beforeDelimiter = toSplit.substring(0, offset);
		String afterDelimiter = toSplit.substring(offset + delimiter.length());
		return new String[] {beforeDelimiter, afterDelimiter};
	}

	/**
	 * Take an array of strings and split each element based on the given delimiter.
	 * A {@code Properties} instance is then generated, with the left of the
	 * delimiter providing the key, and the right of the delimiter providing the value.
	 * <p>Will trim both the key and value before adding them to the
	 * {@code Properties} instance.
	 * @param array the array to process
	 * @param delimiter to split each element using (typically the equals symbol)
	 * @return a {@code Properties} instance representing the array contents,
	 * or {@code null} if the array to process was {@code null} or empty
	 */
	public static Properties splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(String[] array, String delimiter) {
		return splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(array, delimiter, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Take an array of strings and split each element based on the given delimiter.
	 * A {@code Properties} instance is then generated, with the left of the
	 * delimiter providing the key, and the right of the delimiter providing the value.
	 * <p>Will trim both the key and value before adding them to the
	 * {@code Properties} instance.
	 * @param array the array to process
	 * @param delimiter to split each element using (typically the equals symbol)
	 * @param charsToDelete one or more characters to remove from each element
	 * prior to attempting the split operation (typically the quotation mark
	 * symbol), or {@code null} if no removal should occur
	 * @return a {@code Properties} instance representing the array contents,
	 * or {@code null} if the array to process was {@code null} or empty
	 */
	public static Properties splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(
			String[] array, String delimiter, String charsToDelete) {

		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
			return null;
		}
		Properties result = new Properties();
		for (String element : array) {
			if (charsToDelete != null) {
				element = deleteAny(element, charsToDelete);
			}
			String[] splittedElement = split(element, delimiter);
			if (splittedElement == null) {
				continue;
			}
			result.setProperty(splittedElement[0].trim(), splittedElement[1].trim());
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Tokenize the given {@code String} into a {@code String} array via a
	 * {@link StringTokenizer}.
	 * <p>Trims tokens and omits empty tokens.
	 * <p>The given {@code delimiters} string can consist of any number of
	 * delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
	 * tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
	 * delimiters, consider using {@link #delimitedListToStringArray}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to tokenize
	 * @param delimiters the delimiter characters, assembled as a {@code String}
	 * (each of the characters is individually considered as a delimiter)
	 * @return an array of the tokens
	 * @see java.util.StringTokenizer
	 * @see String#trim()
	 * @see #delimitedListToStringArray
	 */
	public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(String str, String delimiters) {
		return tokenizeToStringArray(str, delimiters, true, true);
	}

	/**
	 * Tokenize the given {@code String} into a {@code String} array via a
	 * {@link StringTokenizer}.
	 * <p>The given {@code delimiters} string can consist of any number of
	 * delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
	 * tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
	 * delimiters, consider using {@link #delimitedListToStringArray}.
	 * @param str the {@code String} to tokenize
	 * @param delimiters the delimiter characters, assembled as a {@code String}
	 * (each of the characters is individually considered as a delimiter)
	 * @param trimTokens trim the tokens via {@link String#trim()}
	 * @param ignoreEmptyTokens omit empty tokens from the result array
	 * (only applies to tokens that are empty after trimming; StringTokenizer
	 * will not consider subsequent delimiters as token in the first place).
	 * @return an array of the tokens ({@code null} if the input {@code String}
	 * was {@code null})
	 * @see java.util.StringTokenizer
	 * @see String#trim()
	 * @see #delimitedListToStringArray
	 */
	public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(
			String str, String delimiters, boolean trimTokens, boolean ignoreEmptyTokens) {

		if (str == null) {
			return null;
		}
		StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(str, delimiters);
		List<String> tokens = new ArrayList<String>();
		while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
			String token = st.nextToken();
			if (trimTokens) {
				token = token.trim();
			}
			if (!ignoreEmptyTokens || token.length() > 0) {
				tokens.add(token);
			}
		}
		return toStringArray(tokens);
	}

	/**
	 * Take a {@code String} that is a delimited list and convert it into a
	 * {@code String} array.
	 * <p>A single {@code delimiter} may consist of more than one character,
	 * but it will still be considered as a single delimiter string, rather
	 * than as bunch of potential delimiter characters, in contrast to
	 * {@link #tokenizeToStringArray}.
	 * @param str the input {@code String}
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter between elements (this is a single delimiter,
	 * rather than a bunch individual delimiter characters)
	 * @return an array of the tokens in the list
	 * @see #tokenizeToStringArray
	 */
	public static String[] delimitedListToStringArray(String str, String delimiter) {
		return delimitedListToStringArray(str, delimiter, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Take a {@code String} that is a delimited list and convert it into
	 * a {@code String} array.
	 * <p>A single {@code delimiter} may consist of more than one character,
	 * but it will still be considered as a single delimiter string, rather
	 * than as bunch of potential delimiter characters, in contrast to
	 * {@link #tokenizeToStringArray}.
	 * @param str the input {@code String}
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter between elements (this is a single delimiter,
	 * rather than a bunch individual delimiter characters)
	 * @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete; useful for deleting unwanted
	 * line breaks: e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a {@code String}
	 * @return an array of the tokens in the list
	 * @see #tokenizeToStringArray
	 */
	public static String[] delimitedListToStringArray(String str, String delimiter, String charsToDelete) {
		if (str == null) {
			return new String[0];
		}
		if (delimiter == null) {
			return new String[] {str};
		}
		List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
		if ("".equals(delimiter)) {
			for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
				result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(i, i + 1), charsToDelete));
			}
		}
		else {
			int pos = 0;
			int delPos;
			while ((delPos = str.indexOf(delimiter, pos)) != -1) {
				result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(pos, delPos), charsToDelete));
				pos = delPos + delimiter.length();
			}
			if (str.length() > 0 && pos <= str.length()) {
				// Add rest of String, but not in case of empty input.
				result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(pos), charsToDelete));
			}
		}
		return toStringArray(result);
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a comma delimited list (e.g., a row from a CSV file) into an
	 * array of strings.
	 * @param str the input {@code String}
	 * @return an array of strings, or the empty array in case of empty input
	 */
	public static String[] commaDelimitedListToStringArray(String str) {
		return delimitedListToStringArray(str, ",");
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a comma delimited list (e.g., a row from a CSV file) into a set.
	 * <p>Note that this will suppress duplicates, and as of 4.2, the elements in
	 * the returned set will preserve the original order in a {@link LinkedHashSet}.
	 * @param str the input {@code String}
	 * @return a set of {@code String} entries in the list
	 * @see #removeDuplicateStrings(String[])
	 */
	public static Set<String> commaDelimitedListToSet(String str) {
		Set<String> set = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
		String[] tokens = commaDelimitedListToStringArray(str);
		for (String token : tokens) {
			set.add(token);
		}
		return set;
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a {@link Collection} to a delimited {@code String} (e.g. CSV).
	 * <p>Useful for {@code toString()} implementations.
	 * @param coll the {@code Collection} to convert
	 * @param delim the delimiter to use (typically a ",")
	 * @param prefix the {@code String} to start each element with
	 * @param suffix the {@code String} to end each element with
	 * @return the delimited {@code String}
	 */
	public static String collectionToDelimitedString(Collection<?> coll, String delim, String prefix, String suffix) {
		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(coll)) {
			return "";
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		Iterator<?> it = coll.iterator();
		while (it.hasNext()) {
			sb.append(prefix).append(it.next()).append(suffix);
			if (it.hasNext()) {
				sb.append(delim);
			}
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a {@code Collection} into a delimited {@code String} (e.g. CSV).
	 * <p>Useful for {@code toString()} implementations.
	 * @param coll the {@code Collection} to convert
	 * @param delim the delimiter to use (typically a ",")
	 * @return the delimited {@code String}
	 */
	public static String collectionToDelimitedString(Collection<?> coll, String delim) {
		return collectionToDelimitedString(coll, delim, "", "");
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a {@code Collection} into a delimited {@code String} (e.g., CSV).
	 * <p>Useful for {@code toString()} implementations.
	 * @param coll the {@code Collection} to convert
	 * @return the delimited {@code String}
	 */
	public static String collectionToCommaDelimitedString(Collection<?> coll) {
		return collectionToDelimitedString(coll, ",");
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a {@code String} array into a delimited {@code String} (e.g. CSV).
	 * <p>Useful for {@code toString()} implementations.
	 * @param arr the array to display
	 * @param delim the delimiter to use (typically a ",")
	 * @return the delimited {@code String}
	 */
	public static String arrayToDelimitedString(Object[] arr, String delim) {
		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(arr)) {
			return "";
		}
		if (arr.length == 1) {
			return ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(arr[0]);
		}
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
			if (i > 0) {
				sb.append(delim);
			}
			sb.append(arr[i]);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a {@code String} array into a comma delimited {@code String}
	 * (i.e., CSV).
	 * <p>Useful for {@code toString()} implementations.
	 * @param arr the array to display
	 * @return the delimited {@code String}
	 */
	public static String arrayToCommaDelimitedString(Object[] arr) {
		return arrayToDelimitedString(arr, ",");
	}

}