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## org.apache.commons.lang
Class CharSetUtils

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.commons.lang.CharSetUtils

public class CharSetUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Operations on `CharSet`s.

This class handles `null` input gracefully. An exception will not be thrown for a `null` input. Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.

Since:
  1.0
Version:
  $Id: CharSetUtils.java 534588 2007-05-02 18:46:07Z bayard $
Author:
  Stephen Colebourne, Phil Steitz, Gary Gregory
See Also:
  `CharSet`

Constructor Summary
`CharSetUtils()` CharSetUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.

Method Summary
`static int` | `count(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String set)` Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and returns the number of characters present in the specified string.
`static int` | `count(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] set)` Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and returns the number of characters present in the specified string.
`static java.lang.String` | `delete(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String set)` Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and deletes any of characters present in the specified string.
`static java.lang.String` | `delete(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] set)` Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and deletes any of characters present in the specified string.
`static CharSet` | `evaluateSet(java.lang.String[] set)` Deprecated. Use `CharSet.getInstance(String[])`. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
`static java.lang.String` | `keep(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String set)` Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and keeps any of characters present in the specified string.
`static java.lang.String` | `keep(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] set)` Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and keeps any of characters present in the specified string.
`static java.lang.String` | `squeeze(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String set)` Squeezes any repetitions of a character that is mentioned in the supplied set.
`static java.lang.String` | `squeeze(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] set)` Squeezes any repetitions of a character that is mentioned in the supplied set.
`static java.lang.String` | `translate(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String searchChars, java.lang.String replaceChars)` Deprecated. Use `StringUtils.replaceChars(String, String, String)`. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. NOTE: StringUtils#replaceChars behaves differently when 'searchChars' is longer than 'replaceChars'. CharSetUtils#translate will use the last char of the replacement string whereas StringUtils#replaceChars will delete

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### CharSetUtils

    public CharSetUtils()

  CharSetUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as `CharSetUtils.evaluateSet(null);`.

  This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance to operate.

Method Detail

### evaluateSet

    public static CharSet evaluateSet(java.lang.String[] set)

  Deprecated. Use `CharSet.getInstance(String[])`. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

  Creates a `CharSet` instance which allows a certain amount of set logic to be performed.

  The syntax is:

  - "aeio" which implies 'a','e',..
  - "^e" implies not e.
  - "ej-m" implies e,j->m. e,j,k,l,m.

       CharSetUtils.evaluateSet(null)    = null
       CharSetUtils.evaluateSet([])      = CharSet matching nothing
       CharSetUtils.evaluateSet(["a-e"]) = CharSet matching a,b,c,d,e

  Parameters:
    `set` - the set, may be null
  Returns:
    a CharSet instance, `null` if null input

### squeeze

    public static java.lang.String squeeze(java.lang.String str,
                                           java.lang.String set)

  Squeezes any repetitions of a character that is mentioned in the supplied set.

       CharSetUtils.squeeze(null, *)        = null
       CharSetUtils.squeeze("", *)          = ""
       CharSetUtils.squeeze(*, null)        = *
       CharSetUtils.squeeze(*, "")          = *
       CharSetUtils.squeeze("hello", "k-p") = "helo"
       CharSetUtils.squeeze("hello", "a-e") = "hello"

  Parameters:
    `str` - the string to squeeze, may be null
    `set` - the character set to use for manipulation, may be null
  Returns:
    modified String, `null` if null string input
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### squeeze

    public static java.lang.String squeeze(java.lang.String str,
                                           java.lang.String[] set)

  Squeezes any repetitions of a character that is mentioned in the supplied set.

  An example is:

  - squeeze("hello", {"el"}) => "helo"

  Parameters:
    `str` - the string to squeeze, may be null
    `set` - the character set to use for manipulation, may be null
  Returns:
    modified String, `null` if null string input
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### count

    public static int count(java.lang.String str,
                            java.lang.String set)

  Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and returns the number of characters present in the specified string.

       CharSetUtils.count(null, *)        = 0
       CharSetUtils.count("", *)          = 0
       CharSetUtils.count(*, null)        = 0
       CharSetUtils.count(*, "")          = 0
       CharSetUtils.count("hello", "k-p") = 3
       CharSetUtils.count("hello", "a-e") = 1

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to count characters in, may be null
    `set` - String set of characters to count, may be null
  Returns:
    character count, zero if null string input
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### count

    public static int count(java.lang.String str,
                            java.lang.String[] set)

  Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and returns the number of characters present in the specified string.

  An example would be:

  - count("hello", {"c-f", "o"}) returns 2.

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to count characters in, may be null
    `set` - String[] set of characters to count, may be null
  Returns:
    character count, zero if null string input
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### keep

    public static java.lang.String keep(java.lang.String str,
                                        java.lang.String set)

  Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and keeps any of characters present in the specified string.

       CharSetUtils.keep(null, *)        = null
       CharSetUtils.keep("", *)          = ""
       CharSetUtils.keep(*, null)        = ""
       CharSetUtils.keep(*, "")          = ""
       CharSetUtils.keep("hello", "hl")  = "hll"
       CharSetUtils.keep("hello", "le")  = "ell"

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to keep characters from, may be null
    `set` - String set of characters to keep, may be null
  Returns:
    modified String, `null` if null string input
  Since:
    2.0
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### keep

    public static java.lang.String keep(java.lang.String str,
                                        java.lang.String[] set)

  Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and keeps any of characters present in the specified string.

  An example would be:

  - keep("hello", {"c-f", "o"}) returns "eo"

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to keep characters from, may be null
    `set` - String[] set of characters to keep, may be null
  Returns:
    modified String, `null` if null string input
  Since:
    2.0
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### delete

    public static java.lang.String delete(java.lang.String str,
                                          java.lang.String set)

  Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and deletes any of characters present in the specified string.

       CharSetUtils.delete(null, *)        = null
       CharSetUtils.delete("", *)          = ""
       CharSetUtils.delete(*, null)        = *
       CharSetUtils.delete(*, "")          = *
       CharSetUtils.delete("hello", "hl")  = "eo"
       CharSetUtils.delete("hello", "le")  = "ho"

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to delete characters from, may be null
    `set` - String set of characters to delete, may be null
  Returns:
    modified String, `null` if null string input
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### delete

    public static java.lang.String delete(java.lang.String str,
                                          java.lang.String[] set)

  Takes an argument in set-syntax, see evaluateSet, and deletes any of characters present in the specified string.

  An example would be:

  - delete("hello", {"c-f", "o"}) returns "hll"

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to delete characters from, may be null
    `set` - String[] set of characters to delete, may be null
  Returns:
    modified String, `null` if null string input
  See Also:
    `for set-syntax.`

### translate

    public static java.lang.String translate(java.lang.String str,
                                             java.lang.String searchChars,
                                             java.lang.String replaceChars)

  Deprecated. Use `StringUtils.replaceChars(String, String, String)`. Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0. NOTE: StringUtils#replaceChars behaves differently when 'searchChars' is longer than 'replaceChars'. CharSetUtils#translate will use the last char of the replacement string whereas StringUtils#replaceChars will delete

  Translate characters in a String. This is a multi character search and replace routine.

  An example is:

  - translate("hello", "ho", "jy") => jelly

  If the length of characters to search for is greater than the length of characters to replace, then the last character is used.

       CharSetUtils.translate(null, *, *) = null
       CharSetUtils.translate("", *, *)   = ""

  Parameters:
    `str` - String to replace characters in, may be null
    `searchChars` - a set of characters to search for, must not be null
    `replaceChars` - a set of characters to replace, must not be null or empty ("")
  Returns:
    translated String, `null` if null string input
  Throws:
    `java.lang.NullPointerException` - if `searchChars` or `replaceChars` is `null`
    `java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException` - if `replaceChars` is empty ("")

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