I remembered my favorite name - StringBuf. Its always nice if the class appears in Eclipse next to the one its replacing :-)
Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ash .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sounds good, I will then work on a StringBuffer replacement, and then > later on get on to providing it with an XUtils. > > That way, we will also be able to optimize the subsequent StringBufferUtils > implementation using package-private access. > I have always been a little disappointed with the facilities > java.lang.StringBuffer > offered, and now I have a chance to do something abt it :) > > > And now for the name game: I propose MutableString. > > Other possible name suggestions, some quite fancy, would be: > > Strand, CharStrand > Token, > Bead, CharBead, > CharGroup, CharBunch, > CharLot, StringLot.... > > I find Strand especially useful because that lets us talk about a mutable > string in a conceptually distinct manner. Of course, its replacive role is > not immediate obvious by the name, and some might suggest that it is better > that the new name reflects its surrogate nature wrt StringBuffer. However, a > new coin may be useful in the long term. Just my 2 cents. > > Ash > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 22:15 > >To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > >Subject: Re: [lang] StringBufferUtils replacement for StringUtils -- > > > > > >Ah, I see what you mean. And no that wasn't what I meant :-) > > > >There is the potential for a StringBufferUtils, with similar methods to > >StringUtils, but where the first passed in parameter is a StringBuffer. > > > >However, what I was thinking of (see the todo list in status.html) is a new > >instantiable class > > > >public AStringBuffer() { > > private char[] buffer = new char[32]; > > private int size = 0; > > > > public AStringBuffer() { > > } > > public void append(Object obj) { > > // copy to end of buffer > > } > >} > > > >ie. a direct StringBuffer replacement. > > > >Both are good candidates for [lang]. > > > >Stephen > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "ASHWIN Suresh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > With the one difference that the methods here don't return aything, but > > > instead modify the StringBuffer > > > passed in, directly. > > > I will start work on it tonight. > > > Ash > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 20:07 > > > > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > > > > Subject: Re: [lang] String Utils replacement for StringUtils -- was > > > > ([lang] StringUtils.split() functionality wrt separator repeats) > > > > > > > > > > > > The string buffer class needs to begin by having all the same > > > > methods as > > > > StringBuffer, and they should do exactly the same. Then, > > > > methods to handle > > > > null would be added: > > > > appendSilentNull() > > > > > > > > At that point, we could evaluate it and see what else should be added. > > > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "ASHWIN Suresh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Incidentally (or perhaps it was to come), I was about to > > > > send out another > > > > > email > > > > > proposing a StringUtils-like class that handles > > > > StringBuffer instead. > > > > > I would be interested in writing it, but I need to evaluate > > > > how much time > > > > I > > > > > can afford > > > > > to it (will let u know). > > > > > > > > > > In the meanwhile, assuming I can go ahead, you can list out > > > > right away > > > > what > > > > > differences > > > > > you see between StringUtils and the StringBuffer > > > > counterpart. I can, for > > > > > now, perhaps cover the > > > > > simpler methods which are similar to the StringUtils ones. > > > > > > > > > > Regarding tightening admissibility of new methods to a > > > > class because it is > > > > > large, I > > > > > am of the opinion that for a class of only static methods > > > > such as this > > > > one, > > > > > why should there be any hesitation. StringUtils is but a > > > > repository of all > > > > > such > > > > > features, so as long as we have clear documentation, I see > > > > no reason why > > > > > largeness > > > > > should lead to limits to having more methods. > > > > > Let me know. > > > > > > > > > > Ash > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 22:05 > > > > > > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > > > > > > Subject: Re: [lang] StringUtils.split() functionality wrt > > > > separator > > > > > > repeats > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With StringUtils, we now face tough decisions. The class is > > > > > > already very > > > > > > large, and adding more and more methods is not necessarily > > > > > > the answer. I am > > > > > > now applying a fairly high level of justification to new > > > > additions to > > > > > > StringUtils. ATM more split methods or overloads don't meet > > > > > > what I'm looking > > > > > > for. > > > > > > > > > > > > That said, there are still some misisng methods in > > > > > > StringUtils, notably > > > > > > startsWith, endsWith and concat/append. (all null-safe). > > > > > > > > > > > > In addition, a StringBuffer replacement needs writing, if > > > > > > you're interested > > > > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Run, rabbit run. > Dig that hole, forget the sun, > And when at last the work is done > Don't sit down it's time to dig another one. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
