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< h1 > The Jakarta Commons < em > Lang< / em > Component< / h1 >
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< a href = "#Introduction" > [Introduction]< / a >
< a href = "#Dependencies" > [Dependencies]< / a >
< a href = "#Release Info" > [Release Info]< / a >
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< a href = "#Known Issues" > [Known Issues]< / a >
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< a href = "#Action Items" > [Action Items]< / a >
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< a href = "#Committers" > [Committers]< / a >
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< h3 > 1. INTRODUCTION< / h3 >
< p > The < em > Lang< / em > Component contains a set of Java classes that provide
helper methods for standard Java classes, especially those found in the
java.lang package in the Sun JDK.
The following classes are included:< / p >
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< li > < strong > StringUtils< / strong > - Helper for java.lang.String.< / li >
< li > < strong > CharSetUtils< / strong > - Methods for dealing with CharSets, which are sets of characters such as [a-z] and [abcdez].< / li >
< li > < strong > RandomStringUtils< / strong > - Helper for creating randomised Strings.< / li >
< li > < strong > NumberUtils< / strong > - Helper for java.lang.Number and its subclasses.< / li >
< li > < strong > NumberRange< / strong > - A range of numbers with an upper and lower bound.< / li >
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< li > < strong > ObjectUtils< / strong > - Helper for java.lang.Object.< / li >
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< li > < strong > SerializationUtils< / strong > - Helper for serializing Objects.< / li >
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< li > < strong > SystemUtils< / strong > - Utility class defining the Java system properties.< / li >
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< li > < strong > NestedException package< / strong > - A sub-package for the creation of nested exceptions.< / li >
< li > < strong > Enum package< / strong > - A sub-package for the creation of enumerated types.< / li >
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< li > < strong > Builder package< / strong > - A sub-package for the creation of equals, hashCode, compareTo and toString methods.< / li >
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< h3 > 2. DEPENDENCIES< / h3 >
< p > The < em > Lang< / em > component is dependent upon the following external
components for development and use:< / p >
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< li > < a href = "http://java.sun.com/j2se" > Java Development Kit< / a >
(Version 1.2 or later)< / li >
< li > < a href = "http://www.junit.org" > JUnit Testing Framework< / a >
(Version 3.7 or later) - for unit tests only, not required
for deployment< / li >
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< h3 > 3. RELEASE INFO< / h3 >
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< p > Current Release:
< a href = "http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-commons/release/commons-lang/v1.0-b1" > Version 1.0 - Beta 1< / a >
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< p > Planned Next Release:
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An rc1 and then a full release are planned in early Autumn/Fall 2002.
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< h3 > 4. KNOWN ISSUES< / h3 >
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< h3 > 5. ACTION ITEMS< / h3 >
< p > Want to help? Here's some "to do" items the team has identified. Note that all are
still under discussion, so please mail the list before actioning.< / p >
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< li > Reflection utilities - new sub-package to deal with reflection< / li >
< li > Operating system information - maybe part of SystemUtils, maybe another project< / li >
< li > MathUtils - possible addition of mathmatics helper. Could go in NumberUtils< / li >
< li > CalendarUtils - possible addition of a calendar utility class (from Serge Knystautas)< / li >
< li > CloneUtils - utility class to enable cloning via various different mechanisms< / li >
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< li > StringUtils truncateNicely method - A substring with some extra power to choose where to cut off. It was in Avalon and was added separately to String Taglib from a code submission. This suggests it may have some commonality. [CODED]< / li >
< li > StringUtils parseBoolean method - This method is in OSCore's TextUtils and seems very reusable. It could go in a BooleanUtils if such a need was seen. [CODED]< / li >
< li > StringUtils uncapitaliseAllWords method - String Taglib has shown that this method is missing from StringUtils. [CODED]< / li >
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< li > StringUtils unescape method - String Taglib has shown that this method is missing from StringUtils. It would take a String with "\n" in and convert it to the Java character. unescape and escape should be symmetric. < / li >
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< li > ArrayUtils - opinion seems to be that this belongs with [lang] and not [collections]
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< h3 > 6. COMMITTERS< / h3 >
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< p > The following individuals are the primary developers and maintainers of this
component. Developers who plan to use < em > Lang< / em > in their own
projects are encouraged to collaborate on the future development of this
component to ensure that it continues to meet a variety of needs.< / p >
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< li > < a href = "mailto:bayard@apache.org" > Henri Yandell< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "mailto:dlr@finemaltcoding.com" > Daniel Rall< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "mailto:scolebourne@joda.org" > Stephen Colebourne< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "mailto:steven@caswell.name" > Steven Caswell< / a > < / li >
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