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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>
<a href="#Committers">[Committers]</a>
<a href="#Action Items">[Action Items]</a>
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<a name="Introduction"></a>
<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>
<li><strong>ObjectUtils</strong> - Helper for creating any Object.</li>
<!--<li><strong>ClassUtils</strong> - Helper for working with java.lang.Class.</li>-->
<li><strong>SerializationUtils</strong> - Helper for serializing Objects.</li>
<li><strong>NestedException package</strong> - A sub-package for creation of nested exceptions.</li>
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<a name="Dependencies"></a>
<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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<a name="Release Info"></a>
<h3>3. RELEASE INFO</h3>
<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:
An rc1 and then a full release are planned in early Autumn/Fall 2002.
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<a name="Known Issues"></a>
<h3>4. KNOWN ISSUES</h3>
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<li>StringUtils - A resolution of constructor issues from <a
href="http://archives.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listName=commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org">development
mailing list</a> is a showstopper issue for any application using this
class in a bean-like fashion, or class loading it.</li>
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<a name="Committers"></a>
<h3>5. COMMITTERS</h3>
<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>
<li><a href="mailto:dlr@finemaltcoding.com">Daniel Rall</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:scolebourne@joda.org">Stephen Colebourne</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:steven@caswell.name">Steven Caswell</a></li>
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