Class Inflector

java.lang.Object
org.javalite.common.Inflector

public class Inflector extends Object
  • Method Details

    • addPlural

      public static void addPlural(String rule, String replacement)
    • addSingular

      public static void addSingular(String rule, String replacement)
    • addIrregular

      public static void addIrregular(String rule, String replacement)
    • gsub

      public static String gsub(String word, String rule, String replacement)
      Replaces a found pattern in a word and returns a transformed word.
      Parameters:
      word -
      rule -
      replacement -
      Returns:
      Replaces a found pattern in a word and returns a transformed word. Null is pattern does not match.
    • pluralize

      public static String pluralize(String word)
    • singularize

      public static String singularize(String word)
    • tableize

      public static String tableize(String camelCase)
      Converts a camel case to underscore and then pluralizes. Example: "GrayDuck" is converted to "gray_ducks".
      Parameters:
      camelCase - any CamelCase phrase.
      Returns:
      pluralized version of underscored CamelCase.
    • underscore

      public static String underscore(String camel)
      Converts a CamelCase string to underscores: "AliceInWonderLand" becomes: "alice_in_wonderland"
      Parameters:
      camel - camel case input
      Returns:
      result converted to underscores.
    • camelize

      public static String camelize(String underscore)
      Generates a camel case version of a phrase from underscore.
      Parameters:
      underscore - underscore version of a word to converted to camel case.
      Returns:
      camel case version of underscore.
    • camelize

      public static String camelize(String underscore, boolean capitalizeFirstChar)
      Generates a camel case version of a phrase from underscore.
      Parameters:
      underscore - underscore version of a word to converted to camel case.
      capitalizeFirstChar - set to true if first character needs to be capitalized, false if not.
      Returns:
      camel case version of underscore.
    • camelize

      public static Map<String,​Object> camelize(Map<?,​Object> input, boolean capitalizeFirstChar)
      Will camelize the keys of the map and will return a new map with the same values, but CamelCase keys.
      Parameters:
      input - map whose keys to conver to to CamelCase
      capitalizeFirstChar - tru to capitalize a first character.
      Returns:
      new map with the same values, but CamelCase keys
    • underscore

      public static Map<String,​Object> underscore(Map<?,​Object> input)
      Will underscore the keys of the map and will return a new map with the same values, but under_score keys.
      Parameters:
      input - map whose keys to convert to to under_score
      Returns:
      new map with the same values, but underscore keys
    • capitalize

      public static String capitalize(String word)
      Capitalizes a word - only a first character is converted to upper case.
      Parameters:
      word - word/phrase to capitalize.
      Returns:
      same as input argument, but the first character is capitalized.
    • getIdName

      public static String getIdName(String tableName)
    • getOtherName

      public static String getOtherName(String source, String target)
      If a table name is made of two other table names (as is typical for many to many relationships), this method retrieves a name of "another" table from a join table name. For instance, if a source table is "payer" and the target is "player_game", then the returned value will be "game".
      Parameters:
      source - known table name. It may or may not exist in the target table name.
      target - this is a potential "join" table name.
      Returns:
      a name of "another" table from a join table name.