Class UmlautUtil

java.lang.Object

ch.tocco.nice2.toolbox.api.text.UmlautUtil

public class UmlautUtil
extends Object

Provides utility methods for dealing with (German) Umlauts.

See http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umlaut

This is used for fulltext searching. Feel free to refactor n'stuff.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	asciifyGermanExtra(String str)	Calls asciifyUmlauts(String) and asciifySharpS(String).
static String	asciifySharpS(String str)	Note that sharp-s is replaced with 2 lowercase ss.
static String	asciifyUmlauts(String str)	Converts the german umlauts to germanized 2-char variants.
static boolean	containsGermanExtra(String str)	Tells if the string contains at least one German umlaut or sharp s.
static boolean	containsSharpS(String str)	Note that the new uppercase sharp s is not handled yet.
static boolean	containsUmlaut(String str)	Tells if the string contains at least one german umlaut.
static String	flattenGermanExtra(String str)	Calls flattenUmlauts(String) and asciifySharpS(String).
static String	flattenUmlauts(String str)	Removes the dots on umlauts.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

containsUmlaut

public static boolean containsUmlaut(String str)

Tells if the string contains at least one german umlaut.

containsSharpS

public static boolean containsSharpS(String str)

Note that the new uppercase sharp s is not handled yet.

containsGermanExtra

public static boolean containsGermanExtra(String str)

Tells if the string contains at least one German umlaut or sharp s.

Note that the new uppercase sharp s is not handled yet.

asciifyUmlauts

public static String asciifyUmlauts(String str)

Converts the german umlauts to germanized 2-char variants.

Warning: if your term was ALL UPPER CASE then it will contain lowercase 'e' characters if there were substitutions made. This is because the conversion just appends a lowercase 'e'.

flattenUmlauts

public static String flattenUmlauts(String str)

Removes the dots on umlauts.

asciifySharpS

public static String asciifySharpS(String str)

Note that sharp-s is replaced with 2 lowercase ss. If your string is upper-case otherwise you might want to convert that.

Note that the new uppercase sharp s is not handled yet.

asciifyGermanExtra

public static String asciifyGermanExtra(String str)

Calls asciifyUmlauts(String) and asciifySharpS(String).

flattenGermanExtra

public static String flattenGermanExtra(String str)

Calls flattenUmlauts(String) and asciifySharpS(String).