Java Field Name Get fieldNameToPath(String fieldName)

Description

Converts a fieldName into a readable path

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
fieldName	the field name

Return

the converted field

Declaration

public static String fieldNameToPath(String fieldName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from ww  w. j  a  va  2 s.  co  m*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts a fieldName into a readable path
     *
     * @param fieldName the field name
     *
     * @return the converted field
     */
    public static String fieldNameToPath(String fieldName) {
        final StringBuilder path = new StringBuilder();
        boolean lastUpper = true;
        for (char c : fieldName.toCharArray()) {
            if (c == '_') {
                lastUpper = true;
                path.append('.');
                continue;
            }
            if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
                c = Character.toLowerCase(c);
                if (!lastUpper) {
                    lastUpper = true;
                    path.append('-');
                }
            } else {
                lastUpper = false;
            }
            path.append(c);
        }
        return path.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. fieldName(String underScore)
2. fieldNameFromPropertyName(final String propertyName)
3. fieldNameMatchesProperty(final String name, final String property)
4. fieldNameToConstant(String fieldname)
5. fieldNameToMethodName(String methodPrefix, String fieldName)