Java ID Value Create toId(String name)

Description

Convert a normal name with spaces into an Id: with underscores replacing the spaces, etc.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	the name to convert to an Id

Return

The Id-ified name

Declaration

public static final String toId(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert a normal name with spaces into an Id: with underscores replacing the spaces, etc.
     * 
     * @param name
     *          the name to convert to an Id
     * @return The Id-ified name
     */
    public static final String toId(String name) {
        if (name == null) {
            return name;
        }
        name = name.replaceAll("[ .,:(){}\\[\\]]", "_"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        name = name.replaceAll("[\"`']", ""); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        name = name.replaceAll("[*]", "_TIMES_"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        name = name.replaceAll("[/]", "_DIVIDED_BY_"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        name = name.replaceAll("[+]", "_PLUS_"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        name = name.replaceAll("[-]", "_HYPHEN_"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        name = name.replaceAll("_+", "_"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
        return name;
    }
}

Related

1. generateUniqueId()
2. generateUniqueIdentity()
3. generateUniqueName(String kind)
4. generateUniqueString(int maxLength)
5. toId(String id)
6. toId(String text)
7. toIdableName(String xpath)
8. toIdentifier(String input)
9. toIdentifier(String name)