Java String Lower Case toLowercaseWithDashes(String text)

Description

Conver to lowercase with dashes from upper camelcase.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	target text

Return

lowercase text

Declaration

public static String toLowercaseWithDashes(String text) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Conver to lowercase with dashes from upper camelcase. e.g. MySpecialSite
     * -> my-special-site.
     *
     * @param text target text
     * @return lowercase text
     */
    public static String toLowercaseWithDashes(String text) {
        char[] chars = text.toCharArray();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        boolean isFirst = true;
        for (char c : chars) {
            if (isFirst) {
                sb.append(Character.toLowerCase(c));
                isFirst = false;
                continue;
            }

            if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
                sb.append("-").append(Character.toLowerCase(c)); // NOI18N
            } else {
                sb.append(c);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. toLowerCaseIgnoreNull(String tobeDone)
2. toLowerCaseInitial(String srcString, boolean flag)
3. toLowerCaseSafe(String str)
4. toLowercaseSlug(String string)
5. toLowerCaseSubsystemType(String s)
6. toLowerCaseWithSepStyle(String string, String separator)
7. toLowerCaseWithUnderscores(String className)
8. toLowerCaseWithUnderscores(String str)