org.apache.ctakes.preprocessor

Class Utility

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ctakes.preprocessor.Utility

public class Utility
extends Object

Author:

Mayo Clinic

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Utility()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	compress(StringBuffer sb) remove leading and trailing whitespace from each line
static void	replaceNonAsciiChars(StringBuffer sb, char replacementChar) Replaces any non-ascii characters with the specified char.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Utility

public Utility()

Method Detail

replaceNonAsciiChars

public static void replaceNonAsciiChars(StringBuffer sb,
                                        char replacementChar)

Replaces any non-ascii characters with the specified char.

Parameters:

sb -

compress

public static String compress(StringBuffer sb)

remove leading and trailing whitespace from each line

Parameters:

sb -

Returns: