*/
package org.mxchange.jcoreee.utils;
+import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.faces.context.ExternalContext;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
/**
- * An utilities class for JSF
+ * An utilities class for JavaEE applications, entities and EJBs and more
* <p>
* @author Roland Häder<roland@mxchange.org>
*/
-public class FacesUtils {
+public class FacesUtils implements Serializable {
+
+ /**
+ * Serial number
+ */
+ private static final long serialVersionUID = 19_863_546_716_250L;
/**
* Generates a "base URL" for for example mail templates. For JSF
return baseUrl;
}
- /**
- * Compares both string with null-safety. This method is based on the
- * example from
- * https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/20191/comparing-two-strings-which-could-be-null-or-blank-in-a-comparator
- * <p>
- * @param str0 First string
- * @param str1 Second string
- * <p>
- * @return Comparison value, 0 means equals, -1 means str0 smaller str2 and
- * 2 means str0 bigger str2
- */
- @SuppressWarnings ("null")
- public static int comareTo (final String str0, final String str1) {
- // Check both strings for null and empty
- boolean isStr0Empty = (str0 == null || str0.isEmpty());
- boolean isStr1Empty = (str1 == null || str1.isEmpty());
-
- // Check conditions
- if (isStr0Empty && isStr1Empty) {
- return 0;
- } else if (isStr0Empty) {
- return -1;
- } else if (isStr1Empty) {
- return 1;
- }
-
- // Compare both
- return str0.compareTo(str1);
- }
-
- /**
- * Compares both string with null-safety, ignoring case-sensitivity. This
- * method is based on the example from
- * https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/20191/comparing-two-strings-which-could-be-null-or-blank-in-a-comparator
- * <p>
- * @param str0 First string
- * @param str1 Second string
- * <p>
- * @return Comparison value, 0 means equals, -1 means str0 smaller str2 and
- * 2 means str0 bigger str2
- */
- @SuppressWarnings ("null")
- public static int comareToIgnoreCase (final String str0, final String str1) {
- // Check both strings for null and empty
- boolean isStr0Empty = (str0 == null || str0.isEmpty());
- boolean isStr1Empty = (str1 == null || str1.isEmpty());
-
- // Check conditions
- if (isStr0Empty && isStr1Empty) {
- return 0;
- } else if (isStr0Empty) {
- return -1;
- } else if (isStr1Empty) {
- return 1;
- }
-
- // Compare both
- return str0.compareToIgnoreCase(str1);
- }
-
/**
* No instances from this class are required
*/