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AxisUtils.h

/* -*- C++ -*- */
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 *   Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
 *
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#if !defined(AXIS_AXISUTILS_H__INCLUDED_)
#define AXIS_AXISUTILS_H__INCLUDED_

#include <axis/server/GDefine.h>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

#define CONVERT_BUFFER_SIZE 1024
/*
    @class AxisUtils
    @brief interface for the AxisUtils class.

    @author Susantha Kumara (skumara@virtusa.com)
    @author Roshan Weerasuriya (roshan@jkcs.slt.lk, roshan@opensource.lk)
*/
class AxisUtils
{
    friend class TypeMapping;
    friend class URIMapping;
    public:
        /*
         * Converts the given character pointer value to lowercase.
         * @param pchWord The character pointer to be converted.
         * @return The converted lowercase character value
         */
        static char *toLowerCase (const char* pchWord);
        /*
         * Converts the given string to lowercase.
         * @param pchWord The string to be converted.
         * @return The converted lowercase string value
         */
        static string toLowerCase (const string sWord);
        /*
         * Converts the given character pointer value to uppercase.
         * @param pchWord The character pointer to be converted.
         * @return The converted uppercase character value
         */
        static char *toUpperCase (const char* pchWord);
        /*
         * Converts the given string to uppercase.
         * @param pchWord The string to be converted.
         * @return The converted uppercase string value
         */
        static string toUpperCase (const string sWord);
        /*
         * Searchs for the specified character in the given character array and
         * returns whether it is found or not.
         * @param pchStringToSearch The character array to be searched.
         * @param cCharacter The character to search.
         */
        static bool isCharacterAvailable (const char* pchStringToSearch,
            const char cCharacter);
        /*
         * Searchs for the specified character in the given string and returns 
         * whether it is found or not.
         * @param sString The string array to be searched.
         * @param cCharacter The character to search.
         */
        static bool isCharacterAvailable (const string &sString,
            const char cCharacter);
        /*
         * Clears the content of passed character array
         * @param arrCh The character array which is to be cleared.
         * @param iSize The size of the array which is to be cleared.
         */
        static int clearArray (char* arrCh, int iSize);
        static void Initialize ();
        static const AxisXMLCh* ToAxisXMLCh (const AxisChar* pch);
        AxisUtils ();
        virtual ~ AxisUtils ();
        /* any usefull static const AxisXMLCh strings. */

    private:
        static const AxisXMLCh *Convert (const AxisChar * pch);
        static AxisXMLCh m_Buffer[CONVERT_BUFFER_SIZE];

};

#endif 

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