object BasicTypesHelpers extends BasicTypesHelpers with StringHelpers with ControlHelpers
This object adds functionality to Scala standard types.
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class
Boolean2
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This decorator class adds a ternary operator to a Boolean value
This decorator class adds a ternary operator to a Boolean value
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class
OptionExtension
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class
OptionalCons
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Optional cons that implements the expression:
expr ?> value ::: List
Optional cons that implements the expression:
expr ?> value ::: List
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class
PartialFunctionWrapper
[A] extends AnyRef
A helper class that facilitates wrapping of one PartialFunction around another
A helper class that facilitates wrapping of one PartialFunction around another
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class
TryExtension
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final
def
!=(arg0: Any): Boolean
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final
def
##(): Int
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final
def
==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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def
^[T](i: T*): List[T]
This operator transforms its arguments into a List
This operator transforms its arguments into a List
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the list of arguments passed as varargs
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def
asBoolean(in: String): Box[Boolean]
A helper that will convert the String to a Boolean if it's t, true, yes, 1, f, false, no, or 0
A helper that will convert the String to a Boolean if it's t, true, yes, 1, f, false, no, or 0
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def
asDouble(in: String): Box[Double]
Safely convert the specified String to a Double.
Safely convert the specified String to a Double.
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final
def
asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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def
asInt(in: String): Box[Int]
Safely convert the specified String to an Int.
Safely convert the specified String to an Int.
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def
asLong(in: Any): Box[Long]
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Long depending on its value
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Long depending on its value
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def
asLong(in: String): Box[Long]
Safely convert the specified String to a Long.
Safely convert the specified String to a Long.
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def
blankForNull(s: String): String
Test for null and return either the given String if not null or the blank String.
Test for null and return either the given String if not null or the blank String.
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def
callableMethod_?(meth: Method): Boolean
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true if the method is public and has no parameters
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def
camelify(name: String): String
Turns a string of format "foo_bar" into camel case "FooBar"
Turns a string of format "foo_bar" into camel case "FooBar"
Functional code courtesy of Jamie Webb (j@jmawebb.cjb.net) 2006/11/28
- name
the String to CamelCase
- returns
the CamelCased string
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def
camelifyMethod(name: String): String
Turn a string of format "foo_bar" into camel case with the first letter in lower case: "fooBar" This function is especially used to camelCase method names.
Turn a string of format "foo_bar" into camel case with the first letter in lower case: "fooBar" This function is especially used to camelCase method names.
- name
the String to CamelCase
- returns
the CamelCased string
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def
capify(in: String): String
Capitalize every "word" in the string.
Capitalize every "word" in the string. A word is either separated by spaces or underscores.
- in
string to capify
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the capified string
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def
charSplit(what: String, sep: Char): List[String]
Faster than roboSplit...
Faster than roboSplit... this method splits Strings at a given character
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def
classHasControllerMethod(clz: Class[_], name: String): Boolean
Check that the method 'name' is callable for class 'clz'
Check that the method 'name' is callable for class 'clz'
- clz
the class supposed to own the method
- name
name of the method to test
- returns
true if the method exists on the class and is callable
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def
classHierarchy(in: Class[_]): List[Class[_]]
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def
clean(in: String): String
Remove all the characters from a string exception a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and '_'
Remove all the characters from a string exception a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and '_'
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the cleaned string and an empty string if the input is null
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def
clone(): AnyRef
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def
commafy(what: String): String
Add commas before the last 3 characters
Add commas before the last 3 characters
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the string with commas
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def
compareElem(left: Elem, right: Elem): Boolean
Compare two Elems
Compare two Elems
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def
compareMetaData(left: List[MetaData], right: List[MetaData]): Boolean
Compare the metadata of two attributes
Compare the metadata of two attributes
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def
compareNode(left: Node, right: Node): Boolean
Comparse two XML nodes
Comparse two XML nodes
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def
compareXml(left: NodeSeq, right: NodeSeq): Boolean
Compare two NodeSeq and return true if they are equal, even if attribute order of Elems is different
Compare two NodeSeq and return true if they are equal, even if attribute order of Elems is different
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def
containsClass[C](clz: Class[C], toMatch: List[Class[_]]): Boolean
Is the clz an instance of (assignable from) any of the classes in the list
Is the clz an instance of (assignable from) any of the classes in the list
- clz
the class to test
- toMatch
the list of classes to match against
- returns
true if clz is assignable from any of the matching classes
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def
createInvoker[C <: AnyRef](name: String, on: C): Box[() ⇒ Box[Any]]
Create a function (the 'invoker') which will trigger any public, parameterless method That function will throw the cause exception if the method can't be invoked
Create a function (the 'invoker') which will trigger any public, parameterless method That function will throw the cause exception if the method can't be invoked
- on
instance whose method must be invoked
- returns
Empty if instance is null or Full(invoker)
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def
emptyForBlank(s: String): Box[String]
Turn a String into a Box[String], with Empty for the blank string.
Turn a String into a Box[String], with Empty for the blank string.
A string containing only spaces is considered blank.
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Full(s.trim) if s is not null or blank, Empty otherwise
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def
encJs(what: String): String
Encode the string to be including in JavaScript, replacing '\' or '\\' or non-ASCII characters by their unicode value
Encode the string to be including in JavaScript, replacing '\' or '\\' or non-ASCII characters by their unicode value
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the encoded string inserted into quotes
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final
def
eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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def
equals(arg0: Any): Boolean
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def
escChar(in: Char): String
Create the unicode value of a character
Create the unicode value of a character
- in
character
- returns
the unicode value as a string starting by \\u
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def
finalize(): Unit
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def
findClass(where: List[(String, List[String])]): Box[Class[AnyRef]]
Find a class given a list of possible names and corresponding packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary
Find a class given a list of possible names and corresponding packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findClass(name: String, where: List[String]): Box[Class[AnyRef]]
Find a class given its name and a list of packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary.
Find a class given its name and a list of packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary.
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findClass[C <: AnyRef](name: String, where: List[String], targetType: Class[C]): Box[Class[C]]
Find a class given its name and a list of packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary.
Find a class given its name and a list of packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary.
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findClass(name: String, where: List[String], modifiers: List[(String) ⇒ String]): Box[Class[AnyRef]]
General method to in find a class according to its name, a list of possible packages and a list of functions modifying the given name create a target name to look for (e.g: 'name' is hello_world and the target name may be 'HelloWorld').
General method to in find a class according to its name, a list of possible packages and a list of functions modifying the given name create a target name to look for (e.g: 'name' is hello_world and the target name may be 'HelloWorld').
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findClass[C <: AnyRef](name: String, where: List[String], modifiers: List[(String) ⇒ String], targetType: Class[C]): Box[Class[C]]
General method to in find a class according to its name, a list of possible packages, a list of functions modifying the given name create a target name to look for (e.g: 'name' is hello_world and the target name may be 'HelloWorld').
General method to in find a class according to its name, a list of possible packages, a list of functions modifying the given name create a target name to look for (e.g: 'name' is hello_world and the target name may be 'HelloWorld').
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findType[C <: AnyRef](where: List[(String, List[String])])(implicit m: Manifest[C]): Box[Class[C]]
Find a class given its type, a list of possible names and corresponding packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary
Find a class given its type, a list of possible names and corresponding packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findType[C <: AnyRef](name: String, where: List[String])(implicit m: Manifest[C]): Box[Class[C]]
Find a class given its type, its name and a list of packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary.
Find a class given its type, its name and a list of packages, turning underscored names to CamelCase if necessary.
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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def
findType[C <: AnyRef](name: String, where: List[String], modifiers: List[(String) ⇒ String])(implicit m: Manifest[C]): Box[Class[C]]
General method to in find a class according to its type, its name, a list of possible packages and a list of functions modifying the given name create a target name to look for (e.g: 'name' is hello_world and the target name may be 'HelloWorld').
General method to in find a class according to its type, its name, a list of possible packages and a list of functions modifying the given name create a target name to look for (e.g: 'name' is hello_world and the target name may be 'HelloWorld').
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a Box, either containing the found class or an Empty can.
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final
def
getClass(): Class[_]
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def
hashCode(): Int
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def
instantiate[C](clz: Class[C]): Box[C]
Create a new instance of a class
Create a new instance of a class
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a Full can with the instance or a Failure if the instance can't be created
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def
invokeControllerMethod(clz: Class[_], meth: String): Any
Invoke a controller method (parameterless, public) on a class
Invoke a controller method (parameterless, public) on a class
- clz
the class owning the method
- returns
the result of the method invocation or throws the root exception causing an error
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def
invokeMethod[C](clz: Class[C], inst: AnyRef, meth: String, params: Array[AnyRef], ptypes: Array[Class[_]]): Box[Any]
Invoke the given method for the given class, with some parameters and their types Tries the method name, then the method as a CamelCased name and the method as a camelCased name The class is not instanciated if the method is static, otherwise the passed instance is used
Invoke the given method for the given class, with some parameters and their types Tries the method name, then the method as a CamelCased name and the method as a camelCased name The class is not instanciated if the method is static, otherwise the passed instance is used
- clz
class whose method should be invoked
- inst
instance of the class who method should be invoked, if the method is not static
- meth
method to invoke
- params
parameters to pass to the method
- ptypes
list of types of the parameters
- returns
a Box containing the value returned by the method
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def
invokeMethod[C](clz: Class[C], inst: AnyRef, meth: String, params: Array[AnyRef]): Box[Any]
Invoke the given method for the given class, with some parameters.
Invoke the given method for the given class, with some parameters. Tries the method name, then the method as a CamelCased name and the method as a camelCased name The class is not instanciated if the method is static, otherwise the passed instance is used
- clz
class whose method should be invoked
- inst
instance of the class who method should be invoked, if the method is not static
- meth
method to invoke
- params
parameters to pass to the method
- returns
a Box containing the value returned by the method
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def
invokeMethod[C](clz: Class[C], inst: AnyRef, meth: String): Box[Any]
Invoke the given method for the given class, with no params.
Invoke the given method for the given class, with no params. The class is not instanciated if the method is static, otherwise the passed instance is used
- clz
class whose method should be invoked
- inst
instance of the class who method should be invoked, if the method is not static
- meth
method to invoke
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a Box containing the value returned by the method
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def
isEq(a: Array[Byte], b: Array[Byte]): Boolean
Compare two arrays of Byte for byte equality.
Compare two arrays of Byte for byte equality.
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true if two Byte arrays contain the same bytes
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final
def
isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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def
listFromListAndString(lst: List[String], s: String): List[String]
Creates a List of Strings from a List[String] and a String
Creates a List of Strings from a List[String] and a String
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def
listFromStrings(s1: String, s2: String): List[String]
Creates a List of Strings from two Strings
Creates a List of Strings from two Strings
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implicit
def
listStringToSuper(in: List[String]): SuperListString
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a SuperString with more available methods such as roboSplit or commafy
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final
def
ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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implicit
def
nodeSeqToOptionString(in: NodeSeq): Box[String]
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an Empty can if the node seq is empty and a full can with the NodeSeq text otherwise
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def
notEq(a: Array[Byte], b: Array[Byte]): Boolean
Compare two arrays of Byte for byte equality.
Compare two arrays of Byte for byte equality.
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true if two Byte arrays don't contain the same bytes
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final
def
notify(): Unit
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final
def
notifyAll(): Unit
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def
parseNumber(tin: String): Long
Parse a string and return the Long value of that string.
Parse a string and return the Long value of that string.
The string can start with '-' if it is a negative number or '+' for a positive number
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the Long value of the input String
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def
processString(msg: String, subst: Map[String, String]): String
Replaces the value found in a string surrounded by <%= ...
Replaces the value found in a string surrounded by <%= ... %> by a replacement according to the value found in the subst Map.
Throws an exception if no correspondance can be found.
- msg
string where replacements should be done
- subst
map of [regular expression with groups, replacement]
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def
randomString(size: Int): String
Create a random string of a given size.
Create a random string of a given size. 5 bits of randomness per character
- size
size of the string to create. Must be a positive integer.
- returns
the generated string
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def
roboSplit(what: String, sep: String): List[String]
Split a string according to a separator
Split a string according to a separator
- sep
a regexp to use with the String::split method
- returns
a list of trimmed parts whose length is > 0
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def
snakify(name: String): String
Turn a string of format "FooBar" into snake case "foo_bar"
Turn a string of format "FooBar" into snake case "foo_bar"
Note: snakify is not reversible, ie. in general the following will _not_ be true:
s == camelify(snakify(s))
- returns
the underscored string
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def
splitAt(what: String, sep: String): List[(String, String)]
Split a string in 2 parts at the first place where a separator is found
Split a string in 2 parts at the first place where a separator is found
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a List containing a pair of the 2 trimmed parts
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def
splitColonPair(in: String, first: String, second: String): (String, String)
Split a string separated by a point or by a column in 2 parts.
Split a string separated by a point or by a column in 2 parts. Uses default values if only one is found or if no parts are found
- in
string to split
- first
default value for the first part if no split can be done
- second
default value for the second part if one or less parts can be found
- returns
a pair containing the first and second parts
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def
splitNameValuePairs(props: String): Map[String, String]
Splits a string of the form <name1=value1, name2=value2, ...
Splits a string of the form <name1=value1, name2=value2, ... > and unquotes the quoted values. The result is a Map[String, String]
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implicit
def
stringToSuper(in: String): SuperString
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a SuperString with more available methods such as roboSplit or commafy
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final
def
synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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def
toBoolean(in: Any): Boolean
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Boolean depending on its value
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Boolean depending on its value
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def
toByteArrayInputStream(in: InputStream): ByteArrayInputStream
Convert any InputStream to a ByteArrayInputStream
Convert any InputStream to a ByteArrayInputStream
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def
toInt(in: Any): Int
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Int depending on its value
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Int depending on its value
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def
toLong(in: Any): Long
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Long depending on its value
Convert any object to an "equivalent" Long depending on its value
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def
toString(): String
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def
tryo[T](ignore: Class[_])(f: ⇒ T): Box[T]
Wraps a "try" block around the function f.
Wraps a "try" block around the function f. Takes only one Class of exception to ignore
- ignore
- a single exception classes to ignore. A thrown exception will be ignored if it is assignable from this class.
- f
- the block of code to evaluate
- returns
- Full(result of the evaluation of f) if f doesn't throw any exception
- a Failure if f throws an exception
- Empty if the exception class is in the ignore list
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def
tryo[T](ignore: List[Class[_]])(f: ⇒ T): Box[T]
Wraps a "try" block around the function f
Wraps a "try" block around the function f
- ignore
- a list of exception classes to ignore. A thrown exception will be ignored if it is assignable from one of the exception classes in the list
- f
- the block of code to evaluate
- returns
- Full(result of the evaluation of f) if f doesn't throw any exception
- a Failure if f throws an exception
- Empty if the exception class is in the ignore list
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def
tryo[T](onError: (Throwable) ⇒ Unit)(f: ⇒ T): Box[T]
Wraps a "try" block around the function f and trigger a callback function if an exception is thrown
Wraps a "try" block around the function f and trigger a callback function if an exception is thrown
- onError
- an optional callback function that will use the thrown exception as a parameter
- f
- the block of code to evaluate
- returns
- Full(result of the evaluation of f) if f doesn't throw any exception
- a Failure if f throws an exception
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def
tryo[T](f: ⇒ T): Box[T]
Wraps a "try" block around the function f
Wraps a "try" block around the function f
- f
- the block of code to evaluate
- returns
- Full(result of the evaluation of f) if f doesn't throw any exception
- a Failure if f throws an exception
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def
tryo[T](handler: PartialFunction[Throwable, T], f: ⇒ T): Box[T]
Wraps a "try" block around the function f.
Wraps a "try" block around the function f. If f throws an exception that is in the domain of the handler PF, the handler will be invoked on the exception. Otherwise the exception is wrapped into a Failure.
- handler
- A partial function that handles exceptions
- f
- the block of code to evaluate
- returns
- Full(result of the evaluation of f) if f doesn't throw any exception
- a Failure if f throws an exception
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- See also
net.liftweb.common.Failure
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def
tryo[T](ignore: List[Class[_]], onError: Box[(Throwable) ⇒ Unit])(f: ⇒ T): Box[T]
Wraps a "try" block around the function f.
Wraps a "try" block around the function f. If f throws an exception with its class in the 'ignore' list or if 'ignore' is null or an empty list, ignore the exception and return None.
- ignore
- a list of exception classes to ignore. A thrown exception will be ignored if it is assignable from one of the exception classes in the list
- onError
- an optional callback function that will use the thrown exception as a parameter
- f
- the block of code to evaluate
- returns
- Full(result of the evaluation of f) if f doesn't throw any exception
- a Failure if f throws an exception
- Empty if the exception class is in the ignore list
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def
unquote(str: String): String
If str is surrounded by quotes it return the content between the quotes
If str is surrounded by quotes it return the content between the quotes
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final
def
wait(): Unit
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final
def
wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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final
def
wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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object
AsBoolean
A helpful Boolean extractor
A helpful Boolean extractor
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object
AsDouble
A helpful Double extractor
A helpful Double extractor
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object
AsInt
A helpful Int extractor
A helpful Int extractor
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object
AsLong
A helpful Long extractor
A helpful Long extractor
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