/**
* For use when indexing - has no other usage
*
* @param text
* @return
*/
public static String getAlphabethStartLetter(String text) {
if (text == null) {
return "none";
}
text = text.trim();
if (text.length() == 0) {
return "none";
}
String letter = text.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase();
if (Strings.contains(letter, ALPHABETH)) {
return letter;
}
letter = deAccent(letter);
if (Strings.contains(letter, ALPHABETH)) {
return letter;
}
if (StringUtils.isNumeric(letter)) {
return "number";
}
return "other";
}
