/**
* Returns true if two names match without regard to case or the presence of '-' or '_'
* characters.
*
* @param beanName The name of the bean property to compare
* @param elementName The name of the element to compare
* @return True if the names match
*/
public static boolean namesMatch(String beanName, String elementName) {
int beanNameLen = beanName.length();
int elementNameLen = elementName.length();
int elementPos = 0;
int beanPos = 0;
// Keep looping until you hit the end of either of the strings
while ((elementPos < elementNameLen) && (beanPos < beanNameLen)) {
// If the next character in the bean name is a '-' or a '/', skip it
char beanCh = Character.toLowerCase(beanName.charAt(beanPos));
if ((beanCh == '-') || (beanCh == '_')) {
beanPos++;
continue;
}
// If the next character in the element name is a '-' or a '/', skip it
char elementCh = Character.toLowerCase(elementName.charAt(elementPos));
if ((elementCh == '-') || (elementCh == '_')) {
elementPos++;
continue;
}
// If the characters don't match, the names don't match
if (elementCh != beanCh) return false;
elementPos++;
beanPos++;
}
// You hit the end of both names at the same time, the names match
if ((elementPos == elementNameLen) && (beanPos == beanNameLen)) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Converts a character to lower case.
*
* @param ch character to be converted
* @return resulting character
*/
public static int lc(final int ch) {
return ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z' ? ch | 0x20 : ch > 0x7F ? Character.toLowerCase(ch) : ch;
}