[jira] [Commented] (LANG-974) New StringUtils Method defaulfNotIn(String, String, List)

["Duncan Jones (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Duncan Jones commented on LANG-974:
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Can you describe a use case for this method?

> New StringUtils Method defaulfNotIn(String, String, List<String>)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LANG-974
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-974
>             Project: Commons Lang
>          Issue Type: Wish
>          Components: lang.*
>    Affects Versions: 3.2.1
>            Reporter: Stephan Knitelius
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: Review Patch
>
>
> Example use case:
> If a Method expects values that should only consist of a certain set such as "0" and "1", and any Invalid String should be defaulted to "0".
> Possible Solution:
> {code}
>   public static String defaultIfNotIn(final String str, final String defaultString, String... validStrings) {
>     if (str == null) {
>       return defaultString;
>     }
>     for (final String validString : validStrings) {
>       if (validString.equals(str)) {
>         return str;
>       }
>     }
>     return defaultString;
>   }
> {code}



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