There's no reason why another method couldn't be added. StringUtils was originally just a list of methods I found helpful.
StringUtils is a POJO (plain old java object) inserted into the velocity context. You can add other objects with your own custom functions: https://cayenne.apache.org/docs/3.0/cgen.html shows how it's configured using ant (config nested parameter) On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 6:30 AM, Hugi Thordarson <h...@karlmenn.is> wrote: > Hi all, > I’m encountering what I believe can be called improper capitalization in > Property name creation when doing class generation. The problem is that if > the capitalization method encounters several uppercase characters in a row, > it will treat them as a single substring with the following lowercase > characters. > > Example: I have an attribute called “uniqueIDFromSystem”. The Property > generated is called UNIQUE_IDFROM_SYSTEM but should probably be called > UNIQUE_ID_FROM_SYSTEM. > > I’m guessing changing this behaviour is not acceptable since it will probably > break older code? If so, is there any way for me to hook into the class > generation mechanism to introduce my own “fixed” property name generating > method, or could we add a second fixed method to StringUtils? > > Cheers, > - hugi
