> Subject: Re: Just a stab in the dark > > Oh I see. No problem. > > re scanf vs scanner: scanf takes a pattern, an input string of values in > format > of pattern, and an array of reference variables. It parses the input string > according to the pattern (using all the same types and qualifications as > printf) > and puts the resulting values in the variables.
MG>so it looks as if the developer would need to implement scanf pattern in order to convert input string appropriately? > > scanner merely tokenizes the input string according to a given separator > character and knows nothing about class types - only primitives. MG>the classes could be 'autoboxed' later on class Integer for primitive type int and so on..? MG>interesting task..any takers?? http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/autoboxing.html > > > > Maurizio Cucchiara on 13/03/11 18:00, wrote: > > I'm sorry, but unfortunately I have any implementation and to be > > frankly I don't understand why Marting thought so :). > > Adam, again, why do you prefer scanf to scanner? > > > > > > On 13 March 2011 15:53, Adam Hardy <ahardy.str...@cyberspaceroad.com> wrote: > >> I actually hoped I would find it in commons lang already - I was only > >> asking > >> on the struts list because I know the user list here is so much more > >> diverse > >> and would more likely know if it existed already somewhere. > >> > >> Do you Maurizio already have a scanf implementation? Or am I > >> misinterpreting > >> Martin's message to you? > >> > >> I should think it's about a day's work, with tests, plus a bit of thought > >> needs to go into the design to make the parsing of the pattern string > >> cacheable. That's why I was hoping to avoid writing scanf from scratch. But > >> it looks like I'll have to make do with a temporary fix using Scanner on > >> just the bits I need right now. > >> > >> Maurizio Cucchiara on 13/03/11 09:52, wrote: > >>> I think that the right place for this kind of questions is apache commons > >>> lang ml. > >>> > >>> Maurizio Cucchiara > >>> > >>> Il giorno 13/mar/2011 02.26, "Martin Gainty" <mgai...@hotmail.com> ha > >>> scritto: > >>>> you can use String constructor to construct what you need from any part > >>>> of a previous String > >>>> then use StringBuffer to concat the Strings together > >>>> but Scanner will work too. > >>>> > >>>> Maurizio can you put a scanf method in StringTools that uses scanner to > >>> replicate scanf functionality and send it to d...@struts.apache.org? > >>>> thanks, > >>>> Martin > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:16:44 +0100 > >>>>> Subject: Re: RE: Just a stab in the dark > >>>>> From: maurizio.cucchi...@gmail.com > >>>>> To: user@struts.apache.org > >>>>> > >>>>> Why do you prefer scanf to scanner class? > >>>>> I could be wrong, but I don't believe it is possible cause of the > >>>>> immutability of the string class (you cannot pass a string object as > >>>>> reference). > >>>>> > >>>>> Maurizio Cucchiara > >>>>> > >>>>> Il giorno 12/mar/2011 15.22, "Martin Gainty" <mgai...@hotmail.com> ha > >>>>> scritto: > >>>>> > >>>>> havent seen scanf method in any of the Java classes > >>>>> i welcome factoring a scanf method in > >>>>> org.apache.struts2.convention.StringTools > >>>>> > >>>>> anyone ? > >>>>> Martin > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:57:17 +0000 > >>>>>> From: ahardy.str...@cyberspaceroad.com > >>>>>> To: user@struts.apache.org > >>>>>> Subject: Just a stab in the dark > >>>>>> Hi List > >>>>>> > >>>>>> this is a bit OT but it's the weekend and I have a question which I am > >>>>>> desperat... > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org >
