common11.use

java base64

Common11 1.9 build: 9176 released: 2008-03-10

Common utility classes that work under Java 1.1+ using no ArrayLists/Swing.

Copyright (c) 2008 Canadian Mind Products.

final class library.
Download from http://mindprod.com/products1.html#COMMON11

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in commercial programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/roedy.html#NONMILITARY
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labeled non-military use only.
All Java jars and source code are included.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS,
(e.g. Win2K/XP/Vista/OSX/Linux/Solaris/Vista64/AIX...) so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.1 <><> or later installed.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as a part of your own program.
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with Winzip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the "user folder names" option.


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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as a part of your own program.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.


I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test the programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary class and jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:


Includes:

BigDate:         simplified date handling when you want dates without times.
CMPAboutBox:     a proper about box for AWT app/Applets that provides useful information.
Hybrid:          converts AWT Applet into an Application
ImageInfo:       information about a gif, png, jpg.
ImageViewer:     component to display an image
Limiter:         cap, corral and hem methods to ensure a value in range.
Misc:            loadProperties (ordered), beep, thisYear, thisMonth, thisDayOfMonth
ResizingImageViewer: display Image allowing user to change magnification
Shuffle:         shuffles int[], similar to Colllections.shuffle(List)
StoppableThread: threads you can gently stop.
StringTools:     miscellaneous string methods
VersionCheck:    check what version of Java is running.

BigDate is a replacement for Java Date class.
Handles dates 999,999 BC to 999,999 AD, the
missing year 0, the missing 10 days in 1582, and
the switch to the 100/400 leap year rule in 1600.
Heavily commented Java source included. Supports ISO
WeekNumbers and ISO Day of week.  If you want do
do calculations on pure dates, ignoring timezones
and time, BigDate is much easier and faster than
the Sun Date and Calendar classes.  See TestDate
for sample uses.

Why the canine footprint logo?  I can't for the life of me
remember the association that made me chose it.  Perhaps it
was the notion of a pack of classes.

Version History

1.1 adds a StringTools.condense method to collapse
multiple spaces down to 1.

1.2 just changes the pad directory structure.

1.3 reformats the code with IntelliJ and adds Javadoc.

1.4 adds fast toUpperCase and toLowerCase for chars and Strings.

1.5 2007-10-02 adds Shuffle class.

1.6 2007-10-15 nearestXXXDay, dayOfWeek and calendarDayOfWeek in BigDate

1.7 2008-01-29 StringTools.indexOfWhiteSpace

1.8 2008-02-02 BigDate has named constants for days of week and months of the year.

1.9 2008-03-10 add StringTools.firstWord