[PATCH] src/java/org/apache/velocity/util/StringUtils.java

[robert burrell donkin]

This patch adds a new StringUtils method which converts the first letter 
of a string to lowercase.

- robert


Index: src/java/org/apache/velocity/util/StringUtils.java
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RCS file: 
/home/cvs/jakarta-velocity/src/java/org/apache/velocity/util/StringUtils.java,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.13 StringUtils.java
--- src/java/org/apache/velocity/util/StringUtils.java  2001/07/02 03:16:01     1.13
+++ src/java/org/apache/velocity/util/StringUtils.java  2001/08/22 18:26:47
@@ -244,6 +244,26 @@
         return firstLetter + restLetters;
     }
 
+
+    /**     
+     * <p> 
+     * Convert the first letter to lowercase.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p> 
+     *  For example <code>FooBar</code> becomes <code>fooBar</code>.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param data string to be lowercased 
+     * @return string with the first letter lowercased
+     */
+    public String lowercaseFirstLetter ( String data )
+    {
+        String firstLetter = data.substring(0,1).toLowerCase();
+        String restLetters = data.substring(1);
+        return firstLetter + restLetters;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a string array from a string separated by delim
      *