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Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer(char array and char array)

   
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileFilter;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
/*
 *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
 *  distributed with this work for additional information
 *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
 *  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 *  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 *  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *  
 *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *  
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 *  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 *  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
 *  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 *  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 *  under the License. 
 *  
 */

/**
 * Various string manipulation methods that are more efficient then chaining
 * string operations: all is done in the same buffer without creating a bunch of
 * string objects.
 * 
 * @author 
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer.
   * 
   * @param charArray
   *            The buffer which contains the data
   * @param index
   *            Current position in the buffer
   * @param text
   *            The text we want to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if the buffer contains the text.
   */
  public static final int areEquals( char[] charArray, int index, String text )
  {
      if ( ( charArray == null ) || ( charArray.length == 0 ) || ( charArray.length <= index ) || ( index < 0 )
          || ( text == null ) )
      {
          return -1;
      }
      else
      {
          char[] data = text.toCharArray();
          return areEquals( charArray, index, data );
      }
  }
  /**
   * Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer.
   * 
   * @param charArray
   *            The buffer which contains the data
   * @param index
   *            Current position in the buffer
   * @param charArray2
   *            The text we want to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if the buffer contains the text.
   */
  public static final int areEquals( char[] charArray, int index, char[] charArray2 )
  {
      if ( ( charArray == null ) || ( charArray.length == 0 ) || ( charArray.length <= index ) || ( index < 0 )
          || ( charArray2 == null ) || ( charArray2.length == 0 )
          || ( charArray2.length > ( charArray.length + index ) ) )
      {
          return -1;
      }
      else
      {
          for ( int i = 0; i < charArray2.length; i++ )
          {
              if ( charArray[index++] != charArray2[i] )
              {
                  return -1;
              }
          }
          return index;
      }
  }
}





Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer(char array and string)

   
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileFilter;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
/*
 *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
 *  distributed with this work for additional information
 *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
 *  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 *  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 *  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *  
 *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *  
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 *  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 *  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
 *  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 *  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 *  under the License. 
 *  
 */

/**
 * Various string manipulation methods that are more efficient then chaining
 * string operations: all is done in the same buffer without creating a bunch of
 * string objects.
 * 
 * @author 
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer.
   * 
   * @param charArray
   *            The buffer which contains the data
   * @param index
   *            Current position in the buffer
   * @param text
   *            The text we want to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if the buffer contains the text.
   */
  public static final int areEquals( char[] charArray, int index, String text )
  {
      if ( ( charArray == null ) || ( charArray.length == 0 ) || ( charArray.length <= index ) || ( index < 0 )
          || ( text == null ) )
      {
          return -1;
      }
      else
      {
          char[] data = text.toCharArray();
          return areEquals( charArray, index, data );
      }
  }
  /**
   * Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer.
   * 
   * @param charArray
   *            The buffer which contains the data
   * @param index
   *            Current position in the buffer
   * @param charArray2
   *            The text we want to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if the buffer contains the text.
   */
  public static final int areEquals( char[] charArray, int index, char[] charArray2 )
  {
      if ( ( charArray == null ) || ( charArray.length == 0 ) || ( charArray.length <= index ) || ( index < 0 )
          || ( charArray2 == null ) || ( charArray2.length == 0 )
          || ( charArray2.length > ( charArray.length + index ) ) )
      {
          return -1;
      }
      else
      {
          for ( int i = 0; i < charArray2.length; i++ )
          {
              if ( charArray[index++] != charArray2[i] )
              {
                  return -1;
              }
          }
          return index;
      }
  }
}





Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer for byte array

   
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileFilter;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
/*
 *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
 *  distributed with this work for additional information
 *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
 *  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 *  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 *  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *  
 *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *  
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 *  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 *  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
 *  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 *  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 *  under the License. 
 *  
 */

/**
 * Various string manipulation methods that are more efficient then chaining
 * string operations: all is done in the same buffer without creating a bunch of
 * string objects.
 * 
 * @author 
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer.
   * 
   * @param byteArray
   *            The buffer which contains the data
   * @param index
   *            Current position in the buffer
   * @param text
   *            The text we want to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if the buffer contains the text.
   */
  public static final int areEquals( byte[] byteArray, int index, String text )
  {
      if ( ( byteArray == null ) || ( byteArray.length == 0 ) || ( byteArray.length <= index ) || ( index < 0 )
          || ( text == null ) )
      {
          return -1;
      }
      else
      {
          try
          {
              byte[] data = text.getBytes( "UTF-8" );
              return areEquals( byteArray, index, data );
          }
          catch ( UnsupportedEncodingException uee )
          {
              return -1;
          }
      }
  }
  /**
   * Check if a text is present at the current position in a buffer.
   * 
   * @param byteArray
   *            The buffer which contains the data
   * @param index
   *            Current position in the buffer
   * @param byteArray2
   *            The text we want to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if the buffer contains the text.
   */
  public static final int areEquals( byte[] byteArray, int index, byte[] byteArray2 )
  {
      if ( ( byteArray == null ) || ( byteArray.length == 0 ) || ( byteArray.length <= index ) || ( index < 0 )
          || ( byteArray2 == null ) || ( byteArray2.length == 0 )
          || ( byteArray2.length > ( byteArray.length + index ) ) )
      {
          return -1;
      }
      else
      {
          for ( int i = 0; i < byteArray2.length; i++ )
          {
              if ( byteArray[index++] != byteArray2[i] )
              {
                  return -1;
              }
          }
          return index;
      }
  }
}





Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating null arrays as length 0.

   
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
/* 
 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 *  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 *  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 *  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 *  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 *  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *  limitations under the License.
 *
 *
 */

/**
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Moritz Petersen
 * @author 
 * @author Maarten Coene
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
 */
public class Main {
  // Is same length
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.
   *
   * <p>Any multi-dimensional aspects of the arrays are ignored.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */    
  public static boolean isSameLength(Object[] array1, Object[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(long[] array1, long[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(int[] array1, int[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(short[] array1, short[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(char[] array1, char[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(byte[] array1, byte[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(double[] array1, double[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(float[] array1, float[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating
   * <code>null</code> arrays as length <code>0</code>.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if length of arrays matches, treating
   *  <code>null</code> as an empty array
   */
  public static boolean isSameLength(boolean[] array1, boolean[] array2) {
      if ((array1 == null && array2 != null && array2.length > 0) ||
          (array2 == null && array1 != null && array1.length > 0) ||
          (array1 != null && array2 != null && array1.length != array2.length)) {
              return false;
      }
      return true;
  }

}





Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account multi-dimensional arrays.

   
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
/* 
 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 *  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 *  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 *  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 *  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 *  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *  limitations under the License.
 *
 *
 */

/**
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Moritz Petersen
 * @author 
 * @author Maarten Coene
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account
   * multi-dimensional arrays.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, must not be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, must not be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if type of arrays matches
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either array is <code>null</code>
   */    
  public static boolean isSameType(Object array1, Object array2) {
      if (array1 == null || array2 == null) {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("The Array must not be null");
      }
      return array1.getClass().getName().equals(array2.getClass().getName());
  }

}





Compares the initial elements of two arrays.

   
import java.util.Arrays;
/* 
 * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
 * 
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
 * USA.
 *
 * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * in the United States and other countries.]
 *
 * -------------------
 * ArrayUtilities.java
 * -------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: ArrayUtilities.java,v 1.7 2008/09/10 09:21:30 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 21-Aug-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed ArrayUtils --> ArrayUtilities (DG);
 *
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Compares the initial elements of two arrays.
   *
   * @param a1  array 1.
   * @param a2  array 2.
   *
   * @return An integer showing the relative ordering.
   */
  public static int compareVersionArrays (Comparable[] a1, Comparable[] a2)
  {
    int length = Math.min (a1.length, a2.length);
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
    {
      Comparable o1 = a1[i];
      Comparable o2 = a2[i];
      if (o1 == null && o2 == null)
      {
        // cannot decide ..
        continue;
      }
      if (o1 == null)
      {
        return 1;
      }
      if (o2 == null)
      {
         return -1;
      }
      int retval = o1.rupareTo(o2);
      if (retval != 0)
      {
        return retval;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }
}





Does the source array equal the match array

   
/**********************************************************************************
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Trustees of Indiana University,
 *                  Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, Jr., University, and The MIT Corporation
 *
 * Licensed under the Educational Community License Version 1.0 (the "License");
 * By obtaining, using and/or copying this Original Work, you agree that you have read,
 * understand, and will comply with the terms and conditions of the Educational Community License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://cvs.sakaiproject.org/licenses/license_1_0.html
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
 * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
 * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 *
 **********************************************************************************/

/**
 * Byte utilities
 */
public class ByteUtils {
  /**
   * Does the source array equal the match array?
   * 
   * @param source
   *          Byte array to examine
   * @param offset
   *          An offset into the <code>source</code> array
   * @param match
   *          Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>
   * @return true If the two arrays are equal
   */
  public static boolean equals(byte[] source, byte[] match) {
    if (match.length != source.length) {
      return false;
    }
    return startsWith(source, 0, match);
  }
  /**
   * Does this byte array begin with match array content?
   * 
   * @param source
   *          Byte array to examine
   * @param offset
   *          An offset into the <code>source</code> array
   * @param match
   *          Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>
   * @return true If the starting bytes are equal
   */
  public static boolean startsWith(byte[] source, int offset, byte[] match) {
    if (match.length > (source.length - offset)) {
      return false;
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < match.length; i++) {
      if (source[offset + i] != match[i]) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Copies bytes from the source byte array to the destination array
   * 
   * @param source
   *          The source array
   * @param srcBegin
   *          Index of the first source byte to copy
   * @param srcEnd
   *          Index after the last source byte to copy
   * @param destination
   *          The destination array
   * @param dstBegin
   *          The starting offset in the destination array
   */
  public static void getBytes(byte[] source, int srcBegin, int srcEnd, byte[] destination,
      int dstBegin) {
    System.arraycopy(source, srcBegin, destination, dstBegin, srcEnd - srcBegin);
  }
  /**
   * Return a new byte array containing a sub-portion of the source array
   * 
   * @param srcBegin
   *          The beginning index (inclusive)
   * @param srcEnd
   *          The ending index (exclusive)
   * @return The new, populated byte array
   */
  public static byte[] subbytes(byte[] source, int srcBegin, int srcEnd) {
    byte destination[];
    destination = new byte[srcEnd - srcBegin];
    getBytes(source, srcBegin, srcEnd, destination, 0);
    return destination;
  }
  /**
   * Return a new byte array containing a sub-portion of the source array
   * 
   * @param srcBegin
   *          The beginning index (inclusive)
   * @return The new, populated byte array
   */
  public static byte[] subbytes(byte[] source, int srcBegin) {
    return subbytes(source, srcBegin, source.length);
  }
}





Does this byte array begin with match array content?

   
/**********************************************************************************
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Trustees of Indiana University,
 *                  Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, Jr., University, and The MIT Corporation
 *
 * Licensed under the Educational Community License Version 1.0 (the "License");
 * By obtaining, using and/or copying this Original Work, you agree that you have read,
 * understand, and will comply with the terms and conditions of the Educational Community License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://cvs.sakaiproject.org/licenses/license_1_0.html
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
 * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
 * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 *
 **********************************************************************************/

/**
 * Byte utilities
 */
public class ByteUtils {

  /**
   * Does this byte array begin with match array content?
   * 
   * @param source
   *          Byte array to examine
   * @param match
   *          Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>
   * @return true If the starting bytes are equal
   */
  public static boolean startsWith(byte[] source, byte[] match) {
    return startsWith(source, 0, match);
  }
  /**
   * Does this byte array begin with match array content?
   * 
   * @param source
   *          Byte array to examine
   * @param offset
   *          An offset into the <code>source</code> array
   * @param match
   *          Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>
   * @return true If the starting bytes are equal
   */
  public static boolean startsWith(byte[] source, int offset, byte[] match) {
    if (match.length > (source.length - offset)) {
      return false;
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < match.length; i++) {
      if (source[offset + i] != match[i]) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }
  /**
   * Does the source array equal the match array?
   * 
   * @param source
   *          Byte array to examine
   * @param offset
   *          An offset into the <code>source</code> array
   * @param match
   *          Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>
   * @return true If the two arrays are equal
   */
  public static boolean equals(byte[] source, byte[] match) {
    if (match.length != source.length) {
      return false;
    }
    return startsWith(source, 0, match);
  }
  /**
   * Copies bytes from the source byte array to the destination array
   * 
   * @param source
   *          The source array
   * @param srcBegin
   *          Index of the first source byte to copy
   * @param srcEnd
   *          Index after the last source byte to copy
   * @param destination
   *          The destination array
   * @param dstBegin
   *          The starting offset in the destination array
   */
  public static void getBytes(byte[] source, int srcBegin, int srcEnd, byte[] destination,
      int dstBegin) {
    System.arraycopy(source, srcBegin, destination, dstBegin, srcEnd - srcBegin);
  }
  /**
   * Return a new byte array containing a sub-portion of the source array
   * 
   * @param srcBegin
   *          The beginning index (inclusive)
   * @param srcEnd
   *          The ending index (exclusive)
   * @return The new, populated byte array
   */
  public static byte[] subbytes(byte[] source, int srcBegin, int srcEnd) {
    byte destination[];
    destination = new byte[srcEnd - srcBegin];
    getBytes(source, srcBegin, srcEnd, destination, 0);
    return destination;
  }
  /**
   * Return a new byte array containing a sub-portion of the source array
   * 
   * @param srcBegin
   *          The beginning index (inclusive)
   * @return The new, populated byte array
   */
  public static byte[] subbytes(byte[] source, int srcBegin) {
    return subbytes(source, srcBegin, source.length);
  }
}





Returns true if all the references in array1 are equal to all the references in array2 (two null references are considered equal for this test).

   
/* 
 * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
 * 
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
 * USA.
 *
 * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * in the United States and other countries.]
 *
 * -------------------
 * ArrayUtilities.java
 * -------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: ArrayUtilities.java,v 1.7 2008/09/10 09:21:30 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 21-Aug-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed ArrayUtils --> ArrayUtilities (DG);
 *
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if all the references in <code>array1</code>
   * are equal to all the references in <code>array2</code> (two
   * <code>null</code> references are considered equal for this test).
   *
   * @param array1  the first array (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * @param array2  the second array (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return A boolean.
   */
  public static boolean equalReferencesInArrays(final Object[] array1,
                                                final Object[] array2) {
      if (array1 == null) {
          return (array2 == null);
      }
      if (array2 == null) {
          return false;
      }
      if (array1.length != array2.length) {
          return false;
      }
      for (int i = 0; i < array1.length; i++) {
          if (array1[i] == null) {
              if (array2[i] != null) {
                  return false;
              }
          }
          if (array2[i] == null) {
              if (array1[i] != null) {
                  return false;
              }
          }
          if (array1[i] != array2[i]) {
              return false;
          }
      }
      return true;
  }
}





Returns true if any two items in the array are equal to one another. Any null values in the array are ignored.

   
import java.util.Arrays;
/* 
 * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
 * 
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
 * USA.
 *
 * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * in the United States and other countries.]
 *
 * -------------------
 * ArrayUtilities.java
 * -------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: ArrayUtilities.java,v 1.7 2008/09/10 09:21:30 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 21-Aug-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed ArrayUtils --> ArrayUtilities (DG);
 *
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if any two items in the array are equal to
   * one another.  Any <code>null</code> values in the array are ignored.
   *
   * @param array  the array to check.
   *
   * @return A boolean.
   */
  public static boolean hasDuplicateItems(final Object[] array) {
      for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
          for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
              final Object o1 = array[i];
              final Object o2 = array[j];
              if (o1 != null && o2 != null) {
                  if (o1.equals(o2)) {
                      return true;
                  }
              }
          }
      }
      return false;
  }
}





String search and reflection helper methods

    
/**
 * The utillib library.
 * More information is available at http://www.jinchess.ru/.
 * Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 Alexander Maryanovsky.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * The utillib library is free software; you can redistribute
 * it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * The utillib library is distributed in the hope that it will
 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with utillib library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA
 */

import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * A collection of general utility methods.
 */
public class Utilities{
  
  
  
  /**
   * A 0-length Object array.
   */
   
  public static final Object [] EMPTY_ARRAY = new Object[0];

  /**
   * A 0-length long array.
   */
   
  public static final long [] EMPTY_LONG_ARRAY = new long[0];

  /**
   * A 0-length int array.
   */
   
  public static final int [] EMPTY_INT_ARRAY = new int[0];
  
  
  /**
   * A 0-length short array.
   */
   
  public static final short [] EMPTY_SHORT_ARRAY = new short[0];
  
  /**
   * A 0-length byte array.
   */
   
  public static final byte [] EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY = new byte[0];
  
  
  
  /**
   * A 0-length char array.
   */
   
  public static final char [] EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY = new char[0];

  /**
   * A 0-length double array.
   */
   
  public static final double [] EMPTY_DOUBLE_ARRAY = new double[0];
  

  /**
   * A 0-length float array.
   */
   
  public static final float [] EMPTY_FLOAT_ARRAY = new float[0];

  /**
   * A 0-length String array.
   */
   
  public static final String [] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = new String[0];
  
  
  
  /**
   * An empty enumeration.
   */
  
  public static final Enumeration EMPTY_ENUM = new Enumeration(){
    public boolean hasMoreElements(){return false;}
    public Object nextElement(){throw new NoSuchElementException();}
  };
  
  
  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if the two specified objects are the same.
   * Returns <code>false</code> otherwise. To be considered the same, the two
   * references must either both be null or invoking <code>equals</code> on one
   * of them with the other must return <code>true</code>.
   */
  public static boolean areEqual(Object obj1, Object obj2){
    return (obj1 == obj2) || (obj1 == null ? false : obj1.equals(obj2));
  }


  /**
   * Maps the specified key to the specified value in the specified
   * <code>Hashtable</code>. If the specified value is <code>null</code> any
   * existing mapping of the specified key is removed from the
   * <code>Hashtable</code>. The old value mapped to the specified key
   * is returned, or <code>null</code> if no value was mapped to the key.
   */
  public static Object put(Hashtable table, Object key, Object value){
    return value == null ? table.remove(key) : table.put(key, value);
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if the specified object is an element of the
   * specified array. The specified array may not be <code>null</code>. The
   * specified object may be <code>null</code>, in which case this method will
   * return <code>true</code> iff one of the indices in the array is empty 
   * (contains <code>null</code>).
   */
  public static boolean contains(Object [] array, Object item){
    return (indexOf(array, item) != -1);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the index of the first occurrance of specified object in the
   * specified array, or -1 if the specified object is not an element of the
   * specified array. The specified object may be <code>null</code> in which
   * case the returned index will be the index of the first <code>null</code>
   * in the array.
   */
  public static int indexOf(Object [] array, Object item){
    if (array == null)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified array may not be null");
    for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
      if (areEqual(item, array[i]))
        return i;
    return -1;
  }


  /**
   * Returns the index of the first occurrance of specified integer in the
   * specified array, or -1 if the specified integer is not an element of the
   * specified array.
   */
  public static int indexOf(int [] arr, int val){
    if (arr == null)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified array may not be null");
    for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
      if (arr[i] == val)
        return i;
    return -1;
  }
  
  
  /**
   * Converts the specified array into a string by appending all its elements
   * separated by a semicolon.
   */
  public static String arrayToString(Object [] arr){
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++){
      buf.append(arr[i]);
      buf.append("; ");
    }
    if (arr.length > 0)
      buf.setLength(buf.length() - 2); // get rid of the extra "; "
    return buf.toString();
  }


  /**
   * Converts the specified <code>Hashtable</code> into a string by putting
   * each key and value on a separate line (separated by "\n") and an arrow
   * (" -> ") between them.
   */
  public static String hashtableToString(Hashtable hashtable){
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
    Enumeration keys = hashtable.keys();
    while (keys.hasMoreElements()){
      Object key = keys.nextElement();
      Object value = hashtable.get(key);
      buf.append(key.toString());
      buf.append(" -> ");
      buf.append(value.toString());
      buf.append("\n");
    }
    return buf.toString();
  }


  /**
   * Returns the maximum element in the specified integer array.
   */
  public static int max(int [] arr){
    if (arr == null)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified array may not be null");
    if (arr.length == 0)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The specified array must have at least one element");
    int n = arr[0];
    for (int i = 1; i < arr.length; i++)
      if (arr[i] > n)
        n = arr[i];
    return n;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a hash code for the specified double value.
   */
  public static int hashCode(double val){
    return hashCode(Double.doubleToLongBits(val));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a hash code for the specified long value.
   */
  public static int hashCode(long val){
    return (int)(val ^ (val >>> 32));
  }
  
  
  
  /**
   * Returns the name of the package of the specified class.
   */
  
  public static String getPackageName(Class c){
    return getPackageName(c.getName());
  }
  
  
  
  /**
   * Returns the name of the package of the class with the specified (full) name.
   */
  
  public static String getPackageName(String className){
    int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(".");
    return lastDotIndex == -1 ? "" : className.substring(0, lastDotIndex);
  }
  
  
  
  /**
   * Returns the short name (excluding the package name) of the specified class. 
   */
  
  public static String getClassName(Class c){
    return getClassName(c.getName());
  }
  
  
  
  /**
   * Returns the short name (excluding the package name) of the class with the
   * specified fully qualified name.
   */
  
  public static String getClassName(String className){
    int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(".");
    return lastDotIndex == -1 ? className : className.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
  }
  
  
  
}





Tests two float arrays for equality.

   
import java.util.Arrays;
/* 
 * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
 * 
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
 * USA.
 *
 * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * in the United States and other countries.]
 *
 * -------------------
 * ArrayUtilities.java
 * -------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: ArrayUtilities.java,v 1.7 2008/09/10 09:21:30 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 21-Aug-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed ArrayUtils --> ArrayUtilities (DG);
 *
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * Tests two float arrays for equality.
   *
   * @param array1  the first array (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * @param array2  the second arrray (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return A boolean.
   */
  public static boolean equal(final float[][] array1,
                              final float[][] array2) {
      if (array1 == null) {
          return (array2 == null);
      }
      if (array2 == null) {
          return false;
      }
      if (array1.length != array2.length) {
          return false;
      }
      for (int i = 0; i < array1.length; i++) {
          if (!Arrays.equals(array1[i], array2[i])) {
              return false;
          }
      }
      return true;
  }
}