org.eclipse.ui.intro/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/intro/impl/util/StringUtil.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.internal.intro.impl.util;

public class StringUtil {

	public static String concat(String... strings) {
		StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
		for (String string : strings) {
			buffer.append(string);
		}
		return buffer.toString();
	}

	// Removes leading and trailing whitespace and replaces other
	// occurrences with a single space.

	public static String normalizeWhiteSpace(String input) {
		if (input == null) {
			return null;
		}
		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
		boolean atStart = true;
		boolean whitespaceToInsert = false;
		for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
			char next = input.charAt(i);
			if (Character.isWhitespace(next)) {
				if (!atStart) {
					whitespaceToInsert = true;
				}
			} else {
				if (whitespaceToInsert) {
					result.append(' ');
					whitespaceToInsert = false;
				}
				atStart = false;
				result.append(next);
			}
		}
		return result.toString();
	}

}