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1 package net.sourceforge.pmd.util.viewer.model;
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3
4 import net.sourceforge.pmd.jaxen.Attribute;
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6
7 /**
8  * A toolkit for vaious attribute translations
9  *
10  * @author Boris Gruschko ( boris at gruschko.org )
11  * @version $Id: AttributeToolkit.java,v 1.9 2006/10/20 02:40:14 hooperbloob Exp $
12  */
13
14 public class AttributeToolkit {
15
16     /**
17      * formats a value for its usage in XPath expressions
18      *
19      * @param attribute atribute which value should be formatted
20      * @return formmated value
21      */
22     public static String JavaDoc formatValueForXPath(Attribute attribute) {
23         return '\'' + attribute.getValue() + '\'';
24     }
25
26     /**
27      * constructs a predicate from the given attribute
28      *
29      * @param attribute attribute to be formatted as predicate
30      * @return predicate
31      */
32     public static String JavaDoc constructPredicate(Attribute attribute) {
33         return "[@" + attribute.getName() + '=' +
34                 formatValueForXPath(attribute) + ']';
35     }
36 }
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