src/Utils.as

   1 package
   2 {
   3         import flash.utils.Dictionary;
   4         /**
   5          * ...
   6          * @author Harbinger
   7          */
   8         public class Utils
   9         {
  10
  11
  12                 public static function capitalize(s:String):String
  13                 {
  14                         return s.substr(0,1).toUpperCase() + s.substr(1);
  15                 }
  16
  17                 /**
  18                  * a/an, depending on input
  19                  * @param       hurr
  20                  * @return
  21                  */
  22                 public static function A(hurr:String, caps:Boolean = false):String {
  23                         var firstchar:String = hurr.substr(0, 1);
  24                         if (firstchar == " ")
  25                                 return A(hurr.substr(1));
  26                         if (firstchar.toLowerCase() in ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"])
  27                                 return (caps)?"An":"an";
  28                         return (caps)?"A":"a";
  29                 }
  30
  31                 // Strip stuff like a/an
  32                 public static function stripA(hurr:String):String {
  33                         if (hurr.substr(0, 3).toLowerCase() == "an ")
  34                                 return hurr.substring(4);
  35                         if (hurr.substr(0, 2).toLowerCase() == "a ")
  36                                 return hurr.substring(3);
  37                         return hurr;
  38                 }
  39
  40                 public static function nTh(n:Number):String {
  41                         if (n == 1) return n + "st";
  42                         if (n == 2) return n + "nd";
  43                         if (n == 3) return n + "rd";
  44                         return n+"th";
  45                 }
  46
  47
  48                 public static function dictLength(myDictionary:Dictionary):int
  49                 {
  50                         var n:int = 0;
  51                         for (var key:* in myDictionary) {
  52                                 n++;
  53                         }
  54                         return n;
  55                 }
  56
  57
  58                 public static function objHas(o:Object,key:String):Boolean
  59                 {
  60                         for (var k:String in o) {
  61                                 trace(k);
  62                                 if (k == key)
  63                                         return true;
  64                         }
  65                         return false;
  66                 }
  67
  68                 public static function pluralize(num:Number,t:String,tp:String=null):String {
  69                         if (num == 1)
  70                                 return t;
  71                         if (tp != null)
  72                                 return tp;
  73                         if (t.substr(t.length - 1) == "y") {
  74                                 return t.substr(0, t.length - 1) + "ies";
  75                         } else {
  76                                 return t + "s";
  77                         }
  78                 }
  79         }
  80
  81 }