Creates a universally unique identifier.

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.createUUID();
 // 'a95d7134-3342-4001-bcea-cc0371b70dec'

Replaces each format item in a specified string with the text equivalent of a corresponding object's value.

Parameters:

• str String
• ...rest Array.

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.format('Robert is {0}. Very {0} and {1}!', 'cool', 'smart');
 // 'Robert is cool. Very cool and smart!'

Gets the extension name off the string being passed in.

Parameters:

• filename String
• withDot Boolean

  If you want the period to be included in the extension name.

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.getExtension('file.exe');
 // 'exe'
 StringUtil.getExtension('file.exe', true);
 // '.exe'

Updates a value in the query string by its key name.

Parameters:

• queryString Object
• name Object
• value Object

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.paramReplace('?name=Robert&age=23&gender=male', 'gender', 'female');
 // '?name=Robert&age=23&gender=female'

Converts a query string to an object.

Parameters:

• queryString String
• [useParseFloat=false] Boolean optional

  If true converts strings to numbers.

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.queryStringToObject('?name=Robert&age=23&gender=male');
 // {name: 'Robert', age: '23', gender: 'male'}
 StringUtil.queryStringToObject('?name=Robert&age=23&gender=male', true);
 // {name: 'Robert', age: 23, gender: 'male'}

Remove all whitespace from the string passed in.

Parameters:

• str String

Returns:

Example:

 let str = ' a b c d e f g ';
 StringUtil.removeAllWhitespace(str);
 // 'abcdefg'

Remove leading and trailing whitespace.

Parameters:

• str String

Returns:

Example:

 let str = ' a b c d e f g ';
 StringUtil.removeLeadingTrailingWhitespace(str);
 // 'a b c d e f g'

Converts a string to a camel case string.

Parameters:

• str String

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.toCamelCase("liveDown_by-the.River");
 // 'liveDownByTheRiver'

Converts a string to a constant case string.

Parameters:

• str String

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.toConstantCase("liveDown_by-the.River");
 // 'LIVE_DOWN_BY_THE_RIVER'

Converts a hyphen string to a pascal case string.

Parameters:

• str String

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.toPascalCase("liveDown_by-the.River");
 // 'LiveDownByTheRiver'

Converts a query string to an object.

Parameters:

• obj Object

Example:

 StringUtil.toQueryString({name: 'Robert', age: '23', gender: 'male'});
 // name=Robert&age=23&gender=male'

Converts a string to a sentence case string.

Parameters:

• str String
• [separator] String optional

  Can be any string you want to use as a separator.

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.toSentence("liveDown_by-the.River");
 // 'live down by the river'
 StringUtil.toSentence("liveDown_by-the.River", '-');
 // 'live-down-by-the-river'
 StringUtil.toSentence("liveDown_by-the.River", '_');
 // 'live_down_by_the_river'
 StringUtil.toSentence("liveDown_by-the.River", '/');
 // 'live/down/by/the/river'

Parameters:

• text String
• length Int
• indicator String

Returns:

Example:

 StringUtil.truncate('Robert is cool and he likes bruschetta.', 14));
 // 'Robert is cool...'
 StringUtil.truncate('Robert is cool and he likes bruschetta.', 14, '!!!'));
 // 'Robert is cool!!!'