java.lang.Object
- org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils

```
public final class Utils
extends java.lang.Object
```
Basic utils, that can be useful in different parts of the program.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`private static class`	`Utils.DirectionString`	Utility class to save a string along with its rendering direction (left-to-right or right-to-left).
`(package private) static class`	`Utils.JosmForkJoinWorkerThread`	A ForkJoinWorkerThread that will always inherit caller permissions, unlike JDK's InnocuousForkJoinWorkerThread, used if a security manager exists.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private static java.lang.String`	`DEFAULT_STRIP`
`private static int[][]`	`EMPTY_INT_INT_ARRAY`
`private static double`	`EPSILON`
`private static char[]`	`HEX_ARRAY`
`private static long`	`MILLIS_OF_DAY`
`private static long`	`MILLIS_OF_HOUR`
`private static long`	`MILLIS_OF_MINUTE`
`private static long`	`MILLIS_OF_SECOND`
`private static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`PATTERN_LENGTH`
`private static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`PATTERN_LENGTH2`
`private static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`REMOVE_DIACRITICS`
`private static java.lang.String[]`	`SIZE_UNITS`
`private static double`	`TO_DEGREES`
`private static double`	`TO_RADIANS`
`static java.lang.String`	`URL_CHARS`	A list of all characters allowed in URLs
`static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`WHITE_SPACES_PATTERN`	Pattern matching white spaces

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

private Utils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <T> T[]`	`addInArrayCopy(T[] array, T item)`	Adds the given item at the end of a new copy of given array.
`static java.net.URL`	`betterJarUrl(java.net.URL jarUrl)`	Tries to build a better JAR URL if we find it concerned by a JDK bug.
`static java.net.URL`	`betterJarUrl(java.net.URL jarUrl, java.net.URL defaultUrl)`	Tries to build a better JAR URL if we find it concerned by a JDK bug.
`static <T> T`	`cast(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Class<T> klass)`	Cast an object safely.
`static <T,U> java.util.function.Function<T,java.util.stream.Stream<U>>`	`castToStream(java.lang.Class<U> klass)`	Get a function that converts an object to a singleton stream of a certain class (or null if the object cannot be cast to that class).
`static double`	`clamp(double val, double min, double max)`	Clamp a value to the given range
`static int`	`clamp(int val, int min, int max)`	Clamp a integer value to the given range
`static void`	`close(java.io.Closeable c)`	Utility method for closing a `Closeable` object.
`static void`	`close(java.util.zip.ZipFile zip)`	Utility method for closing a `ZipFile`.
`static byte[]`	`copyArray(byte... array)`	Copies the given array.
`static char[]`	`copyArray(char... array)`	Copies the given array.
`static int[]`	`copyArray(int... array)`	Copies the given array.
`static <T> T[]`	`copyArray(T[] array)`	Copies the given array.
`static void`	`copyDirectory(java.io.File in, java.io.File out)`	Recursive directory copy function
`static java.nio.file.Path`	`copyFile(java.io.File in, java.io.File out)`	Simple file copy function that will overwrite the target file.
`static java.lang.String`	`deAccent(java.lang.String str)`	Removes diacritics (accents) from string.
`static java.lang.String`	`decodeUrl(java.lang.String s)`	Decodes a `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` string.
`static boolean`	`deleteDirectory(java.io.File path)`	Deletes a directory recursively.
`static boolean`	`deleteFile(java.io.File file)`	Deletes a file and log a default warning if the deletion fails.
`static boolean`	`deleteFile(java.io.File file, java.lang.String warnMsg)`	Deletes a file and log a configurable warning if the deletion fails.
`static boolean`	`deleteFileIfExists(java.io.File file)`	Deletes a file and log a default warning if the file exists but the deletion fails.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeUrl(java.lang.String s)`	Translates a string into `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` format.
`static void`	`ensure(boolean condition, java.lang.String message, java.lang.Object... data)`	Ensures a logical condition is met.
`static boolean`	`equalsEpsilon(double a, double b)`	Determines if the two given double values are equal (their delta being smaller than a fixed epsilon)
`static java.lang.String`	`escapeReservedCharactersHTML(java.lang.String s)`	Replaces some HTML reserved characters (<, > and &) by their equivalent entity (<, > and &);
`static java.lang.String`	`execOutput(java.util.List<java.lang.String> command)`	Runs an external command and returns the standard output.
`static java.lang.String`	`execOutput(java.util.List<java.lang.String> command, long timeout, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit unit)`	Runs an external command and returns the standard output.
`static java.net.URL`	`fileToURL(java.io.File f)`	Converts the given file to its URL.
`static <S,T extends S> SubclassFilteredCollection<S,T>`	`filteredCollection(java.util.Collection<S> collection, java.lang.Class<T> clazz)`	Filter a collection by (sub)class.
`static <T> T`	`firstNonNull(T... items)`	Returns the first element from `items` which is non-null, or null if all elements are null.
`static java.lang.String`	`firstNotEmptyString(java.lang.String defaultString, java.lang.String... candidates)`	Returns the first not empty string in the given candidates, otherwise the default string.
`static java.lang.String`	`fixURLQuery(java.lang.String url)`	Fixes URL with illegal characters in the query (and fragment) part by percent encoding those characters.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDurationString(long elapsedTime)`	Returns a simple human readable (hours, minutes, seconds) string for a given duration in milliseconds.
`static java.util.List<java.awt.font.GlyphVector>`	`getGlyphVectorsBidi(java.lang.String string, java.awt.Font font, java.awt.font.FontRenderContext frc)`	Convert a string to a list of `GlyphVector`s.
`static int`	`getJavaBuild()`	Returns the Java build number as an int value.
`static java.util.Date`	`getJavaExpirationDate()`	Returns the JRE expiration date.
`static java.lang.String`	`getJavaLatestVersion()`	Returns the latest version of Java, from Oracle website.
`static int`	`getJavaUpdate()`	Returns the Java update as an int value.
`static int`	`getJavaVersion()`	Returns the Java version as an int value.
`static java.io.File`	`getJosmTempDir()`	Returns the JOSM temp directory.
`static int`	`getLevenshteinDistance(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String t)`	Compute Levenshtein distance
`static java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getMatches(java.util.regex.Matcher m)`	Returns a list of capture groups if `Matcher.matches()`, or `null`.
`static java.lang.String`	`getPositionListString(java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> positionList)`	Returns a human readable representation of a list of positions.
`static java.io.InputStream`	`getResourceAsStream(java.lang.Class<?> klass, java.lang.String path)`	Finds a resource with a given name, with robustness to known JDK bugs.
`static java.io.InputStream`	`getResourceAsStream(java.lang.ClassLoader cl, java.lang.String path)`	Finds a resource with a given name, with robustness to known JDK bugs.
`static java.lang.Throwable`	`getRootCause(java.lang.Throwable t)`	Returns the root cause of a throwable object.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSizeString(long bytes, java.util.Locale locale)`	Returns a human readable representation (B, kB, MB, ...) for the given number of byes.
`static double`	`getStandardDeviation(double[] values)`	Calculates the standard deviation of population.
`static double`	`getStandardDeviation(double[] values, double mean)`	Calculates the standard deviation of population with the given mean value.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSystemEnv(java.lang.String name)`	Gets the value of the specified environment variable.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSystemProperty(java.lang.String key)`	Gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
`static int[][]`	`groupIntegers(int... integers)`	Group a list of integers, mostly useful to avoid calling many selection change events for a logical interval.
`static boolean`	`hasExtension(java.io.File file, java.lang.String... extensions)`	Determines if the file's name has one of the given extensions, in a robust manner.
`static boolean`	`hasExtension(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String... extensions)`	Determines if the filename has one of the given extensions, in a robust manner.
`static int`	`hashMapInitialCapacity(int nEntries)`	Returns the initial capacity to pass to the HashMap / HashSet constructor when it is initialized with a known number of entries.
`static int`	`hashMapInitialCapacity(int nEntries, double loadFactor)`	Returns the initial capacity to pass to the HashMap / HashSet constructor when it is initialized with a known number of entries.
`static <T> int`	`indexOf(java.lang.Iterable<? extends T> collection, java.util.function.Predicate<? super T> predicate)`	Find the index of the first item that matches the predicate.
`static <T> java.util.Optional<T>`	`instanceOfAndCast(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Class<T> klass)`	Helper method to replace the "`instanceof`-check and cast" pattern.
`static <T> void`	`instanceOfThen(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Class<T> klass, java.util.function.Consumer<? super T> consumer)`	Helper method to replace the "`instanceof`-check and cast" pattern.
`static java.lang.String`	`intern(java.lang.String string)`	Intern a string
`static boolean`	`isClassFound(java.lang.String className)`	Determines if a class can be found for the given name.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(java.lang.String string)`	Determines if a string is null or empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(java.util.Collection<?> collection)`	Determines if a collection is null or empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(java.util.Map<?,?> map)`	Determines if a map is null or empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(MultiMap<?,?> map)`	Determines if a multimap is null or empty.
`static boolean`	`isLocalUrl(java.lang.String url)`	Determines if the given URL denotes a file on a local filesystem.
`static boolean`	`isRunningOpenWebStart()`	Determines whether JOSM has been started via Open Web Start (IcedTea-Web).
`static boolean`	`isRunningWebStart()`	Determines whether JOSM has been started via Web Start (JNLP).
`static boolean`	`isSimilar(java.lang.String string1, java.lang.String string2)`	Check if two strings are similar, but not identical, i.e., have a Levenshtein distance of 1 or 2.
`static boolean`	`isStripEmpty(java.lang.String str)`	Determines if the given String would be empty if stripped.
`private static boolean`	`isStrippedChar(char c, java.lang.String skipChars)`
`static boolean`	`isValidUrl(java.lang.String url)`	Determines if the given URL is valid.
`static java.lang.String`	`joinAsHtmlUnorderedList(java.lang.Iterable<?> values)`	Converts the given iterable collection as an unordered HTML list.
`static <T> java.util.Collection<T>`	`limit(java.util.Collection<T> elements, int maxElements, T overflowIndicator)`	If the collection `elements` is larger than `maxElements` elements, the collection is shortened and the `overflowIndicator` is appended.
`static java.lang.String`	`md5Hex(java.lang.String data)`	Calculate MD5 hash of a string and output in hexadecimal format.
`static boolean`	`mkDirs(java.io.File dir)`	Creates a directory and log a default warning if the creation fails.
`static boolean`	`mkDirs(java.io.File dir, java.lang.String warnMsg)`	Creates a directory and log a configurable warning if the creation fails.
`static int`	`mod(int a, int n)`	Returns the modulo in the range [0, n) for the given dividend and divisor.
`static java.util.concurrent.Executor`	`newDirectExecutor()`	Returns an executor which executes commands in the calling thread
`static java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool`	`newForkJoinPool(java.lang.String pref, java.lang.String nameFormat, int threadPriority)`	Returns a `ForkJoinPool` with the parallelism given by the preference key.
`static java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory`	`newThreadFactory(java.lang.String nameFormat, int threadPriority)`	Creates a new `ThreadFactory` which creates threads with names according to `nameFormat`.
`static java.io.InputStream`	`openStream(java.net.URL url)`	Convenient method to open an URL stream, using JOSM HTTP client if needed.
`static java.lang.String`	`removeWhiteSpaces(java.lang.String s)`	Removes leading, trailing, and multiple inner whitespaces from the given string, to be used as a key or value.
`static java.lang.String`	`removeWhiteSpaces(java.util.regex.Pattern whitespaces, java.lang.String s)`	Removes leading, trailing, and multiple inner whitespaces from the given string, to be used as a key or value.
`static java.lang.String`	`restrictStringLines(java.lang.String s, int maxLines)`	If the string `s` is longer than `maxLines` lines, the string is cut and a "..." line is appended.
`static java.lang.String`	`shortenString(java.lang.String s, int maxLength)`	If the string `s` is longer than `maxLength`, the string is cut and "..." is appended.
`static java.lang.String`	`strip(java.lang.String str)`	An alternative to `String.trim()` to effectively remove all leading and trailing white characters, including Unicode ones.
`static java.lang.String`	`strip(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String skipChars)`	An alternative to `String.trim()` to effectively remove all leading and trailing white characters, including Unicode ones.
`static java.lang.String`	`stripHtml(java.lang.String rawString)`	Strips all HTML characters and return the result.
`static double`	`toDegrees(double angleRad)`	Convert angle from radians to degrees.
`static java.lang.String`	`toHexString(byte[] bytes)`	Converts a byte array to a string of hexadecimal characters.
`static <T> java.util.List<T>`	`topologicalSort(MultiMap<T,T> dependencies)`	Topological sort.
`static double`	`toRadians(double angleDeg)`	Convert angle from degrees to radians.
`static <T> java.util.List<T>`	`toUnmodifiableList(java.util.Collection<T> collection)`	Returns an unmodifiable list for the given collection.
`static <K,V> java.util.Map<K,V>`	`toUnmodifiableMap(java.util.Map<K,V> map)`	Returns an unmodifiable map for the given map.
`static <A,B> java.util.Collection<B>`	`transform(java.util.Collection<? extends A> c, java.util.function.Function<A,B> f)`	Transforms the collection `c` into an unmodifiable collection and applies the `Function` `f` on each element upon access.
`static <A,B> java.util.List<B>`	`transform(java.util.List<? extends A> l, java.util.function.Function<A,B> f)`	Transforms the list `l` into an unmodifiable list and applies the `Function` `f` on each element upon access.
`static java.lang.Double`	`unitToMeter(java.lang.String s)`	Convert a length unit to meters
`private static double`	`unitToMeterConversion(java.lang.String unit)`	Get the conversion factor for a specified unit to meters
`static java.lang.String`	`updateSystemProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)`	Updates a given system property.
`static java.net.URI`	`urlToURI(java.lang.String url)`	Converts the given URL to its URI.
`static java.net.URI`	`urlToURI(java.net.URL url)`	Converts the given URL to its URI.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - WHITE_SPACES_PATTERN
```
public static final java.util.regex.Pattern WHITE_SPACES_PATTERN
```
    Pattern matching white spaces
  - MILLIS_OF_SECOND
```
private static final long MILLIS_OF_SECOND
```
  - MILLIS_OF_MINUTE
```
private static final long MILLIS_OF_MINUTE
```
  - MILLIS_OF_HOUR
```
private static final long MILLIS_OF_HOUR
```
  - MILLIS_OF_DAY
```
private static final long MILLIS_OF_DAY
```
  - EMPTY_INT_INT_ARRAY
```
private static final int[][] EMPTY_INT_INT_ARRAY
```
  - URL_CHARS
```
public static final java.lang.String URL_CHARS
```
    A list of all characters allowed in URLs
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REMOVE_DIACRITICS
```
private static final java.util.regex.Pattern REMOVE_DIACRITICS
```
  - PATTERN_LENGTH
```
private static final java.util.regex.Pattern PATTERN_LENGTH
```
  - PATTERN_LENGTH2
```
private static final java.util.regex.Pattern PATTERN_LENGTH2
```
  - DEFAULT_STRIP
```
private static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_STRIP
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SIZE_UNITS
```
private static final java.lang.String[] SIZE_UNITS
```
  - TO_DEGREES
```
private static final double TO_DEGREES
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TO_RADIANS
```
private static final double TO_RADIANS
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EPSILON
```
private static final double EPSILON
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - HEX_ARRAY
```
private static final char[] HEX_ARRAY
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Utils
```
private Utils()
```
- Method Detail
  - firstNonNull
```
@SafeVarargs
public static <T> T firstNonNull(T... items)
```
    Returns the first element from items which is non-null, or null if all elements are null.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of items
    
    Parameters:
    
    items - the items to look for
    
    Returns:
    
    first non-null item if there is one
  - filteredCollection
```
public static <S,T extends S> SubclassFilteredCollection<S,T> filteredCollection(java.util.Collection<S> collection,
                                                                                             java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
```
    Filter a collection by (sub)class. This is an efficient read-only implementation.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    S - Super type of items
    
    T - type of items
    
    Parameters:
    
    collection - the collection
    
    clazz - the (sub)class
    
    Returns:
    
    a read-only filtered collection
  - indexOf
```
public static <T> int indexOf(java.lang.Iterable<? extends T> collection,
                              java.util.function.Predicate<? super T> predicate)
```
    Find the index of the first item that matches the predicate.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The iterable type
    
    Parameters:
    
    collection - The iterable to iterate over.
    
    predicate - The predicate to search for.
    
    Returns:
    
    The index of the first item or -1 if none was found.
  - ensure
```
public static void ensure(boolean condition,
                          java.lang.String message,
                          java.lang.Object... data)
```
    Ensures a logical condition is met. Otherwise throws an assertion error.
    
    Parameters:
    
    condition - the condition to be met
    
    message - Formatted error message to raise if condition is not met
    
    data - Message parameters, optional
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.AssertionError - if the condition is not met
  - mod
```
public static int mod(int a,
                      int n)
```
    Returns the modulo in the range [0, n) for the given dividend and divisor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the dividend
    
    n - the divisor
    
    Returns:
    
    the modulo, which is the remainder of the Euclidean division of a by n, in the range [0, n)
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if n is less than or equal to 0
  - joinAsHtmlUnorderedList
```
public static java.lang.String joinAsHtmlUnorderedList(java.lang.Iterable<?> values)
```
    Converts the given iterable collection as an unordered HTML list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    values - The iterable collection
    
    Returns:
    
    An unordered HTML list
  - copyArray
```
public static <T> T[] copyArray(T[] array)
```
    Copies the given array. Unlike Arrays.copyOf(T[], int), this method is null-safe.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of items
    
    Parameters:
    
    array - The array to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    A copy of the original array, or null if array is null
    
    Since:
    
    6221
  - copyArray
```
public static char[] copyArray(char... array)
```
    Copies the given array. Unlike Arrays.copyOf(T[], int), this method is null-safe.
    
    Parameters:
    
    array - The array to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    A copy of the original array, or null if array is null
    
    Since:
    
    6222
  - copyArray
```
public static int[] copyArray(int... array)
```
    Copies the given array. Unlike Arrays.copyOf(T[], int), this method is null-safe.
    
    Parameters:
    
    array - The array to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    A copy of the original array, or null if array is null
    
    Since:
    
    7436
  - copyArray
```
public static byte[] copyArray(byte... array)
```
    Copies the given array. Unlike Arrays.copyOf(T[], int), this method is null-safe.
    
    Parameters:
    
    array - The array to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    A copy of the original array, or null if array is null
    
    Since:
    
    11879
  - copyFile
```
public static java.nio.file.Path copyFile(java.io.File in,
                                          java.io.File out)
                                   throws java.io.IOException
```
    Simple file copy function that will overwrite the target file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - The source file
    
    out - The destination file
    
    Returns:
    
    the path to the target file
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if any I/O error occurs
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if in or out is null
    
    java.nio.file.InvalidPathException - if a Path object cannot be constructed from the abstract path
    
    Since:
    
    7003
  - copyDirectory
```
public static void copyDirectory(java.io.File in,
                                 java.io.File out)
                          throws java.io.IOException
```
    Recursive directory copy function
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - The source directory
    
    out - The destination directory
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if any I/O error occurs
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if in or out is null
    
    Since:
    
    7835
  - deleteDirectory
```
public static boolean deleteDirectory(java.io.File path)
```
    Deletes a directory recursively.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - The directory to delete
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the file or directory is successfully deleted; false otherwise
  - deleteFileIfExists
```
public static boolean deleteFileIfExists(java.io.File file)
```
    Deletes a file and log a default warning if the file exists but the deletion fails.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - file to delete
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the file does not exist or is successfully deleted; false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    10569
  - deleteFile
```
public static boolean deleteFile(java.io.File file)
```
    Deletes a file and log a default warning if the deletion fails.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - file to delete
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the file is successfully deleted; false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    9296
  - deleteFile
```
public static boolean deleteFile(java.io.File file,
                                 java.lang.String warnMsg)
```
    Deletes a file and log a configurable warning if the deletion fails.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - file to delete
    
    warnMsg - warning message. It will be translated with tr() and must contain a single parameter {0} for the file path
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the file is successfully deleted; false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    9296
  - mkDirs
```
public static boolean mkDirs(java.io.File dir)
```
    Creates a directory and log a default warning if the creation fails.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dir - directory to create
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the directory is successfully created; false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    9645
  - mkDirs
```
public static boolean mkDirs(java.io.File dir,
                             java.lang.String warnMsg)
```
    Creates a directory and log a configurable warning if the creation fails.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dir - directory to create
    
    warnMsg - warning message. It will be translated with tr() and must contain a single parameter {0} for the directory path
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the directory is successfully created; false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    9645
  - close
```
public static void close(java.io.Closeable c)
```
    Utility method for closing a Closeable object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - the closeable object. May be null.
  - close
```
public static void close(java.util.zip.ZipFile zip)
```
    Utility method for closing a ZipFile.
    
    Parameters:
    
    zip - the zip file. May be null.
  - fileToURL
```
public static java.net.URL fileToURL(java.io.File f)
```
    Converts the given file to its URL.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - The file to get URL from
    
    Returns:
    
    The URL of the given file, or null if not possible.
    
    Since:
    
    6615
  - urlToURI
```
public static java.net.URI urlToURI(java.lang.String url)
                             throws java.net.URISyntaxException,
                                    java.net.MalformedURLException
```
    Converts the given URL to its URI.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - the URL to get URI from
    
    Returns:
    
    the URI of given URL
    
    Throws:
    
    java.net.URISyntaxException - if the URL cannot be converted to an URI
    
    java.net.MalformedURLException - if no protocol is specified, or an unknown protocol is found, or spec is null.
    
    Since:
    
    15543
  - urlToURI
```
public static java.net.URI urlToURI(java.net.URL url)
                             throws java.net.URISyntaxException
```
    Converts the given URL to its URI.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - the URL to get URI from
    
    Returns:
    
    the URI of given URL
    
    Throws:
    
    java.net.URISyntaxException - if the URL cannot be converted to an URI
    
    Since:
    
    15543
  - equalsEpsilon
```
public static boolean equalsEpsilon(double a,
                                    double b)
```
    Determines if the two given double values are equal (their delta being smaller than a fixed epsilon)
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - The first double value to compare
    
    b - The second double value to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if abs(a - b) <= 1e-11, false otherwise
  - md5Hex
```
public static java.lang.String md5Hex(java.lang.String data)
```
    Calculate MD5 hash of a string and output in hexadecimal format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - arbitrary String
    
    Returns:
    
    MD5 hash of data, string of length 32 with characters in range [0-9a-f]
  - toHexString
```
public static java.lang.String toHexString(byte[] bytes)
```
    Converts a byte array to a string of hexadecimal characters. Preserves leading zeros, so the size of the output string is always twice the number of input bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the byte array
    
    Returns:
    
    hexadecimal representation
  - topologicalSort
```
public static <T> java.util.List<T> topologicalSort(MultiMap<T,T> dependencies)
```
    Topological sort.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of items
    
    Parameters:
    
    dependencies - contains mappings (key → value). In the final list of sorted objects, the key will come after the value. (In other words, the key depends on the value(s).) There must not be cyclic dependencies.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of sorted objects
  - escapeReservedCharactersHTML
```
public static java.lang.String escapeReservedCharactersHTML(java.lang.String s)
```
    Replaces some HTML reserved characters (<, > and &) by their equivalent entity (<, > and &);
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - The unescaped string
    
    Returns:
    
    The escaped string
  - transform
```
public static <A,B> java.util.Collection<B> transform(java.util.Collection<? extends A> c,
                                                            java.util.function.Function<A,B> f)
```
    Transforms the collection c into an unmodifiable collection and applies the Function f on each element upon access.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    A - class of input collection
    
    B - class of transformed collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - a collection
    
    f - a function that transforms objects of A to objects of B
    
    Returns:
    
    the transformed unmodifiable collection
  - transform
```
public static <A,B> java.util.List<B> transform(java.util.List<? extends A> l,
                                                      java.util.function.Function<A,B> f)
```
    Transforms the list l into an unmodifiable list and applies the Function f on each element upon access.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    A - class of input collection
    
    B - class of transformed collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - a collection
    
    f - a function that transforms objects of A to objects of B
    
    Returns:
    
    the transformed unmodifiable list
  - toUnmodifiableList
```
public static <T> java.util.List<T> toUnmodifiableList(java.util.Collection<T> collection)
```
    Returns an unmodifiable list for the given collection. Makes use of Collections.emptySet() and Collections.singleton(T) and Arrays.asList(T...) to save memory.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the class of the objects in the array
    
    Parameters:
    
    collection - the collection for which an unmodifiable collection is to be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    an unmodifiable list
    
    See Also:
    
    How to Prevent Your Java Collections From Wasting Memory
  - toUnmodifiableMap
```
public static <K,V> java.util.Map<K,V> toUnmodifiableMap(java.util.Map<K,V> map)
```
    Returns an unmodifiable map for the given map. Makes use of Collections.emptyMap() and Collections.singletonMap(K, V) and Map#ofEntries to save memory.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    K - the type of keys maintained by this map
    
    V - the type of mapped values
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - the map for which an unmodifiable map is to be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    an unmodifiable map
    
    See Also:
    
    How to Prevent Your Java Collections From Wasting Memory
  - isEmpty
```
public static boolean isEmpty(java.util.Collection<?> collection)
```
    Determines if a collection is null or empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    collection - collection
    
    Returns:
    
    true if collection is null or empty
    
    Since:
    
    18207
  - isEmpty
```
public static boolean isEmpty(java.util.Map<?,?> map)
```
    Determines if a map is null or empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - map
    
    Returns:
    
    true if map is null or empty
    
    Since:
    
    18207
  - isEmpty
```
public static boolean isEmpty(MultiMap<?,?> map)
```
    Determines if a multimap is null or empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - map
    
    Returns:
    
    true if map is null or empty
    
    Since:
    
    18208
  - isEmpty
```
public static boolean isEmpty(java.lang.String string)
```
    Determines if a string is null or empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - string
    
    Returns:
    
    true if string is null or empty
    
    Since:
    
    18207
  - firstNotEmptyString
```
public static java.lang.String firstNotEmptyString(java.lang.String defaultString,
                                                   java.lang.String... candidates)
```
    Returns the first not empty string in the given candidates, otherwise the default string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    defaultString - default string returned if all candidates would be empty if stripped
    
    candidates - string candidates to consider
    
    Returns:
    
    the first not empty string in the given candidates, otherwise the default string
    
    Since:
    
    15646
  - isStripEmpty
```
public static boolean isStripEmpty(java.lang.String str)
```
    Determines if the given String would be empty if stripped. This is an efficient alternative to strip(s).isEmpty() that avoids to create useless String object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - The string to test
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the stripped version of s would be empty.
    
    Since:
    
    11435
  - strip
```
public static java.lang.String strip(java.lang.String str)
```
    An alternative to String.trim() to effectively remove all leading and trailing white characters, including Unicode ones.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - The string to strip
    
    Returns:
    
    str, without leading and trailing characters, according to Character.isWhitespace(char) and Character.isSpaceChar(char).
    
    Since:
    
    5772
    
    See Also:
    
    Java String.trim has a strange idea of whitespace, JDK bug 4080617, JDK bug 7190385
  - strip
```
public static java.lang.String strip(java.lang.String str,
                                     java.lang.String skipChars)
```
    An alternative to String.trim() to effectively remove all leading and trailing white characters, including Unicode ones.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - The string to strip
    
    skipChars - additional characters to skip
    
    Returns:
    
    str, without leading and trailing characters, according to Character.isWhitespace(char), Character.isSpaceChar(char) and skipChars.
    
    Since:
    
    8435
  - isStrippedChar
```
private static boolean isStrippedChar(char c,
                                      java.lang.String skipChars)
```
  - removeWhiteSpaces
```
public static java.lang.String removeWhiteSpaces(java.lang.String s)
```
    Removes leading, trailing, and multiple inner whitespaces from the given string, to be used as a key or value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - The string
    
    Returns:
    
    The string without leading, trailing or multiple inner whitespaces
    
    Since:
    
    13597
  - removeWhiteSpaces
```
public static java.lang.String removeWhiteSpaces(java.util.regex.Pattern whitespaces,
                                                 java.lang.String s)
```
    Removes leading, trailing, and multiple inner whitespaces from the given string, to be used as a key or value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - The string
    
    whitespaces - The regex for whitespaces to remove outside the leading and trailing whitespaces (see strip(String))
    
    Returns:
    
    The string without leading, trailing or multiple inner whitespaces
    
    Since:
    
    19261
  - execOutput
```
public static java.lang.String execOutput(java.util.List<java.lang.String> command)
                                   throws java.io.IOException,
                                          java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException,
                                          java.lang.InterruptedException
```
    Runs an external command and returns the standard output.
    The program is expected to execute fast, as this call waits 10 seconds at most.
    
    Parameters:
    
    command - the command with arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    the output
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - when there was an error, e.g. command does not exist
    
    java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException - when the return code is != 0. The output is can be retrieved in the exception message
    
    java.lang.InterruptedException - if the current thread is interrupted by another thread while waiting
  - execOutput
```
public static java.lang.String execOutput(java.util.List<java.lang.String> command,
                                          long timeout,
                                          java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit unit)
                                   throws java.io.IOException,
                                          java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException,
                                          java.lang.InterruptedException
```
    Runs an external command and returns the standard output. Waits at most the specified time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    command - the command with arguments
    
    timeout - the maximum time to wait
    
    unit - the time unit of the timeout argument. Must not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the output
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - when there was an error, e.g. command does not exist
    
    java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException - when the return code is != 0. The output is can be retrieved in the exception message
    
    java.lang.InterruptedException - if the current thread is interrupted by another thread while waiting
    
    Since:
    
    13467
  - getJosmTempDir
```
public static java.io.File getJosmTempDir()
```
    Returns the JOSM temp directory.
    
    Returns:
    
    The JOSM temp directory (<java.io.tmpdir>/JOSM), or null if java.io.tmpdir is not defined
    
    Since:
    
    6245
  - getDurationString
```
public static java.lang.String getDurationString(long elapsedTime)
```
    Returns a simple human readable (hours, minutes, seconds) string for a given duration in milliseconds.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elapsedTime - The duration in milliseconds
    
    Returns:
    
    A human readable string for the given duration
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if elapsedTime is < 0
    
    Since:
    
    6354
  - getSizeString
```
public static java.lang.String getSizeString(long bytes,
                                             java.util.Locale locale)
```
    Returns a human readable representation (B, kB, MB, ...) for the given number of byes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the number of bytes
    
    locale - the locale used for formatting
    
    Returns:
    
    a human readable representation
    
    Since:
    
    9274
  - getPositionListString
```
public static java.lang.String getPositionListString(java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> positionList)
```
    Returns a human readable representation of a list of positions.
    For instance, [1,5,2,6,7 yields "1-2,5-7
    
    Parameters:
    
    positionList - a list of positions
    
    Returns:
    
    a human readable representation
  - getMatches
```
public static java.util.List<java.lang.String> getMatches(java.util.regex.Matcher m)
```
    Returns a list of capture groups if Matcher.matches(), or null. The first element (index 0) is the complete match. Further elements correspond to the parts in parentheses of the regular expression.
    
    Parameters:
    
    m - the matcher
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of capture groups if Matcher.matches(), or null.
  - cast
```
public static <T> T cast(java.lang.Object o,
                         java.lang.Class<T> klass)
```
    Cast an object safely.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to cast
    
    klass - the target class (same as T)
    
    Returns:
    
    null if o is null or the type o is not a subclass of klass. The casted value otherwise.
  - getRootCause
```
public static java.lang.Throwable getRootCause(java.lang.Throwable t)
```
    Returns the root cause of a throwable object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - The object to get root cause for
    
    Returns:
    
    the root cause of t
    
    Since:
    
    6639
  - addInArrayCopy
```
public static <T> T[] addInArrayCopy(T[] array,
                                     T item)
```
    Adds the given item at the end of a new copy of given array.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of items
    
    Parameters:
    
    array - The source array
    
    item - The item to add
    
    Returns:
    
    An extended copy of array containing item as additional last element
    
    Since:
    
    6717
  - shortenString
```
public static java.lang.String shortenString(java.lang.String s,
                                             int maxLength)
```
    If the string s is longer than maxLength, the string is cut and "..." is appended.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - String to shorten
    
    maxLength - maximum number of characters to keep (not including the "...")
    
    Returns:
    
    the shortened string
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if maxLength is less than the length of "..."
  - restrictStringLines
```
public static java.lang.String restrictStringLines(java.lang.String s,
                                                   int maxLines)
```
    If the string s is longer than maxLines lines, the string is cut and a "..." line is appended.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - String to shorten
    
    maxLines - maximum number of lines to keep (including including the "..." line)
    
    Returns:
    
    the shortened string
  - limit
```
public static <T> java.util.Collection<T> limit(java.util.Collection<T> elements,
                                                int maxElements,
                                                T overflowIndicator)
```
    If the collection elements is larger than maxElements elements, the collection is shortened and the overflowIndicator is appended.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of elements
    
    Parameters:
    
    elements - collection to shorten
    
    maxElements - maximum number of elements to keep (including the overflowIndicator)
    
    overflowIndicator - the element used to indicate that the collection has been shortened
    
    Returns:
    
    the shortened collection
  - fixURLQuery
```
public static java.lang.String fixURLQuery(java.lang.String url)
```
    Fixes URL with illegal characters in the query (and fragment) part by percent encoding those characters.
    special characters like & and # are not encoded
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - the URL that should be fixed
    
    Returns:
    
    the repaired URL
  - encodeUrl
```
public static java.lang.String encodeUrl(java.lang.String s)
```
    Translates a string into application/x-www-form-urlencoded format. This method uses UTF-8 encoding scheme to obtain the bytes for unsafe characters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - String to be translated.
    
    Returns:
    
    the translated String.
    
    Since:
    
    8304
    
    See Also:
    
    decodeUrl(String)
  - decodeUrl
```
public static java.lang.String decodeUrl(java.lang.String s)
```
    Decodes a application/x-www-form-urlencoded string. UTF-8 encoding is used to determine what characters are represented by any consecutive sequences of the form "%xy".
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the String to decode
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly decoded String
    
    Since:
    
    8304
    
    See Also:
    
    encodeUrl(String)
  - isLocalUrl
```
public static boolean isLocalUrl(java.lang.String url)
```
    Determines if the given URL denotes a file on a local filesystem.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - The URL to test
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the url points to a local file
    
    Since:
    
    7356
  - isValidUrl
```
public static boolean isValidUrl(java.lang.String url)
```
    Determines if the given URL is valid.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - The URL to test
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the url is valid
    
    Since:
    
    10294
  - newThreadFactory
```
public static java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory newThreadFactory(java.lang.String nameFormat,
                                                                  int threadPriority)
```
    Creates a new ThreadFactory which creates threads with names according to nameFormat.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nameFormat - a String.format(String, Object...) compatible name format; its first argument is a unique thread index
    
    threadPriority - the priority of the created threads, see Thread.setPriority(int)
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ThreadFactory
  - getLevenshteinDistance
```
public static int getLevenshteinDistance(java.lang.String s,
                                         java.lang.String t)
```
    Compute Levenshtein distance
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - First word
    
    t - Second word
    
    Returns:
    
    The distance between words
    
    Since:
    
    14371
  - isSimilar
```
public static boolean isSimilar(java.lang.String string1,
                                java.lang.String string2)
```
    Check if two strings are similar, but not identical, i.e., have a Levenshtein distance of 1 or 2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string1 - first string to compare
    
    string2 - second string to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the normalized strings are different but only a "little bit"
    
    Since:
    
    14371
    
    See Also:
    
    getLevenshteinDistance(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
  - getStandardDeviation
```
public static double getStandardDeviation(double[] values)
```
    Calculates the standard deviation of population.
    
    Parameters:
    
    values - an array of values
    
    Returns:
    
    standard deviation of the given array, or -1.0 if the array has less than two values
    
    Since:
    
    18553
    
    See Also:
    
    getStandardDeviation(double[], double)
  - getStandardDeviation
```
public static double getStandardDeviation(double[] values,
                                          double mean)
```
    Calculates the standard deviation of population with the given mean value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    values - an array of values
    
    mean - precalculated average value of the array
    
    Returns:
    
    standard deviation of the given array, or -1.0 if the array has less than two values
    
    Since:
    
    18553
    
    See Also:
    
    getStandardDeviation(double[])
  - groupIntegers
```
public static int[][] groupIntegers(int... integers)
```
    Group a list of integers, mostly useful to avoid calling many selection change events for a logical interval.
    Example: groupIntegers(1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) becomes [[1, 3], [5, 9]]
    
    Parameters:
    
    integers - The integers to group
    
    Returns:
    
    The integers grouped into logical blocks, [lower, higher] (inclusive)
    
    Since:
    
    18556
  - newForkJoinPool
```
public static java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool newForkJoinPool(java.lang.String pref,
                                                                java.lang.String nameFormat,
                                                                int threadPriority)
```
    Returns a ForkJoinPool with the parallelism given by the preference key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pref - The preference key to determine parallelism
    
    nameFormat - see newThreadFactory(String, int)
    
    threadPriority - see newThreadFactory(String, int)
    
    Returns:
    
    a ForkJoinPool
  - newDirectExecutor
```
public static java.util.concurrent.Executor newDirectExecutor()
```
    Returns an executor which executes commands in the calling thread
    
    Returns:
    
    an executor
  - getSystemEnv
```
public static java.lang.String getSystemEnv(java.lang.String name)
```
    Gets the value of the specified environment variable. An environment variable is a system-dependent external named value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name the name of the environment variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the string value of the variable; null if the variable is not defined in the system environment or if a security exception occurs.
    
    Since:
    
    13647
    
    See Also:
    
    System.getenv(String)
  - getSystemProperty
```
public static java.lang.String getSystemProperty(java.lang.String key)
```
    Gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the name of the system property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string value of the system property; null if there is no property with that key or if a security exception occurs.
    
    Since:
    
    13647
    
    See Also:
    
    System.getProperty(String)
  - updateSystemProperty
```
public static java.lang.String updateSystemProperty(java.lang.String key,
                                                    java.lang.String value)
```
    Updates a given system property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The property key
    
    value - The property value
    
    Returns:
    
    the previous value of the system property, or null if it did not have one.
    
    Since:
    
    7894
  - hasExtension
```
public static boolean hasExtension(java.lang.String filename,
                                   java.lang.String... extensions)
```
    Determines if the filename has one of the given extensions, in a robust manner. The comparison is case and locale insensitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - The file name
    
    extensions - The list of extensions to look for (without dot)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the filename has one of the given extensions
    
    Since:
    
    8404
  - hasExtension
```
public static boolean hasExtension(java.io.File file,
                                   java.lang.String... extensions)
```
    Determines if the file's name has one of the given extensions, in a robust manner. The comparison is case and locale insensitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - The file
    
    extensions - The list of extensions to look for (without dot)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the file's name has one of the given extensions
    
    Since:
    
    8404
  - hashMapInitialCapacity
```
public static int hashMapInitialCapacity(int nEntries,
                                         double loadFactor)
```
    Returns the initial capacity to pass to the HashMap / HashSet constructor when it is initialized with a known number of entries.
    When a HashMap is filled with entries, the underlying array is copied over to a larger one multiple times. To avoid this process when the number of entries is known in advance, the initial capacity of the array can be given to the HashMap constructor. This method returns a suitable value that avoids rehashing but doesn't waste memory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nEntries - the number of entries expected
    
    loadFactor - the load factor
    
    Returns:
    
    the initial capacity for the HashMap constructor
  - hashMapInitialCapacity
```
public static int hashMapInitialCapacity(int nEntries)
```
    Returns the initial capacity to pass to the HashMap / HashSet constructor when it is initialized with a known number of entries.
    When a HashMap is filled with entries, the underlying array is copied over to a larger one multiple times. To avoid this process when the number of entries is known in advance, the initial capacity of the array can be given to the HashMap constructor. This method returns a suitable value that avoids rehashing but doesn't waste memory.
    Assumes default load factor (0.75).
    
    Parameters:
    
    nEntries - the number of entries expected
    
    Returns:
    
    the initial capacity for the HashMap constructor
  - getGlyphVectorsBidi
```
public static java.util.List<java.awt.font.GlyphVector> getGlyphVectorsBidi(java.lang.String string,
                                                                            java.awt.Font font,
                                                                            java.awt.font.FontRenderContext frc)
```
    Convert a string to a list of GlyphVectors. The string may contain bi-directional text. The result will be in correct visual order. Each element of the resulting list corresponds to one section of the string with consistent writing direction (left-to-right or right-to-left).
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - the string to render
    
    font - the font
    
    frc - a FontRenderContext object
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of GlyphVectors
  - deAccent
```
public static java.lang.String deAccent(java.lang.String str)
```
    Removes diacritics (accents) from string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - string
    
    Returns:
    
    str without any diacritic (accent)
    
    Since:
    
    13836 (moved from SimilarNamedWays)
  - clamp
```
public static double clamp(double val,
                           double min,
                           double max)
```
    Clamp a value to the given range
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - The value
    
    min - minimum value
    
    max - maximum value
    
    Returns:
    
    the value
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if min > max
    
    Since:
    
    10805
  - clamp
```
public static int clamp(int val,
                        int min,
                        int max)
```
    Clamp a integer value to the given range
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - The value
    
    min - minimum value
    
    max - maximum value
    
    Returns:
    
    the value
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if min > max
    
    Since:
    
    11055
  - toDegrees
```
public static double toDegrees(double angleRad)
```
    Convert angle from radians to degrees.
    Replacement for Math.toDegrees(double) to match the Java 9 version of that method. (Can be removed when JOSM support for Java 8 ends.) Only relevant in relation to ProjectionRegressionTest.
    
    Parameters:
    
    angleRad - an angle in radians
    
    Returns:
    
    the same angle in degrees
    
    Since:
    
    12013
    
    See Also:
    
    #11889
  - toRadians
```
public static double toRadians(double angleDeg)
```
    Convert angle from degrees to radians.
    Replacement for Math.toRadians(double) to match the Java 9 version of that method. (Can be removed when JOSM support for Java 8 ends.) Only relevant in relation to ProjectionRegressionTest.
    
    Parameters:
    
    angleDeg - an angle in degrees
    
    Returns:
    
    the same angle in radians
    
    Since:
    
    12013
    
    See Also:
    
    #11889
  - getJavaVersion
```
public static int getJavaVersion()
```
    Returns the Java version as an int value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Java version as an int value (8, 9, 10, etc.)
    
    Since:
    
    12130
  - getJavaUpdate
```
public static int getJavaUpdate()
```
    Returns the Java update as an int value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Java update as an int value (121, 131, etc.)
    
    Since:
    
    12217
  - getJavaBuild
```
public static int getJavaBuild()
```
    Returns the Java build number as an int value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Java build number as an int value (0, 1, etc.)
    
    Since:
    
    12217
  - getJavaExpirationDate
```
public static java.util.Date getJavaExpirationDate()
```
    Returns the JRE expiration date.
    
    Returns:
    
    the JRE expiration date, or null
    
    Since:
    
    12219
  - getJavaLatestVersion
```
public static java.lang.String getJavaLatestVersion()
```
    Returns the latest version of Java, from Oracle website.
    
    Returns:
    
    the latest version of Java, from Oracle website
    
    Since:
    
    12219
  - isClassFound
```
public static boolean isClassFound(java.lang.String className)
```
    Determines if a class can be found for the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - class name to find
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the class can be found, false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    17692
  - isRunningWebStart
```
public static boolean isRunningWebStart()
```
    Determines whether JOSM has been started via Web Start (JNLP).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if JOSM has been started via Web Start (JNLP)
    
    Since:
    
    17679
  - isRunningOpenWebStart
```
public static boolean isRunningOpenWebStart()
```
    Determines whether JOSM has been started via Open Web Start (IcedTea-Web).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if JOSM has been started via Open Web Start (IcedTea-Web)
    
    Since:
    
    17679
  - castToStream
```
public static <T,U> java.util.function.Function<T,java.util.stream.Stream<U>> castToStream(java.lang.Class<U> klass)
```
    Get a function that converts an object to a singleton stream of a certain class (or null if the object cannot be cast to that class).
    Can be useful in relation with streams, but be aware of the performance implications of creating a stream for each element.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of the objects to convert
    
    U - type of the elements in the resulting stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    klass - the class U
    
    Returns:
    
    function converting an object to a singleton stream or null
    
    Since:
    
    12594
  - instanceOfThen
```
public static <T> void instanceOfThen(java.lang.Object o,
                                      java.lang.Class<T> klass,
                                      java.util.function.Consumer<? super T> consumer)
```
    Helper method to replace the "instanceof-check and cast" pattern. Checks if an object is instance of class T and performs an action if that is the case. Syntactic sugar to avoid typing the class name two times, when one time would suffice.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type for the instanceof check and cast
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to check and cast
    
    klass - the class T
    
    consumer - action to take when o is and instance of T
    
    Since:
    
    12604
  - instanceOfAndCast
```
public static <T> java.util.Optional<T> instanceOfAndCast(java.lang.Object o,
                                                          java.lang.Class<T> klass)
```
    Helper method to replace the "instanceof-check and cast" pattern.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type for the instanceof check and cast
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to check and cast
    
    klass - the class T
    
    Returns:
    
    Optional containing the result of the cast, if it is possible, an empty Optional otherwise
  - openStream
```
public static java.io.InputStream openStream(java.net.URL url)
                                      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Convenient method to open an URL stream, using JOSM HTTP client if needed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - URL for reading from
    
    Returns:
    
    an input stream for reading from the URL
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if any I/O error occurs
    
    Since:
    
    13356
  - betterJarUrl
```
public static java.net.URL betterJarUrl(java.net.URL jarUrl)
                                 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Tries to build a better JAR URL if we find it concerned by a JDK bug.
    
    Parameters:
    
    jarUrl - jar URL to test
    
    Returns:
    
    potentially a better URL that won't provoke a JDK bug, or null
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    Since:
    
    14404
  - betterJarUrl
```
public static java.net.URL betterJarUrl(java.net.URL jarUrl,
                                        java.net.URL defaultUrl)
                                 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Tries to build a better JAR URL if we find it concerned by a JDK bug.
    
    Parameters:
    
    jarUrl - jar URL to test
    
    defaultUrl - default URL to return
    
    Returns:
    
    potentially a better URL that won't provoke a JDK bug, or defaultUrl
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    Since:
    
    14480
  - getResourceAsStream
```
public static java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.Class<?> klass,
                                                      java.lang.String path)
```
    Finds a resource with a given name, with robustness to known JDK bugs.
    
    Parameters:
    
    klass - class on which ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String) will be called
    
    path - name of the desired resource
    
    Returns:
    
    A InputStream object or null if no resource with this name is found
    
    Since:
    
    14480
  - getResourceAsStream
```
public static java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.ClassLoader cl,
                                                      java.lang.String path)
```
    Finds a resource with a given name, with robustness to known JDK bugs.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cl - classloader on which ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String) will be called
    
    path - name of the desired resource
    
    Returns:
    
    A InputStream object or null if no resource with this name is found
    
    Since:
    
    15416
  - stripHtml
```
public static java.lang.String stripHtml(java.lang.String rawString)
```
    Strips all HTML characters and return the result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rawString - The raw HTML string
    
    Returns:
    
    the plain text from the HTML string
    
    Since:
    
    15760
  - intern
```
public static java.lang.String intern(java.lang.String string)
```
    Intern a string
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - The string to intern
    
    Returns:
    
    The interned string
    
    Since:
    
    16545
  - unitToMeter
```
public static java.lang.Double unitToMeter(java.lang.String s)
                                    throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Convert a length unit to meters
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - arbitrary string representing a length
    
    Returns:
    
    the length converted to meters
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if input is no valid length
    
    Since:
    
    19089
  - unitToMeterConversion
```
private static double unitToMeterConversion(java.lang.String unit)
                                     throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Get the conversion factor for a specified unit to meters
    
    Parameters:
    
    unit - The unit to convert to meters
    
    Returns:
    
    The conversion factor or 1.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the unit does not currently have a conversion

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MILLIS_OF_DAY

EMPTY_INT_INT_ARRAY

URL_CHARS

REMOVE_DIACRITICS

PATTERN_LENGTH

PATTERN_LENGTH2

DEFAULT_STRIP

SIZE_UNITS

TO_DEGREES

TO_RADIANS

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filteredCollection

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ensure

mod

joinAsHtmlUnorderedList

copyArray

copyArray

copyArray

copyArray

copyFile

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deleteDirectory

deleteFileIfExists

deleteFile

deleteFile

mkDirs

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close

close

fileToURL

urlToURI

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equalsEpsilon

md5Hex

toHexString

topologicalSort

escapeReservedCharactersHTML

transform

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toUnmodifiableList

toUnmodifiableMap

isEmpty

isEmpty

isEmpty

isEmpty

firstNotEmptyString

isStripEmpty

strip

strip

isStrippedChar

removeWhiteSpaces

removeWhiteSpaces

execOutput

execOutput

getJosmTempDir

getDurationString

getSizeString

getPositionListString

getMatches

cast

getRootCause

addInArrayCopy

shortenString