StringExtensions.md

StringExtensions.kt

/**
* Converts string to integer safely otherwise returns zero
*/
fun String.toIntOrZero(): Int {
   var value = 0
   try {
       value = this.toInt()
   } catch (_: Exception) {
   }
   return value
} 

, /**
* Converts a string to boolean such as 'Y', 'yes', 'TRUE'
*/

fun String.toBoolean(): Boolean {
   return this != "" &&
           (this.equals("TRUE", ignoreCase = true)
                   || this.equals("Y", ignoreCase = true)
                   || this.equals("YES", ignoreCase = true))
} 

, /**
* Converts string to camel case. Handles multiple strings and empty strings
*/
fun String.convertToCamelCase(): String {
   var text = ""
   if (this.isNotEmpty()) {
       val words = this.split(" ".toRegex()).dropLastWhile { it.isEmpty() }.toTypedArray()
       words.filterNot { it.isEmpty() }
           .map {
               it.substring(
                   0,
                   1
               ).toUpperCase(Locale.getDefault()) + it.substring(1).toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())
           }
           .forEach { text += "$it " }
   }
   return text.trim { it <= ' ' }
}