com.rational.test.ft.datapool

Class DatapoolUtilities

java.lang.Object

com.rational.test.ft.datapool.DatapoolUtilities

public class DatapoolUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides static datapool specific utility methods.

Since:

RFT2.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DatapoolUtilities()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static IDatapool	constructDatapool(java.lang.String[] variables, java.lang.Object[][] data) Method to construct a simple (one equivalence class) datapool with specified variables and initial data settings.
static IDatapool	loadCSV(java.io.File csvFile) Load a file in CSV file format and perse into a standard datapool form.
static IDatapool	loadCSV(java.io.File csvFile, java.lang.String separator, boolean firstRowIsHeaders) Load a file in CSV file format and perse into a standard datapool form.
static void	storeCSV(IDatapool datapool, java.io.File csvFile, java.lang.String separator, boolean firstRowIsHeaders)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DatapoolUtilities

public DatapoolUtilities()

Method Detail

constructDatapool

public static IDatapool constructDatapool(java.lang.String[] variables,
                          java.lang.Object[][] data)

Method to construct a simple (one equivalence class) datapool with specified variables and initial data settings. For example:

• String[] vars = new String[]{ "First Name", "Last Name" };
• Object[][] data = new Object[][]{ { "Bill", "Smith" }, { "John", "Doe" } };
• IDatapool dp = DatapoolUtilities.constructDatapool(vars, data);

Parameters:

variables - The names of the variables (or columns) in the datapool.

data - The initial data associated with the datapool.

Returns:

A minimally

loadCSV

public static IDatapool loadCSV(java.io.File csvFile)

Load a file in CSV file format and perse into a standard datapool form.

Parameters:

csvFile - The file name of a file in CSV format. If the this name is null or the file it represents does not exist an appropriate exception is thrown.

Since:

RFT2.0

See Also:

storeCSV(IDatapool,File,String,boolean), loadCSV(File,String,boolean)

loadCSV

public static IDatapool loadCSV(java.io.File csvFile,
                java.lang.String separator,
                boolean firstRowIsHeaders)

Load a file in CSV file format and perse into a standard datapool form.

Parameters:

csvFile - The file name of a file in CSV format. If the this name is null or the file it represents does not exist an appropriate exception is thrown.

separator - The cell separator used in the file being parsed. If null then a single character comma is used.

firstRowIsHeaders - Flag to parser to use the first row of values as the column headers.

secondRowIsTypes - If firstRowIsHeaders the second row may contain encodings for the suggested type used in each column.

Since:

RFT2.0

See Also:

storeCSV(IDatapool,File,String,boolean), loadCSV(File)

storeCSV

public static void storeCSV(IDatapool datapool,
            java.io.File csvFile,
            java.lang.String separator,
            boolean firstRowIsHeaders)

Since:

RFT2.0

See Also:

loadCSV(File), loadCSV(File,String,boolean)