1 files changed, 81 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/IceGrid/Utils.java b/java/src/IceGrid/Utils.java
index 5997f1a7e62..e93d96e471b 100755
--- a/java/src/IceGrid/Utils.java
+++ b/java/src/IceGrid/Utils.java
@@ -18,4 +18,85 @@ public class Utils
 	assert(imgURL != null);
 	return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
     }
+
+    static public interface Stringifier
+    {
+	public String toString(Object obj);
+    }
+
+    //
+    // Stringify helpers
+    //
+    static public String stringify(java.util.Collection col,
+				   Stringifier stringifier,
+				   String separator,
+				   Ice.StringHolder toolTipHolder)
+    {
+	String result = "";
+	toolTipHolder.value = null;
+	java.util.Iterator p = col.iterator();
+	
+	while(p.hasNext())
+	{
+	    if(result.length() > 0)
+	    {
+		result += separator;
+		toolTipHolder.value += "<br>";
+	    }
+	    else
+	    {
+		toolTipHolder.value = "<html>";
+	    }
+	    String elt = stringifier.toString(p.next());
+	    result += elt;
+	    toolTipHolder.value += elt;
+	}
+	if(toolTipHolder.value != null)
+	{
+	    toolTipHolder.value += "</html>";
+	}
+	
+	return result;	
+    }
+    
+    static public String stringify(java.util.Collection col, 
+				   String separator,
+				   Ice.StringHolder toolTipHolder)
+    {
+	
+	Stringifier stringifier = new Stringifier()
+	    {
+		public String toString(Object obj)
+		{
+		    return (String)obj;
+		}
+	    };
+	return stringify(col, stringifier, separator, toolTipHolder);
+
+    }
+
+    static public String stringify(String[] stringSeq, String separator,
+				   Ice.StringHolder toolTipHolder)
+    {
+
+	return stringify(java.util.Arrays.asList(stringSeq), separator, toolTipHolder);
+    }
+
+    static public String stringify(java.util.Map stringMap, 
+				   final String pairSeparator,
+				   String separator,
+				   Ice.StringHolder toolTipHolder)
+    {
+	Stringifier stringifier = new Stringifier()
+	    {
+		public String toString(Object obj)
+		{
+		    java.util.Map.Entry entry = (java.util.Map.Entry)obj;
+		    return (String)entry.getKey() + pairSeparator + (String)entry.getValue();
+		}
+	    };
+
+	return stringify(stringMap.entrySet(), stringifier, separator, toolTipHolder);
+    }
+
 }