001 package org.codehaus.groovy.tools;
002
003 /**
004 * Various utility functions for use in the compiler.
005 */
006
007 public abstract class Utilities
008 {
009 /**
010 * Returns a string made up of repetitions of the specified string.
011 */
012
013 public static String repeatString( String pattern, int repeats )
014 {
015 StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer( pattern.length() * repeats );
016 for( int i = 0; i < repeats; i++ )
017 {
018 buffer.append( pattern );
019 }
020
021 return new String( buffer );
022 }
023
024
025 /**
026 * Returns the end-of-line marker.
027 */
028
029 public static String eol()
030 {
031 return eol;
032 }
033
034 private static String eol = System.getProperty( "line.separator", "\n" );
035
036 }