Validation.java

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package org.apache.el.util;

public class Validation {

    // Java keywords, boolean literals & the null literal in alphabetical order
    private static final String invalidIdentifiers[] = { "abstract", "assert", "boolean", "break", "byte", "case",
            "catch", "char", "class", "const", "continue", "default", "do", "double", "else", "enum", "extends",
            "false", "final", "finally", "float", "for", "goto", "if", "implements", "import", "instanceof", "int",
            "interface", "long", "native", "new", "null", "package", "private", "protected", "public", "return",
            "short", "static", "strictfp", "super", "switch", "synchronized", "this", "throw", "throws", "transient",
            "true", "try", "void", "volatile", "while" };

    private static final boolean SKIP_IDENTIFIER_CHECK =
            Boolean.getBoolean("org.apache.el.parser.SKIP_IDENTIFIER_CHECK");


    private Validation() {
        // Utility class. Hide default constructor
    }

    /**
     * Test whether a string is a Java identifier. Note that the behaviour of this method depend on the system property
     * {@code org.apache.el.parser.SKIP_IDENTIFIER_CHECK}
     *
     * @param key The string to test
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the provided String should be treated as a Java identifier, otherwise false
     */
    public static boolean isIdentifier(String key) {

        if (SKIP_IDENTIFIER_CHECK) {
            return true;
        }

        // Should not be the case but check to be sure
        if (key == null || key.length() == 0) {
            return false;
        }

        // Check the list of known invalid values
        int i = 0;
        int j = invalidIdentifiers.length;
        while (i < j) {
            int k = (i + j) >>> 1; // Avoid overflow
            int result = invalidIdentifiers[k].compareTo(key);
            if (result == 0) {
                return false;
            }
            if (result < 0) {
                i = k + 1;
            } else {
                j = k;
            }
        }

        // Check the start character that has more restrictions
        if (!Character.isJavaIdentifierStart(key.charAt(0))) {
            return false;
        }

        // Check each remaining character used is permitted
        for (int idx = 1; idx < key.length(); idx++) {
            if (!Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(key.charAt(idx))) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }
}