core/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/functor/example/kata/four/NthColumn.java

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package org.apache.commons.functor.example.kata.four;

import java.util.StringTokenizer;

import org.apache.commons.functor.Function;

/**
 * Evaluates the input String to extrace the nth whitespace
 * delmited column.
 *
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public final class NthColumn implements Function<String, String> {
    public NthColumn(int n) {
        this.n = n;
    }

    public String evaluate(String obj) {
        StringTokenizer toker = new StringTokenizer(obj);
        for (int count = 0; count < n && toker.hasMoreTokens();count++) {
            toker.nextToken();
        }
        return toker.hasMoreTokens() ? toker.nextToken() : null;
    }

    private final int n;

    public static final NthColumn instance(int n) {
        return new NthColumn(n);
    }
}