+ * Return a {@link String} representation of the given list of values.
+ * <p>
+ * NULL will be assimilated to an empty {@link String} if later non-null
+ * values exist, or just ignored if not.
+ * <p>
+ * Example:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li><tt>1</tt>,<tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>3</tt> will become <tt>1</tt>,
+ * <tt>""</tt>, <tt>3</tt></li>
+ * <li><tt>1</tt>,<tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>NULL</tt> will become <tt>1</tt></li>
+ * <li><tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>NULL</tt> will become an empty list
+ * </li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param list
+ * the input value
+ * @param value
+ * the value to insert
+ * @param item
+ * the position to insert it at
+ *
+ * @return the raw {@link String} value that correspond to it
+ */
+ static public String fromList(List<String> list, String value, int item) {
+ if (list == null) {
+ list = new ArrayList<String>();
+ }
+
+ while (item >= list.size()) {
+ list.add(null);
+ }
+ list.set(item, value);
+
+ return fromList(list);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Return a {@link String} representation of the given list of values.
+ * <p>
+ * NULL will be assimilated to an empty {@link String} if later non-null
+ * values exist, or just ignored if not.
+ * <p>
+ * Example:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li><tt>1</tt>,<tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>3</tt> will become <tt>1</tt>,
+ * <tt>""</tt>, <tt>3</tt></li>
+ * <li><tt>1</tt>,<tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>NULL</tt> will become <tt>1</tt></li>
+ * <li><tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>NULL</tt>, <tt>NULL</tt> will become an empty list
+ * </li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param list
+ * the input value
+ * @param value
+ * the value to insert
+ * @param item
+ * the position to insert it at
+ *
+ * @return the raw {@link String} value that correspond to it
+ */
+ static public String fromList(String list, String value, int item) {
+ return fromList(parseList(list, -1), value, item);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Escape the given value for list formating (no carets, no NEWLINES...).