Shuttle.java util class

Can you please tell me where i can download the Shuttle.java util class to work with shuttle component in adf faces.
we haveAdfUtils and JsfUtils, like these classes i want to work with shuttle component by means of util class.
Thanks
satya

AdfUtils and JsfUtils classes have most of the required methods. I'm not sure about shuttle.java util class.
http://www.gebs.ro/blog/oracle/oracle-adf-select-many-shuttle/

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        coeff4 = Scan.nextDouble("Enter the coefficient of x^4 (0.0 if none): ");
        coeff3 = Scan.nextDouble("Enter the coefficient of x^3 (0.0 if none): ");
        coeff2 = Scan.nextDouble("Enter the coefficient of x^2 (0.0 if none): ");
        coeff1 = Scan.nextDouble("Enter the coefficient of x (0.0 if none): ");
        cons = Scan.nextDouble("Enter the constant (0.0 if none): ");
    // do fun things with input (code removed for brevity)
    }output looks like this
    dragonfly@Home:~/ASSIGNMENTS/ASSIGNMENT_4/Part3$ java Mathematics
    Enter the coefficient of x^4 (0.0 if none): hello boys!
    That is not a number! Try again.
    Enter the coefficient of x^4 (0.0 if none): 1.2.
    That is not a number! Try again.
    Enter the coefficient of x^4 (0.0 if none): d
    That is not a number! Try again.
    Enter the coefficient of x^4 (0.0 if none): 1
    Enter the coefficient of x^3 (0.0 if none): Exception in thread "main" java.util.NoSuchElementException
            at java.util.Scanner.throwFor(Scanner.java:817)
            at java.util.Scanner.next(Scanner.java:1431)
            at java.util.Scanner.nextDouble(Scanner.java:2335)
            at Scan.nextDouble(Scan.java:23)
            at Mathematics.main(Mathematics.java:34)
    dragonfly@Home:~/ASSIGNMENTS/ASSIGNMENT_4/Part3$

    Through trial and error i seem to have hit upon a solution to my problem. i am stress testing it now but i think it will hold up admirably
    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class Scan
    // scan in a double without a prompt. catch and handle any exceptions
    public static double nextDouble ()
        return nextDouble("");
    // give the user a prompt and then scan in a double. catch and handle any exceptions
    public static double nextDouble (String prompt)
        // variable to hold the result
        double result = 0.0;
        // variable to determine if input was ok
        boolean inputOK = false;
        // do-while loop to get some input
        do
          // print the prompt. what do you want to ask for?
          System.out.print ( prompt );
          // Try to scan and capture the input and catch the exception
          try
          // Call private method to do the actual scanning
            result = scanDouble();
            // if we reach this step then good. we got good input let's exit the loop
            inputOK = true;
          // oops we got an error!
          catch (java.util.InputMismatchException e)
            // inform the user of the error
            System.out.println ("That is not a number! Try again. \n");
            // input was not ok so we can't exit the loop yet
            inputOK = false;
        // keep looping as long as inputOK is false
        } while (!inputOK);
        // return out result
        return result;
    // Helper method to nextDouble
      private static double scanDouble()
      // hold the result
        double result=0.0;
      // create the scanner object
        Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
      // parse the input
          // If input was not of proper type this call will fail with :
          // java.util.InputMismatchException
          // and return control to calling method
        result = scan.nextDouble();
      // Return our findings
        return result  ;
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