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Split strings

     
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

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//package com.google.gdata.util.common.base;


/**
 * Some common string manipulation utilities.
 */
public class Util{

    /** Split "str" by run of delimiters and return. */
    public static String[] split(String str, String delims) {
      return split(str, delims, false);
    }

    /**
     * Split "str" into tokens by delimiters and optionally remove white spaces
     * from the splitted tokens.
     *
     * @param trimTokens if true, then trim the tokens
     */
    public static String[] split(String str, String delims, boolean trimTokens) {
      StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(str, delims);
      int n = tokenizer.countTokens();
      String[] list = new String[n];
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (trimTokens) {
          list[i] = tokenizer.nextToken().trim();
        } else {
          list[i] = tokenizer.nextToken();
        }
      }
      return list;
    }

    /**
     * Short hand for <code>split(str, delims, true)</code>
     */
    public static String[] splitAndTrim(String str, String delims) {
      return split(str, delims, true);
    }


}

   
    
    
    
    
  








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