Trim specified token from both sides of the string : String Strip « Data Type « Java






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  3. String Strip

Trim specified token from both sides of the string

    

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public class Utils {
  public static String trim(String target, String token) {
    int tokenLength = token.length();
    int targetLength = target.length();

    if (target.startsWith(token)) {
      return trim(target.substring(tokenLength), token);
    }
    if (target.endsWith(token)) {
      return trim(target.substring(0, targetLength - tokenLength), token);
    }
    return target;
  }
}








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