Android String Trim trim(String s, char c)

Description

Removes characters 'c' from the beginning and the end of the string

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String trim(String s, char c) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*www . ja va  2  s. c o  m*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Removes characters 'c' from the beginning and the end of the string
     */
    public static String trim(String s, char c) {
        int start = 0;
        int end = s.length() - 1;

        while (s.charAt(start) == c) {
            if (++start >= end) {
                // The string is made by c only
                return "";
            }
        }

        while (s.charAt(end) == c) {
            if (--end <= start) {
                return "";
            }
        }

        return s.substring(start, end + 1);
    }
}

Related

1. rtrim(final String text, String trimText)
2. trimSuffix(final String text, final String suffix)
3. trimPrefix(final String text, final String prefix)
4. trimSpace(String oldString)
5. rightTrimSize(String s)
6. trim(String trimStr, String trimChars)
7. trimEnd(String s, String extraChars)
8. trimStart(String s, String extraChars)
9. betterTrim(String input)