Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Map; public class Main { static String replaceProperties(final CharSequence string, final Map<String, Object> properties) { if (string == null) { return null; } else { final StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(); for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); ++i) { char c = string.charAt(i); switch (c) { case '$': ++i; if (i < string.length()) { c = string.charAt(i); if (c == '{') { ++i; final StringBuilder propertyName = new StringBuilder(); for (; i < string.length() && c != '}'; ++i) { c = string.charAt(i); if (c != '}') { propertyName.append(c); } } Object value = null; if (propertyName.length() > 0) { value = properties.get(propertyName.toString()); } if (value == null) { buffer.append("${"); buffer.append(propertyName); buffer.append("}"); } else { buffer.append(value); } } } break; default: buffer.append(c); break; } } return buffer.toString(); } } static <T> T get(final Collection<T> collection, final int index) { if (collection != null) { int i = 0; for (final T object : collection) { if (i == index) { return object; } else { i++; } } } return null; } }