Java Array Empty Check removeEmptyStrings(String[] data)

Description

Removes empty or null strings from an array

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
data	The array of strings to parse through

Return

The array of strings with the empty and null strings removed

Declaration

public static String[] removeEmptyStrings(String[] data) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*   Copyright 2014 BossLetsPlays(Matthew Rogers)
*
*   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
*   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
*   You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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*
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*   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
*   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
*   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
*   limitations under the License.//ww w.j a  v a2 s . com
*/

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Removes empty or null strings from an array
     * @param data The array of strings to parse through
     * @return The array of strings with the empty and null strings removed
     */
    public static String[] removeEmptyStrings(String[] data) {
        ArrayList<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (int k = 0; k < data.length; k++)
            if (!data[k].equals(""))
                result.add(data[k]);
        String[] res = new String[result.size()];
        result.toArray(res);
        return res;
    }
}

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