Java Array Remove removeFlag(String[] options, String flag)

Description

Checks whether the flag is in the option string and removes the flag if present.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
options	the options to check
flag	the flag to look for (incl. "-")

Return

true if a help flag is among the options

Declaration

public static boolean removeFlag(String[] options, String flag) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 */

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Checks whether the flag is in the option string and removes the flag
     * if present.
     *
     * @param options   the options to check
     * @param flag   the flag to look for (incl. "-")
     * @return      true if a help flag is among the options
     */
    public static boolean removeFlag(String[] options, String flag) {
        boolean result;
        int i;

        result = false;

        for (i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
            if (options[i].equals(flag)) {
                options[i] = "";
                result = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the flag is in the option string and removes the flag
     * if present.
     *
     * @param options   the options to check
     * @param flag   the flag to look for (incl. "-")
     * @return      true if a help flag is among the options
     */
    public static boolean removeFlag(List<String> options, String flag) {
        boolean result;
        int i;

        result = false;

        for (i = 0; i < options.size(); i++) {
            if (options.get(i).equals(flag)) {
                options.set(i, "");
                result = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        return result;
    }
}

Related

1. removeFirst(String[] array)
2. removeFirst(String[] in)
3. removeFirst(String[] strArr)
4. removeFirstElementFromArray(T[] array)
5. removeFirstTwoArgs(String[] args, int startIndex)
6. removeFlagsFromArgs(String[] args)
7. removeFrom(double[] source, int idx)
8. removeFromArray(String remove, String array[])
9. removeFromArray(String[] oldArray, String stringToRemove)