Java Collection Join join(Collection collection, String separator)

Description

Joins the collection of strings into a single string using the specified string as a separator.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
collection	the collection of strings to join
separator	the string to use as a separator

Return

the resulting string

Declaration

public static String join(Collection<String> collection, String separator) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Joins the collection of strings into a single string using the specified string as a separator.
     *
     * @param collection the collection of strings to join
     * @param separator  the string to use as a separator
     * @return the resulting string
     */
    public static String join(Collection<String> collection, String separator) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        Iterator<String> it = collection.iterator();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            sb.append(it.next());
            if (it.hasNext()) {
                sb.append(separator);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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