Java Collection to String toString(final Collection values)

Description

to String

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
values	a parameter

Return

String

Declaration

public static String toString(final Collection<?> values) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
 * University of Manchester/*from  w  w  w.  j av  a 2s.  c  om*/
 * Manchester M1 7ND
 * United Kingdom
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2013 University of Manchester
 * 
 * This program is released under the Academic Free License ("AFL") v3.0.
 * (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/academic.php)
 *******************************************************************************/

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * 
     */
    private static final String COLLECTION_SEPARATOR = ", ";
    /**
     * 
     */
    private static final int COLLECTION_SEPARATOR_LENGTH = COLLECTION_SEPARATOR
            .length();

    /**
     * 
     * @param values
     * @return String
     */
    public static String toString(final Collection<?> values) {
        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

        for (Object value : values) {
            builder.append(value);
            builder.append(COLLECTION_SEPARATOR);
        }

        if (values.size() > 0) {
            builder.setLength(builder.length()
                    - COLLECTION_SEPARATOR_LENGTH);
        }

        return builder.toString();
    }
}

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6. toString(final Collection list, final String delimiter)
7. toString(final Collection c)
8. toString(String[] collection, char separator)
9. toStrings(Collection vals)