Java List Implode implode(List list, String deliminator)

Description

This is the inverse of 'explode'.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String implode(List list, String deliminator) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from   ww  w.  j av  a 2 s .  c  om
 * com.mckoi.util.StringUtil  17 Dec 1999
 *
 * Mckoi SQL Database ( http://www.mckoi.com/database )
 * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002  Diehl and Associates, Inc.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * GNU General Public License Version 2 for more details.
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 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Iterator;

public class Main {
    /**
     * This is the inverse of 'explode'.  It forms a string by concatinating
     * each string in the list and seperating each with a deliminator string.
     * For example,
     * <code>
     *   implode(({"1", "150", "500"}), ",") = "1,150,500"
     * </code>
     */
    public static String implode(List list, String deliminator) {
        StringBuffer str = new StringBuffer();
        Iterator iter = list.iterator();
        boolean has_next = iter.hasNext();
        while (has_next) {
            str.append(iter.next().toString());
            has_next = iter.hasNext();
            if (has_next) {
                str.append(deliminator);
            }
        }
        return new String(str);
    }
}

Related

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2. implode(final List pieces, final String glue)
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4. implode(List elements, String separator)
5. implode(List list, String delimiter)
6. implode(List list, String glue)