Java List Null Empty isCommentOrEmptyLine(int lineIndex, List linesOfFile)

Description

is Comment Or Empty Line

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean isCommentOrEmptyLine(int lineIndex, List<String> linesOfFile) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   ww  w  .j av  a2s. com
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    public static boolean isCommentOrEmptyLine(int lineIndex, List<String> linesOfFile) {
        if (linesOfFile == null || linesOfFile.isEmpty())
            return true;

        String lineStr = "";
        try {
            lineStr = linesOfFile.get(lineIndex).trim();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return false;
        }
        if (lineStr.length() == 0)
            return true;

        if (lineStr.indexOf("//") == 0 || lineStr.indexOf("/*") == 0 || lineStr.indexOf("*/") >= 0)
            return true;

        int checkIndex = lineIndex - 1;

        while (checkIndex >= 0) {
            String previousLineString = linesOfFile.get(checkIndex).trim();
            if (previousLineString.indexOf("/*") == 0)
                return true;

            if (previousLineString.indexOf("*/") >= 0)
                return false;

            checkIndex--;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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