Java List Splice splice(List strings, String separator)

Description

Return a composite string comprising each element od strings separated by separator.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
strings	strings to be spliced
separator	between elements

Return

spliced string

Declaration

public static String splice(List<String> strings, String separator) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from   w w w.  j ava2 s .c  o m
 * <copyright>
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2007,2010 E.D.Willink and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     E.D.Willink - initial API and implementation
 * 
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id: StringUtils.java,v 1.2 2010/04/08 06:27:47 ewillink Exp $
 */

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Return a composite string comprising each element od strings separated by separator.
     * A null strings is returned as a null string. An empty strings as an empty string.
     * 
     * @param strings strings to be spliced
     * @param separator between elements
     * @return spliced string
     */
    public static String splice(List<String> strings, String separator) {
        if (strings == null)
            return null;
        int iMax = strings.size();
        if (iMax <= 0)
            return "";
        if (iMax == 1)
            return strings.get(0);
        StringBuffer s = new StringBuffer();
        s.append(strings.get(0));
        for (int i = 1; i < iMax; i++) {
            s.append(separator);
            s.append(strings.get(i));
        }
        return s.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. splice(List list, int index, int deleteCount)
2. splice(List list1, List list2)