Java Map Join joinOnDelimiter(Map toJoin, char delimiter)

Description

Convert properties to a string representation, based on the specified delimiter.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
toJoin	object to serialize as a string
delimiter	how to separate entries from each other

Return

the properties as a string, delimited by the above

Declaration

public static String joinOnDelimiter(Map toJoin, char delimiter) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert properties to a string representation, based on the specified delimiter.
     *
     * @param toJoin object to serialize as a string
     * @param delimiter how to separate entries from each other
     * @return the properties as a string, delimited by the above
     */
    public static String joinOnDelimiter(Map toJoin, char delimiter) {
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();

        for (Iterator it = toJoin.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
            Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry) it.next();
            String key = (String) e.getKey();
            String value = (String) e.getValue();
            buf.append(key);
            buf.append("=");
            buf.append(value);
            if (it.hasNext()) {
                buf.append(delimiter);
            }
        }

        return buf.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. joinLookup(Iterable elements, String separator, Map lookup)
2. joinMap(Map map)
3. joinMapToString(Map map, String sSeparator, String sMidSeparator)
4. joinMapUnmodifiable(Map first, Map second)
5. joinMapValue(Map map, char connector)
6. joinOnSemicolon(Map toJoin)
7. joinParameters(Map params)