Java Scanner Usage fromStringToQuery(String value)

Description

from String To Query

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String fromStringToQuery(String value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
    public static String fromStringToQuery(String value) {
        String query = "";
        boolean isOpenedQuote = false;
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(value);
        while (sc.hasNext()) {
            String next = sc.next();
            if (next.contains("\"") || isOpenedQuote) {
                query += next;/*from   w w  w .  j ava  2s .  c om*/
                if (next.contains("\"")) {
                    isOpenedQuote = !isOpenedQuote;
                }
            } else {
                if (next.contains(":")) {
                    query += next.replace(":", ":*") + "*";
                } else {
                    query += "*" + next + "*";
                }
            }
            if (!isOpenedQuote) {
                query += " OR ";
            } else {
                query += " ";
            }
        }
        if (query.endsWith(" OR ")) {
            return query.substring(0, query.lastIndexOf(" OR "));
        } else {
            return query;
        }
    }
}

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