Java Scanner Usage getStrings(Properties props, String key, String sep)

Description

Gets an array of string properties given a key and a proper word separator.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
props	The properties
key	The key
sep	The words separator

Return

An array of string properties

Declaration

public static String[] getStrings(Properties props, String key, String sep) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  ww w  . ja v a2s  .  co  m*/
 * Copyright 2012 Fabio Strozzi
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets an array of string properties given a key and a proper word separator.
     * 
     * @param props
     *            The properties
     * @param key
     *            The key
     * @param sep
     *            The words separator
     * @return An array of string properties
     */
    public static String[] getStrings(Properties props, String key, String sep) {
        String val = props.getProperty(key);
        if (val == null || val.trim().equals(""))
            return new String[0];

        ArrayList<String> l = new ArrayList<String>(5);
        Scanner s = new Scanner(val);
        s.useDelimiter(sep);
        while (s.hasNext()) {
            String v = s.next();
            if (v != null && !v.trim().equals(""))
                l.add(v.trim());
        }
        return l.toArray(new String[0]);
    }
}

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