Java String Format formatString(String stringFormat, String... args)

Description

Format string such like "Input params {0} could be {1} "

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
stringFormat	a parameter
args	a parameter

Declaration

public static String formatString(String stringFormat, String... args) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**/*  w w  w  . j a  v a 2s.  c  o m*/
     * Format string such like "Input params {0} could be {1} "
     * @param stringFormat
     * @param args
     * @return
     */
    public static String formatString(String stringFormat, String... args) {
        if (args.length == 0) {
            return stringFormat;
        } else {
            List<String> listArgs = new ArrayList<String>();

            for (String arg : args) {
                listArgs.add(arg);
            }

            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(stringFormat);
            int beginIndex = 0;
            int endIndex = 0;
            int argIndex = 0;

            for (int index = 0; index < sb.length();) {
                beginIndex = sb.indexOf("{", index);
                if (beginIndex < 0) {
                    break;
                }
                endIndex = sb.indexOf("}", beginIndex);
                if (endIndex < 0) {
                    break;
                }

                argIndex = Integer.parseInt(sb.substring(beginIndex + 1, endIndex));

                sb.replace(beginIndex, endIndex + 1, listArgs.get(argIndex));

                index = beginIndex + listArgs.get(argIndex).length();
            }

            return sb.toString();
        }
    }
}

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