Java String Indent Format indent(String s)

Description

Indents a string with 4 spaces.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the string

Return

the indented string

Declaration

public static String indent(String s) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**//from   w  w w. j  a v a  2s .  c o  m
     * Indents a string with 4 spaces.
     *
     * @param s the string
     * @return the indented string
     */
    public static String indent(String s) {
        return indent(s, 4, true);
    }

    /**
     * Indents a string with spaces.
     *
     * @param s the string
     * @param spaces the number of spaces
     * @param newline append a newline if there is none
     * @return the indented string
     */
    public static String indent(String s, int spaces, boolean newline) {
        StringBuilder buff = new StringBuilder(s.length() + spaces);
        for (int i = 0; i < s.length();) {
            for (int j = 0; j < spaces; j++) {
                buff.append(' ');
            }
            int n = s.indexOf('\n', i);
            n = n < 0 ? s.length() : n + 1;
            buff.append(s.substring(i, n));
            i = n;
        }
        if (newline && !s.endsWith("\n")) {
            buff.append('\n');
        }
        return buff.toString();
    }
}

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2. indent(String lines, String indentation)
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4. indent(String msg, int size)
5. indent(String original, int spaces)
6. indent(String s)
7. indent(String s)
8. indent(String s)
9. indent(String s, int numBlanks)