Java String Match Count countMatches(String str, String match)

Description

Counts the occurence of a String in another String

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	The String to be searched
match	The String to be searched for

Return

How often the searched string has been found

Declaration

public static int countMatches(String str, String match) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: MIT License 

public class Main {
    /**//from   w  w  w  .  ja  v  a 2  s  . c o m
     * Counts the occurence of a String in another String
     * 
     * @param str
     *            The String to be searched
     * @param match
     *            The String to be searched for
     * @return How often the searched string has been found
     */
    public static int countMatches(String str, String match) {
        int counter = 0;

        while (str.contains(match)) {
            counter++;

            str = str.substring(str.indexOf(match) + match.length());
        }

        return counter;
    }
}

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