Java String Split by Char split(String string, char c)

Description

Splits the given string into its parts that are separated by the character c.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String[] split(String string, char c) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww  w.  ja va 2 s  .c om
 * Copyright (C) 2005 G?rard Milmeister
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
 * License along with this program; if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 *
 */

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Splits the given string into its parts that are separated
     * by the character <code>c</code>.
     */
    public static String[] split(String string, char c) {
        boolean instring = false;
        ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
        char[] cs = string.toCharArray();
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        int i = 0;
        while (i < cs.length) {
            if (cs[i] == c && !instring) {
                list.add(buf.toString());
                buf = new StringBuilder();
                i++;
            } else if (cs[i] == '\\') {
                i++;
                if (i < cs.length) {
                    char ci;
                    if (cs[i] == 'n') {
                        ci = '\n';
                    } else {
                        ci = cs[i];
                    }
                    buf.append(ci);
                    i++;
                }
            } else {
                if (cs[i] == '"') {
                    instring = !instring;
                }
                buf.append(cs[i]);
                i++;
            }
        }
        list.add(buf.toString());
        return list.toArray(new String[0]);
    }
}

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