Java String Split by Delimiter split(String str, char delimiter)

Description

A simple split method that uses String#substring(int,int) to split a string between a single character delimiter.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	is the string to be split
delimiter	a single character delimiter

Return

a List with all data between the delimiter

Declaration

public static List<String> split(String str, char delimiter) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*w w w  .j  av a2  s  . c  o m*/
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import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * A simple split method that uses {@link String#substring(int, int)}
     * to split a string between a single character delimiter.
     * This method should be used for performance reasons as it is faster than
     * the {@link String#split(String)}.
     *
     * @param   str         is the string to be split
     * @param   delimiter   a single character delimiter
     * @return              a List with all data between the delimiter
     */
    public static List<String> split(String str, char delimiter) {
        ArrayList<String> splitList = new ArrayList<>();
        int from = 0, to = 0;
        while (to >= 0) {
            to = str.indexOf(delimiter, from + 1);
            if (to < 0)
                splitList.add(str.substring(from));
            else
                splitList.add(str.substring(from, to));
            from = to;
        }
        return splitList;
    }
}

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