Java String Split by Delimiter splitWhileKeepingParentheses(String value, char delimiter)

Description

Splits the given String around the matches defined by the given delimiter into an array while not breaking up areas that are marked with parentheses ().

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	the String which should be split into an array
delimiter	the delimiter which marks the boundaries of the array

Return

an array, when the delimiter was not found, the array will only have a single element.

Declaration

public static String[] splitWhileKeepingParentheses(String value, char delimiter)

Method Source Code


//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w  ww  .j  a v a2 s  .c o  m*/
 * Created on 24-Nov-2003 at 14:38:43
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 * This file is part of J2ME Polish.
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import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Splits the given String around the matches defined by the given delimiter into an array while not breaking up areas that are marked with parentheses ().
     * Example:
     * <pre>TextUtil.split("one; two; three(test;test2)", ';')</pre> results into the array
     * <pre>{"one", " two", " three(test;test2)"}</pre>.
     *
     * @param value the String which should be split into an array
     * @param delimiter the delimiter which marks the boundaries of the array 
     * @return an array, when the delimiter was not found, the array will only have a single element.
     */
    public static String[] splitWhileKeepingParentheses(String value, char delimiter) {
        char[] valueChars = value.toCharArray();
        int lastIndex = 0;
        ArrayList strings = null;
        boolean isParenthesesOpened = false;
        for (int i = 0; i < valueChars.length; i++) {
            char c = valueChars[i];
            if (c == delimiter && !isParenthesesOpened) {
                if (strings == null) {
                    strings = new ArrayList();
                }
                strings.add(new String(valueChars, lastIndex, i - lastIndex));
                lastIndex = i + 1;
            } else if (c == ')') {
                isParenthesesOpened = false;
            } else if (c == '(') {
                isParenthesesOpened = true;
            }
        }
        if (strings == null) {
            return new String[] { value };
        }
        // add tail:
        strings.add(new String(valueChars, lastIndex, valueChars.length - lastIndex));
        return (String[]) strings.toArray(new String[strings.size()]);
    }
}