Java String Split by Line split(String line)

Description

split

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String[] split(String line) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w  ww .j  ava 2 s . co  m
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {

    public static String[] split(String line) {
        List<String> args = new ArrayList<String>();

        boolean quote = false;
        StringBuffer arg = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = 0; i < line.length(); i++) {
            char c = line.charAt(i);
            if (c == '"') {
                quote = !quote;
                continue;
            } else if (c == ' ') {
                if (!quote) {
                    args.add(arg.toString());
                    arg.delete(0, arg.length());
                    continue;
                }
            }
            arg.append(c);
        }
        if (arg.length() > 0) {
            args.add(arg.toString());
        }

        return args.toArray(new String[args.size()]);
    }
}

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