Here you can find the source of splitLines(String text)
public static List<String> splitLines(String text)
//package com.java2s; /*//ww w. j av a 2 s . c o m * (c) Copyright 2007-2012 by Volker Bergmann. All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, is permitted under the terms of the * GNU General Public License. * * For redistributing this software or a derivative work under a license other * than the GPL-compatible Free Software License as defined by the Free * Software Foundation or approved by OSI, you must first obtain a commercial * license to this software product from Volker Bergmann. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" * WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, * REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE * HEREBY EXCLUDED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ import java.util.*; public class Main { public static List<String> splitLines(String text) { if (text == null) return null; List<String> lines = new ArrayList<String>(); int TEXT = 0; int CR = 1; int LF = 2; int mode = TEXT; StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(); for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) { char c = text.charAt(i); if (c == '\r') { lines.add(builder.toString()); builder.delete(0, builder.length()); mode = CR; } else if (c == '\n') { if (mode != CR) { // only add a line if it is a standalone LF (no CRLF) lines.add(builder.toString()); builder.delete(0, builder.length()); } mode = LF; } else { mode = TEXT; builder.append(c); } } if (text.length() == 0 || mode != TEXT || builder.length() > 0) lines.add(builder.toString()); return lines; } }