Java String Split by Separator splitWithBreakingBrace(String str, char separator, char braceStart, char braceEnd)

Description

split With Breaking Brace

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String[] splitWithBreakingBrace(String str, char separator, char braceStart, char braceEnd) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    public static String[] splitWithBreakingBrace(String str, char separator, char braceStart, char braceEnd) {
        return splitWithBreakingBrace(str, new char[] { separator }, braceStart, braceEnd);
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    public static String[] splitWithBreakingBrace(String str, char[] separators, char braceStart, char braceEnd) {
        List<String> strs = new ArrayList<String>();
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        int index = 0;
        String sepStr = new String(separators);
        while (index < str.length()) {
            char ch = str.charAt(index);
            if (sepStr.indexOf(ch) >= 0) {
                strs.add(sb.toString());
                sb = new StringBuffer();
            } else {
                if (ch == braceStart) {
                    sb.append(ch);
                    index++;
                    while (index < str.length()) {
                        ch = str.charAt(index);
                        sb.append(ch);
                        if (ch == braceEnd) {
                            break;
                        }
                        index++;
                    }
                } else {
                    sb.append(ch);
                }
            }
            index++;
        }
        String endStr = sb.toString();
        if (endStr.length() > 0) {
            strs.add(endStr);
        }
        return strs.toArray(new String[] {});
    }
}

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