Gets the substring before the last occurrence of a separator. - Java java.lang

Description

Gets the substring before the last occurrence of a separator.

Demo Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        String str = "java2s.com";
        String separator = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(substringBeforeLast(str, separator));
    }//from   ww  w. j ava 2 s . c o  m

    /**
     * The empty String <code>""</code>.
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static final String EMPTY = "";

    /**
     * <p>Gets the substring before the last occurrence of a separator.
     * The separator is not returned.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> string input will return <code>null</code>.
     * An empty ("") string input will return the empty string.
     * An empty or <code>null</code> separator will return the input string.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * substringBeforeLast(null, *)      = null
     * substringBeforeLast("", *)        = ""
     * substringBeforeLast("abcba", "b") = "abc"
     * substringBeforeLast("abc", "c")   = "ab"
     * substringBeforeLast("a", "a")     = ""
     * substringBeforeLast("a", "z")     = "a"
     * substringBeforeLast("a", null)    = "a"
     * substringBeforeLast("a", "")      = "a"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to get a substring from, may be null
     * @param separator  the String to search for, may be null
     * @return the substring before the last occurrence of the separator,
     *  <code>null</code> if null String input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static String substringBeforeLast(String str, String separator) {
        if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(separator)) {
            return str;
        }
        int pos = str.lastIndexOf(separator);
        if (pos == -1) {
            return str;
        }
        return str.substring(0, pos);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * StringUtils.isEmpty(null)      = true
     * StringUtils.isEmpty("")        = true
     * StringUtils.isEmpty(" ")       = false
     * StringUtils.isEmpty("bob")     = false
     * StringUtils.isEmpty("  bob  ") = false
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0.
     * It no longer trims the String.
     * That functionality is available in isBlank().</p>
     *
     * @param str  the String to check, may be null
     * @return <code>true</code> if the String is empty or null
     */
    public static boolean isEmpty(String str) {
        return str == null || str.length() == 0;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Finds the last index within a String, handling <code>null</code>.
     * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(int)}.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> or empty ("") String will return <code>-1</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * lastIndexOf(null, *)         = -1
     * lastIndexOf("", *)           = -1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'a') = 7
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b') = 5
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to check, may be null
     * @param searchChar  the character to find
     * @return the last index of the search character,
     *  -1 if no match or <code>null</code> string input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static int lastIndexOf(String str, char searchChar) {
        if (isEmpty(str)) {
            return -1;
        }
        return str.lastIndexOf(searchChar);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Finds the last index within a String from a start position,
     * handling <code>null</code>.
     * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(int, int)}.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> or empty ("") String will return <code>-1</code>.
     * A negative start position returns <code>-1</code>.
     * A start position greater than the string length searches the whole string.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * lastIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * lastIndexOf("", *,  *)           = -1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 8)  = 5
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 4)  = 2
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 0)  = -1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 9)  = 5
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', -1) = -1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", 'a', 0)  = 0
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to check, may be null
     * @param searchChar  the character to find
     * @param startPos  the start position
     * @return the last index of the search character,
     *  -1 if no match or <code>null</code> string input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static int lastIndexOf(String str, char searchChar, int startPos) {
        if (isEmpty(str)) {
            return -1;
        }
        return str.lastIndexOf(searchChar, startPos);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Finds the last index within a String, handling <code>null</code>.
     * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(String)}.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> String will return <code>-1</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * lastIndexOf(null, *)          = -1
     * lastIndexOf(*, null)          = -1
     * lastIndexOf("", "")           = 0
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a")  = 0
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b")  = 2
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab") = 1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "")   = 8
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to check, may be null
     * @param searchStr  the String to find, may be null
     * @return the last index of the search String,
     *  -1 if no match or <code>null</code> string input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static int lastIndexOf(String str, String searchStr) {
        if (str == null || searchStr == null) {
            return -1;
        }
        return str.lastIndexOf(searchStr);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Finds the first index within a String, handling <code>null</code>.
     * This method uses {@link String#lastIndexOf(String, int)}.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> String will return <code>-1</code>.
     * A negative start position returns <code>-1</code>.
     * An empty ("") search String always matches unless the start position is negative.
     * A start position greater than the string length searches the whole string.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * lastIndexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * lastIndexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 8)  = 7
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 8)  = 5
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 8) = 4
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 9)  = 5
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", -1) = -1
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 0)  = 0
     * lastIndexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 0)  = -1
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to check, may be null
     * @param searchStr  the String to find, may be null
     * @param startPos  the start position, negative treated as zero
     * @return the first index of the search String,
     *  -1 if no match or <code>null</code> string input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static int lastIndexOf(String str, String searchStr, int startPos) {
        if (str == null || searchStr == null) {
            return -1;
        }
        return str.lastIndexOf(searchStr, startPos);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.</p>
     *
     * <p>A negative start position can be used to start <code>n</code>
     * characters from the end of the String.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> String will return <code>null</code>.
     * An empty ("") String will return "".</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * substring(null, *)   = null
     * substring("", *)     = ""
     * substring("abc", 0)  = "abc"
     * substring("abc", 2)  = "c"
     * substring("abc", 4)  = ""
     * substring("abc", -2) = "bc"
     * substring("abc", -4) = "abc"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to get the substring from, may be null
     * @param start  the position to start from, negative means
     *  count back from the end of the String by this many characters
     * @return substring from start position, <code>null</code> if null String input
     */
    public static String substring(String str, int start) {
        if (str == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // handle negatives, which means last n characters
        if (start < 0) {
            start = str.length() + start; // remember start is negative
        }

        if (start < 0) {
            start = 0;
        }
        if (start > str.length()) {
            return EMPTY;
        }

        return str.substring(start);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.</p>
     *
     * <p>A negative start position can be used to start/end <code>n</code>
     * characters from the end of the String.</p>
     *
     * <p>The returned substring starts with the character in the <code>start</code>
     * position and ends before the <code>end</code> position. All position counting is
     * zero-based -- i.e., to start at the beginning of the string use
     * <code>start = 0</code>. Negative start and end positions can be used to
     * specify offsets relative to the end of the String.</p>
     *
     * <p>If <code>start</code> is not strictly to the left of <code>end</code>, ""
     * is returned.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * substring(null, *, *)    = null
     * substring("", * ,  *)    = "";
     * substring("abc", 0, 2)   = "ab"
     * substring("abc", 2, 0)   = ""
     * substring("abc", 2, 4)   = "c"
     * substring("abc", 4, 6)   = ""
     * substring("abc", 2, 2)   = ""
     * substring("abc", -2, -1) = "b"
     * substring("abc", -4, 2)  = "ab"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to get the substring from, may be null
     * @param start  the position to start from, negative means
     *  count back from the end of the String by this many characters
     * @param end  the position to end at (exclusive), negative means
     *  count back from the end of the String by this many characters
     * @return substring from start position to end positon,
     *  <code>null</code> if null String input
     */
    public static String substring(String str, int start, int end) {
        if (str == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // handle negatives
        if (end < 0) {
            end = str.length() + end; // remember end is negative
        }
        if (start < 0) {
            start = str.length() + start; // remember start is negative
        }

        // check length next
        if (end > str.length()) {
            end = str.length();
        }

        // if start is greater than end, return ""
        if (start > end) {
            return EMPTY;
        }

        if (start < 0) {
            start = 0;
        }
        if (end < 0) {
            end = 0;
        }

        return str.substring(start, end);
    }

    /**
     * Gets a String's length or <code>0</code> if the String is <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param str
     *            a String or <code>null</code>
     * @return String length or <code>0</code> if the String is <code>null</code>.
     * @since 2.4
     */
    public static int length(String str) {
        return str == null ? 0 : str.length();
    }
}

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