Removes all occurrences of a substring from within the source string. A null source string will return null. - Java java.lang

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Removes all occurrences of a substring from within the source string. A null source string will return null.

Demo Code

/*/*ww w.  j  av a  2 s. c  o m*/
 * Copyright 2013 Guidewire Software, Inc.
 */
/**
 * This class is based, in part, on org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils and is intended
 * to break the dependency on that project.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/">Apache Jakarta Turbine</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:jon@latchkey.com">Jon S. Stevens</a>
 * @author Daniel L. Rall
 * @author <a href="mailto:gcoladonato@yahoo.com">Greg Coladonato</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:ed@apache.org">Ed Korthof</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:rand_mcneely@yahoo.com">Rand McNeely</a>
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
 * @author Holger Krauth
 * @author <a href="mailto:alex@purpletech.com">Alexander Day Chaffee</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
 * @author Arun Mammen Thomas
 * @author Gary Gregory
 * @author Phil Steitz
 * @author Al Chou
 * @author Michael Davey
 * @author Reuben Sivan
 * @author Chris Hyzer
 *  Johnson

 */
//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        String str = "java2s.com";
        String remove = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(remove(str, remove));
    }

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

    /**
     * <p>Removes all occurrences of a substring from within the source string.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> source string will return <code>null</code>.
     * An empty ("") source string will return the empty string.
     * A <code>null</code> remove string will return the source string.
     * An empty ("") remove string will return the source string.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * remove(null, *)        = null
     * remove("", *)          = ""
     * remove(*, null)        = *
     * remove(*, "")          = *
     * remove("queued", "ue") = "qd"
     * remove("queued", "zz") = "queued"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the source String to search, may be null
     * @param remove  the String to search for and remove, may be null
     * @return the substring with the string removed if found,
     *  <code>null</code> if null String input
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public static String remove(String str, String remove) {
        if (isEmpty(str) || isEmpty(remove)) {
            return str;
        }
        return replace(str, remove, EMPTY, -1);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Removes all occurrences of a character from within the source string.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> source string will return <code>null</code>.
     * An empty ("") source string will return the empty string.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * remove(null, *)       = null
     * remove("", *)         = ""
     * remove("queued", 'u') = "qeed"
     * remove("queued", 'z') = "queued"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the source String to search, may be null
     * @param remove  the char to search for and remove, may be null
     * @return the substring with the char removed if found,
     *  <code>null</code> if null String input
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public static String remove(String str, char remove) {
        if (isEmpty(str) || str.indexOf(remove) == -1) {
            return str;
        }
        char[] chars = str.toCharArray();
        int pos = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
            if (chars[i] != remove) {
                chars[pos++] = chars[i];
            }
        }
        return new String(chars, 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>Replaces all occurrences of a String within another String.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * replace(null, *, *)        = null
     * replace("", *, *)          = ""
     * replace("any", null, *)    = "any"
     * replace("any", *, null)    = "any"
     * replace("any", "", *)      = "any"
     * replace("aba", "a", null)  = "aba"
     * replace("aba", "a", "")    = "b"
     * replace("aba", "a", "z")   = "zbz"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @see #replace(String text, String searchString, String replacement, int max)
     * @param text  text to search and replace in, may be null
     * @param searchString  the String to search for, may be null
     * @param replacement  the String to replace it with, may be null
     * @return the text with any replacements processed,
     *  <code>null</code> if null String input
     */
    public static String replace(String text, String searchString,
            String replacement) {
        return replace(text, searchString, replacement, -1);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Replaces a String with another String inside a larger String,
     * for the first <code>max</code> values of the search String.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * replace(null, *, *, *)         = null
     * replace("", *, *, *)           = ""
     * replace("any", null, *, *)     = "any"
     * replace("any", *, null, *)     = "any"
     * replace("any", "", *, *)       = "any"
     * replace("any", *, *, 0)        = "any"
     * replace("abaa", "a", null, -1) = "abaa"
     * replace("abaa", "a", "", -1)   = "b"
     * replace("abaa", "a", "z", 0)   = "abaa"
     * replace("abaa", "a", "z", 1)   = "zbaa"
     * replace("abaa", "a", "z", 2)   = "zbza"
     * replace("abaa", "a", "z", -1)  = "zbzz"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param text  text to search and replace in, may be null
     * @param searchString  the String to search for, may be null
     * @param replacement  the String to replace it with, may be null
     * @param max  maximum number of values to replace, or <code>-1</code> if no maximum
     * @return the text with any replacements processed,
     *  <code>null</code> if null String input
     */
    public static String replace(String text, String searchString,
            String replacement, int max) {
        if (isEmpty(text) || isEmpty(searchString) || replacement == null
                || max == 0) {
            return text;
        }
        int start = 0;
        int end = text.indexOf(searchString, start);
        if (end == -1) {
            return text;
        }
        int replLength = searchString.length();
        int increase = replacement.length() - replLength;
        increase = (increase < 0 ? 0 : increase);
        increase *= (max < 0 ? 16 : (max > 64 ? 64 : max));
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(text.length() + increase);
        while (end != -1) {
            buf.append(text.substring(start, end)).append(replacement);
            start = end + replLength;
            if (--max == 0) {
                break;
            }
            end = text.indexOf(searchString, start);
        }
        buf.append(text.substring(start));
        return buf.toString();
    }

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

    /**
     * <p>Finds the first index within a String from a start position,
     * handling <code>null</code>.
     * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(int, int)}.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> or empty ("") String will return <code>-1</code>.
     * A negative start position is treated as zero.
     * A start position greater than the string length returns <code>-1</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * indexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * indexOf("", *, *)            = -1
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 0)  = 2
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 3)  = 5
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', 9)  = -1
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", 'b', -1) = 2
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param str  the String to check, may be null
     * @param searchChar  the character to find
     * @param startPos  the start position, negative treated as zero
     * @return the first index of the search character,
     *  -1 if no match or <code>null</code> string input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static int indexOf(String str, char searchChar, int startPos) {
        if (isEmpty(str)) {
            return -1;
        }
        return str.indexOf(searchChar, startPos);
    }

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

    /**
     * <p>Finds the first index within a String, handling <code>null</code>.
     * This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String, int)}.</p>
     *
     * <p>A <code>null</code> String will return <code>-1</code>.
     * A negative start position is treated as zero.
     * An empty ("") search String always matches.
     * A start position greater than the string length only matches
     * an empty search String.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * indexOf(null, *, *)          = -1
     * indexOf(*, null, *)          = -1
     * indexOf("", "", 0)           = 0
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "a", 0)  = 0
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 0)  = 2
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "ab", 0) = 1
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 3)  = 5
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", 9)  = -1
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "b", -1) = 2
     * indexOf("aabaabaa", "", 2)   = 2
     * indexOf("abc", "", 9)        = 3
     * </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 indexOf(String str, String searchStr, int startPos) {
        if (str == null || searchStr == null) {
            return -1;
        }
        // JDK1.2/JDK1.3 have a bug, when startPos > str.length for "", hence
        if (searchStr.length() == 0 && startPos >= str.length()) {
            return str.length();
        }
        return str.indexOf(searchStr, startPos);
    }

    /**
     * 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();
    }

    /**
     * <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);
    }
}

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