Create a textual representation of the given collection, separating the individual elements by the provided separator. - Java java.util

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Description

Create a textual representation of the given collection, separating the individual elements by the provided separator.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Collection;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        Collection collection = java.util.Arrays.asList("asdf",
                "java2s.com");
        String separator = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(toString(collection, separator));
    }

    /**
     * Create a textual representation of the given collection, separating the individual elements by the provided separator.
     * 
     * @param collection
     *            the collection to represent as text
     * @param separator
     *            the separator to include between elements of the collection
     * @return the colleciton's textual representation (or an empty String if the collection is {@code null} or empty)
     */
    public static String toString(final Collection<?> collection,
            final String separator) {
        if (collection == null || collection.isEmpty()) {
            // just return an empty String if the collection is null or empty
            return "";
        }
        if (separator == null) {
            // fall back to the collection's toString() method if no custom separator has been specified
            return collection.toString();
        }
        // guess at a meaningful initial size
        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(collection.size()
                * (16 + separator.length()));
        boolean addSeparator = false;
        // iterate over the individual elements
        for (final Object collectionElement : collection) {
            if (addSeparator) {
                builder.append(separator);
            } else {
                addSeparator = true;
            }
            // null elements are treated as empty Strings
            if (collectionElement != null) {
                builder.append(collectionElement.toString());
            }
        }
        return builder.toString();
    }
}

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