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public class Main {
// Difference
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Compares two Strings, and returns the portion where they differ.
* (More precisely, return the remainder of the second String,
* starting from where it's different from the first.)
*
* For example,
* <code>difference("i am a machine", "i am a robot") -> "robot"</code>.
*
* <pre>
* StringUtils.difference(null, null) = null
* StringUtils.difference("", "") = ""
* StringUtils.difference("", "abc") = "abc"
* StringUtils.difference("abc", "") = ""
* StringUtils.difference("abc", "abc") = ""
* StringUtils.difference("ab", "abxyz") = "xyz"
* StringUtils.difference("abcde", "abxyz") = "xyz"
* StringUtils.difference("abcde", "xyz") = "xyz"
* </pre>
*
* @param str1 the first String, may be null
* @param str2 the second String, may be null
* @return the portion of str2 where it differs from str1; returns the
* empty String if they are equal
* @since 2.0
*/
public static String difference(String str1, String str2) {
if (str1 == null) {
return str2;
}
if (str2 == null) {
return str1;
}
int at = indexOfDifference(str1, str2);
if (at == -1) {
return "";
}
return str2.substring(at);
}
/**
* Compares two Strings, and returns the index at which the
* Strings begin to differ.
*
* For example,
* <code>indexOfDifference("i am a machine", "i am a robot") -> 7</code>
*
* <pre>
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference(null, null) = -1
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("", "") = -1
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("", "abc") = 0
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abc", "") = 0
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abc", "abc") = -1
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("ab", "abxyz") = 2
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abcde", "abxyz") = 2
* StringUtils.indexOfDifference("abcde", "xyz") = 0
* </pre>
*
* @param str1 the first String, may be null
* @param str2 the second String, may be null
* @return the index where str2 and str1 begin to differ; -1 if they are equal
* @since 2.0
*/
public static int indexOfDifference(String str1, String str2) {
if (str1 == str2) {
return -1;
}
if (str1 == null || str2 == null) {
return 0;
}
int i;
for (i = 0; i < str1.length() && i < str2.length(); ++i) {
if (str1.charAt(i) != str2.charAt(i)) {
break;
}
}
if (i < str2.length() || i < str1.length()) {
return i;
}
return -1;
}
}