Java List to String listToString(List list, String separator, String prefix, String suffix)

Description

Creates a string consisting of the string representation of the elements in the list separated by separator.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
list	the list to print
separator	to use in separating elements
prefix	prepended to each individual element in the list before adding to the returned string.
suffix	appended to each individual element in the list before adding to the returned string.

Return

String representing the list

Declaration

public static String listToString(List<?> list, String separator, String prefix, String suffix) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Creates a string consisting of the string representation of the elements in
     * the <code>list</code> separated by <code>separator</code>.
     *
     * @param list
     *          the list to print
     * @param separator
     *          to use in separating elements
     * @param prefix
     *          prepended to each individual element in the list before adding to
     *          the returned string.
     * @param suffix
     *          appended to each individual element in the list before adding to
     *          the returned string.
     * @return String representing the list
     */
    public static String listToString(List<?> list, String separator, String prefix, String suffix) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
            if (prefix != null) {
                sb.append(prefix);
            }
            sb.append(list.get(i));
            if (suffix != null) {
                sb.append(suffix);
            }
            if (i < list.size() - 1) {
                sb.append(separator);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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6. listToString(List list, String seperator)
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8. listToString(List list)
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