Java String Indent Format indent(String string, int indentSize, boolean initialLine)

Description

indent Indent a String with line-breaks.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	String to indent.
indentSize	Number of spaces to indent by. 0 will indent using a tab.
initialLine	Whether to indent initial line.

Return

Indented string.

Declaration

public final static String indent(String string, int indentSize, boolean initialLine) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w  ww. j  a v a 2 s. co m*/
 * @(#)TextUtility.java
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2003 DCIVision Ltd
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is the confidential and proprietary information of DCIVision
 * Ltd ("Confidential Information").  You shall not disclose such Confidential
 * Information and shall use it only in accordance with the terms of the license
 * agreement you entered into with DCIVision Ltd.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * indent
     *
     * Indent a String with line-breaks.
     *
     * @param string       String to indent.
     * @param indentSize   Number of spaces to indent by. 0 will indent using a tab.
     * @param initialLine  Whether to indent initial line.
     * @return             Indented string.
     */
    public final static String indent(String string, int indentSize, boolean initialLine) {
        // Create indent String
        String indent;

        if (indentSize == 0) {
            indent = "\t";
        } else {
            StringBuffer s = new StringBuffer();
            for (int i = 0; i < indentSize; i++) {
                s.append(' ');
            }
            indent = s.toString();
        }

        // Apply indent to input
        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();

        if (initialLine) {
            result.append(indent);
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); i++) {
            char c = string.charAt(i);
            result.append(c);
            if (c == '\n') {
                result.append(indent);
            }
        }

        return result.toString();
    }
}

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4. indent(String str, String indent)
5. indent(String string)
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8. indent(String text, String indentation, char indentationChar, int indentationLevel, int indentationSize, boolean requiresExtraIndentationOnFirstLine)
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