Java String Remove removeEmpties(final String... values)

Description

Create an array with only the non-null and non-empty values

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
values	a parameter

Return

non-null but possibly empty array of non-null/non-empty strings

Declaration

public static String[] removeEmpties(final String... values) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Create an array with only the non-null and non-empty values
     *
     * @param values
     * @return non-null but possibly empty array of non-null/non-empty strings
     */
    public static String[] removeEmpties(final String... values) {
        if (values == null || values.length == 0)
            return new String[0];
        List<String> validValues = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (String value : values)
            if (value != null && value.length() > 0)
                validValues.add(value);
        return validValues.toArray(new String[validValues.size()]);
    }
}

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