Java String Split by Space splitStringOnWhitespace(String text)

Description

Split the given String on whitespace characters.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	The source String

Return

A List of String objects

Declaration

public static List splitStringOnWhitespace(String text) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.util.List;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main {
    /** Split the given String on whitespace characters.
        //w w w .  ja  v  a  2  s  .c o m
    @param text The source String
    @return A List of String objects
    */

    public static List splitStringOnWhitespace(String text) {
        List elements = new ArrayList();
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
        char[] chars = text.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
            if (Character.isWhitespace(chars[i])) {
                if (buffer.length() > 0) {
                    elements.add(buffer.toString());
                    buffer = new StringBuffer();
                }
            } else {
                buffer.append(chars[i]);
            }
        }

        if (buffer.length() > 0) {
            elements.add(buffer.toString());
        }

        return elements;
    }
}

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