Java String Split splitString(String string, int limit)

Description

Splits a string by char limit, not breaking works.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	the string to split.
limit	the char limit.

Return

the list of split words.

Declaration

public static List<String> splitString(String string, int limit) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w  ww .  j a  v a  2  s .c o m
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Splits a string by char limit, not breaking works.
     * 
     * @param string the string to split.
     * @param limit the char limit.
     * @return the list of split words.
     */
    public static List<String> splitString(String string, int limit) {
        List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

        char[] chars = string.toCharArray();
        boolean endOfString = false;
        int start = 0;
        int end = start;
        while (start < chars.length - 1) {
            int charCount = 0;
            int lastSpace = 0;
            while (charCount < limit) {
                if (chars[charCount + start] == ' ') {
                    lastSpace = charCount;
                }
                charCount++;
                if (charCount + start == string.length()) {
                    endOfString = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
            end = endOfString ? string.length() : (lastSpace > 0) ? lastSpace + start : charCount + start;
            list.add(string.substring(start, end));
            start = end + 1;
        }
        return list;
    }
}

Related

1. splitString(String s)
2. splitString(String s)
3. splitString(String s)
4. splitString(String src, String target)
5. splitString(String string)
6. splitStringBySeperator(final String str, final String seperator)
7. splitStrings(String start, String end, int numSplitStrings, boolean oddLevel, List splits)
8. splitStringToList(String pstrString, String pstrSep)
9. splitStringWithoutTrim(String strInput, String strSplitor)