Java String Strip stripLastElement(String str)

Description

strip Last Element

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String stripLastElement(String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from   w ww.  j  ava  2  s .c  o m
 * Copyright 2001-2014 CryptoHeaven Corp. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This software is the confidential and proprietary information
 * of CryptoHeaven Corp. ("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 CryptoHeaven Corp.
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    public static String stripLastElement(String str) {
        String last = getLastElement(str);
        if (last.length() > 0) {
            int index = str.lastIndexOf(last);
            if (index >= 0) {
                if (index == 0)
                    str = "";
                else
                    str = str.substring(0, index);
                str = str.trim();
                while (str.endsWith(",") || str.endsWith(";")) {
                    str = str.substring(0, str.length() - 1).trim();
                }
            }
        }
        return str;
    }

    public static String getLastElement(String str) {
        String lastToken = "";
        str = str.trim();
        if (str.endsWith(",") || str.endsWith(";"))
            lastToken = "";
        else {
            StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(str, ",;");
            lastToken = str;
            while (st.hasMoreTokens())
                lastToken = st.nextToken().trim();
        }
        return lastToken;
    }
}

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