Java String Sub String substring(final String s, int startIndex, int endIndex)

Description

a 'safe' @link String#substring(int,int) that does not throw exceptions when indexes are false.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	any string
startIndex	start index (maybe greater that endIndex)
endIndex	required end index (may greater that the string itself)

Return

substring

Declaration

public static String substring(final String s, int startIndex, int endIndex) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    /**//from   www .  j a v  a2  s  .c  om
     * a 'safe' @link {@link String#substring(int, int)} that does not throw exceptions when indexes are false.
     *
     * @param s
     *            any string
     * @param startIndex
     *            start index (maybe greater that endIndex)
     * @param endIndex
     *            required end index (may greater that the string itself)
     * @return substring
     */
    public static String substring(final String s, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
        startIndex = Math.min(s.length(), Math.max(0, startIndex));
        endIndex = Math.min(s.length(), Math.max(0, endIndex));
        return s.substring(Math.min(startIndex, endIndex), Math.max(startIndex, endIndex));
    }
}

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