Java String Trim Left ltrim(String str, String charList)

Description

ltrim

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String ltrim(String str, String charList) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w  w  w.java2  s .co m*/
 * -----LICENSE START-----
 * JSHManager - A Java-based tool for managing one's ScoreHero account.
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Tim Mullin
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 * -----LICENSE END-----
*/

public class Main {
    public static String ltrim(String str) {
        return ltrim(str, null);
    }

    public static String ltrim(String str, String charList) {
        int start = 0, len = str.length();

        if (null == charList)
            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
                if (Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i)))
                    start++;
                else
                    break;
        else
            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
                if (charList.indexOf(str.charAt(i)) >= 0)
                    start++;
                else
                    break;

        return str.substring(start);
    }
}

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