Java String Whitespace Normalize normalizeWhitespace(final String str)

Description

Substitutes all whitespace with " "

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	source string

Return

result

Declaration

public static String normalizeWhitespace(final String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*  www .j  a va2  s.  c om*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Substitutes all whitespace with " "
     * 
     * @param str
     *            source string
     * @return result
     */
    public static String normalizeWhitespace(final String str) {
        if (str != null) {
            return str.replaceAll("\\s+", " ");
        }
        return "";
    }
}

Related

1. normaliseWhitespace(String string)
2. normaliseWhitespace(String string)
3. normaliseWhitespace(String string)
4. normalizeIndentationFromWhitespace(String str, int tabSize, boolean insertSpaces)
5. normalizeWhitespace(String dirtyString)
6. normalizeWhiteSpace(String input)
7. normalizeWhiteSpace(String input)
8. normalizeWhitespace(String orig)