Splits the input safely honoring if values is enclosed in quotes.

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//package com.java2s;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        String input = "java2s.com";
        char separator = 'a';
        System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(splitSafeQuote(input,
                separator)));
    }

    /**
     * Splits the input safely honoring if values is enclosed in quotes.
     * <p/>
     * Though this method does not support double quoting values. A quoted value
     * must start with the same start and ending quote, which is either a single
     * quote or double quote value.
     * <p/>
     * Will <i>trim</i> each splitted value by default.
     *
     * @param input    the input
     * @param separator the separator char to split the input, for example a comma.
     * @return the input splitted, or <tt>null</tt> if the input is null.
     */
    public static String[] splitSafeQuote(String input, char separator) {
        return splitSafeQuote(input, separator, true);
    }

    /**
     * Splits the input safely honoring if values is enclosed in quotes.
     * <p/>
     * Though this method does not support double quoting values. A quoted value
     * must start with the same start and ending quote, which is either a single
     * quote or double quote value.
     * \
     * @param input    the input
     * @param separator the separator char to split the input, for example a comma.
     * @param trim      whether to trim each splitted value
     * @return the input splitted, or <tt>null</tt> if the input is null.
     */
    public static String[] splitSafeQuote(String input, char separator,
            boolean trim) {
        if (input == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (input.indexOf(separator) == -1) {
            // no separator in data, so return single string with input as is
            return new String[] { trim ? input.trim() : input };
        }

        List<String> answer = new ArrayList<String>();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        boolean singleQuoted = false;
        boolean doubleQuoted = false;
        boolean skipLeadingWhitespace = true;

        for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
            char ch = input.charAt(i);
            char prev = i > 0 ? input.charAt(i - 1) : 0;
            boolean isQuoting = singleQuoted || doubleQuoted;

            if (!doubleQuoted && ch == '\'') {
                if (singleQuoted && prev == ch && sb.length() == 0) {
                    // its an empty quote so add empty text
                    answer.add("");
                }
                // special logic needed if this quote is the end
                if (i == input.length() - 1) {
                    if (singleQuoted && sb.length() > 0) {
                        String text = sb.toString();
                        // do not trim a quoted string
                        answer.add(text);
                        sb.setLength(0);
                    }
                }
                singleQuoted = !singleQuoted;
                continue;
            } else if (!singleQuoted && ch == '"') {
                if (doubleQuoted && prev == ch && sb.length() == 0) {
                    // its an empty quote so add empty text
                    answer.add("");
                }
                // special logic needed if this quote is the end
                if (i == input.length() - 1) {
                    if (doubleQuoted && sb.length() > 0) {
                        String text = sb.toString();
                        // do not trim a quoted string
                        answer.add(text);
                        sb.setLength(0);
                    }
                }
                doubleQuoted = !doubleQuoted;
                continue;
            } else if (!isQuoting && ch == ' ') {
                if (skipLeadingWhitespace) {
                    continue;
                }
            } else if (!isQuoting && ch == separator) {
                // add as answer if we are not in a quote
                if (sb.length() > 0) {
                    String text = sb.toString();
                    if (trim) {
                        text = text.trim();
                    }
                    answer.add(text);
                    sb.setLength(0);
                }
                // we should avoid adding the separator 
                continue;
            }

            sb.append(ch);
        }

        // any leftover
        if (sb.length() > 0) {
            String text = sb.toString();
            if (trim) {
                text = text.trim();
            }
            answer.add(text);
        }

        return answer.toArray(new String[answer.size()]);
    }
}
Splits the input safely honoring if values is enclosed in quotes. - Java java.lang

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