Java string split by Fixed Length

From: http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0438.html

Some notes from A. gonzares about string. Split ()

Special cases using string. Split ():

public class StringSplit {  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception{    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        "  s".split(" ")    ));    // output : [, , s]    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        "".split("")    ));    // output : []    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        "  ".split(" ")    ));    // output : []    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        "      ".split(" ")    ));    // output : []    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        " s ".split(" ")    ));    // output : [, s]    }}

It's important to note that an invocation like:

param = req.getParam(...);String[] words = param.split(" ");String firstWord = words[0];

Will generate a nullpointerexception if Param. Equals ("").

Using split () with a space can be a problem. Consider the following:

public class StringSplit {  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception{    String testString = "Real  How To";  // extra space    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        testString.split(" ")    ));    // output : [Real, , How, To]    }}

We have an extra element. The fix is to specify a regular expression to match one or more spaces.

public class StringSplit {  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception{    String testString = "Real  How To";    System.out.println(        java.util.Arrays.toString(        testString.split("\\s+")    ));    // output : [Real, How, To]    }}

Since string. Split () is based on regular expression, you can make someComplexOperations with a simple call!

    String testString = "{RealHowto}{java-0438.html}{usage of String.split()}";    System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(        testString.split("[{}]")    ));    // output : [, RealHowto, , java-0438.html, , usage of String.split()]    // note : extra empty elements :-(

To split a long string into fixed-length parts. In this example, we split in groups of 3 characters:

    String testString = "012345678901234567890";    System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(        testString.split("(?<=\\G.{3})")    ));    // output : [012, 345, 678, 901, 234, 567, 890]

To split but keep the separator:

   String testString = "RealHowto!java-0438.html!usage of String.split()!";    System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(        testString.split("(?<=[!])")    ));    // output : [RealHowto!, java-0438.html!, usage of String.split()!]  }