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Reverse the split operation
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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
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* $Id: StringUtil.java 34934 2007-09-10 22:52:23Z lance@indiana.edu $
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/**
* <p>
* StringUtil collects together some string utility classes.
* </p>
*/
public class StringUtil
{
/**
* Reverse the split operation.
*
* @param parts
* The parts to combine
* @param index
* the index to the fist part to use
* @param length
* the number of parts to use
* @param splitter
* The between-parts text
*/
public static String unsplit(String[] parts, int index, int length, String splitter)
{
if (parts == null) return null;
if ((index < 0) || (index >= parts.length)) return null;
if (index+length > parts.length) return null;
StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = index; i < index+length; i++)
{
if (parts[i] != null) buf.append(parts[i]);
buf.append(splitter);
}
// remove the trailing splitter
buf.setLength(buf.length()-splitter.length());
return buf.toString();
}
}
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