StringTokenizer question

[Chasingxsuns]

Is there a way I can make a StringTokenizer have more than one delimiter? Basically I want the delimiters to be (, /, and ). I don't see a method like setDelimiter or anything, but I figured I would ask on here.

[Fubarable]

You might want to look instead at using the String.split(...) method which takes a regular expression String as its delimiter, and these can get quite complex. Another option is the java.util.Scanner object that also can take a regex delimiter.

[Chasingxsuns]

I'm a little confused on the split(...) method. Is the String regex as a parameter what determines the delimiters? The examples only give regex as one character like ":" or "o". I can see how it is useful, but how can I use this for multiple delimiters?

[Fubarable]

Say you want to split a String on either the % character or the ^ character. You could create a regex that accepts either character, but you'll have to escape the "^" String with "\\^" since "^" has meaning in regex. Something like this:
String regex = "[%\\^]";

For example:

public class MultipleSplit {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String test = 
      "What we have here%is a failure to communicate.^Make everything as " +
    		"simple as possible,%but not simpler.";
    
    String regex = "[%\\^]";
    String[] tokens = test.split(regex);
    for (String token : tokens) {
      System.out.println(token);
    }
  }
}

[emceenugget]

stupid confusing backslashes... had to look up why there's two instead of just one and found out that to use a single backslash is "\\\\"... nice

[lada314]

Hi, this should do the trick.

apply an unified character as the delimiter with replace() - String

:-)

[Harpreet1111]

hello Chasingxsuns,

u can pass a delimiter string in the constructor of StringTokenizer class itself.

StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(String str,",//)");

using this parse str and enjoy......

[Chasingxsuns]

So every character passed in the constructor is treated as a delimiter? If I put
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(String str, "123")

All 1's, 2's, and 3's would be delimiters? Or only where 123 are connected like that?

[camickr]

All 1's, 2's, and 3's would be delimiters? Or only where 123 are connected like that?

Try it and see what happens.

[angryboy]

You're not suppose to use StringTokenizer as it old and might become "deprecated" in future versions of java. Just use String split, scanner, or pattern-matcher.

[Harpreet1111]

hello Chasingxsuns,

all 1's , 2's 3's will be delimiters...

[Harpreet1111]

hello Chasingxsuns,

all 1's , 2's 3's will act as delimiters....