identify the delimiter..

[saidinu]

Dear friends

Could you help me with the following

I am working with the stringtokenizer.

I would like to write the query based on the delimiter.for ex:

if user enter 1-5 , i need to search the values in the the range between 1 and 5.
if user enter 1,3. i need to search the values for 1 and 3
How can I do this using stringtokenizer or there is anyother way to proceed.
writing the query is not the prob, but how can i identify the delimiter.

thank you in advance

[Norm]

What is the pattern for the input?
<numeric digit(s)><single delimiter char><numeric digit(s)>

You might be able to use a regular expression to parse this. I'm not much with regex's so I'll leave this to some one that is.

[eRaaaa]

StringTokenizer (Java Platform SE 6)
StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code.

I`m not sure if I understood you correctly:

		String s = "The 1st example line. The 2nd one. The 6th line.";
		String one = "1-7";
		String two = "1,6";
		
		Matcher m = Pattern.compile("["+one+"]").matcher(s);
		while(m.find()){
			System.out.println(m.group());
		}
		System.out.println("----");
		m = Pattern.compile("["+two+"]").matcher(s);
		while(m.find()){
			System.out.println(m.group());
		}

???