Help Please! Method that separates a string with a delimiter

[Bambi]

Hi,

I have an assignment in which I have to create a method String[] explode that splits a string s according to the delimiter d, that returns an array of the 'words' between the delimiter. I am only allowed to use the string class's length, charAt, and substring methods.

I know I can use a nested for loop but I don't know exactly how to use it. I'm not asking for anyone to write the code for me;I just need someone to explain to me how I would go about writing this. It would help me so much. I really want to be able to write this.




Thanks either way,

Bambi

[eRaaaa]

iterate over the string (index=0....string.length) and check if charAt(index) is equal to the delimiter. if its the delimiter/seperator, call substring(0,index) and save the string into an array(or a dynamic list and at the end you call toArray)! save the index in a local variable for the next substring call / next found (substring(lastIndex,index)) ....and so on

[Bambi]

I'm sorry, but could you break that down to a bit more detail please?

[Norm]

Do you know how to use each of the String methods you are supposed to use? If not, you need to write some simple program to experiment with each of them to see how they work and how to use them.

To find the steps needed to solve this problem, start with a piece of paper and write down a sample string with some delimiters. How would you manually separate the words in the string. Suppose you need to tell some one else how to do the steps, what would you tell them?
Something like:
start at the left end,
look at the next char
is the character a delimiter?
if not continue to the next char

When you find a delimiter, then you need to tell them how to isolate and extract the word.

[Bambi]

I've tried, but I just don't come up with any code from it. I guess this will be an assignment I fail. Sorry for wasting time.

[Norm]

Do it in small steps. First you need to look at each letter.
Post your code that looks at each letter in the String in a loop one at a time.

[Bambi]

It's like I know how to use the methods that I need to individually, I just don't know how to use them and everything else I know to write this method.

[Norm]

I know how to use the methods that I need to individually

Then start simply and do it one step at a time. See my last post.

[Bambi]

Thanks.

[Norm]

If you don't try, you're not going to learn.

[JosAH]

I've tried, but I just don't come up with any code from it. I guess this will be an assignment I fail. Sorry for wasting time.

Don't give up so easily; suppose you find 'n' delimeters in your String. How long should your array be? A second pass over the String can use the substring( ... ) method to extract (explode) your String.

kind regards,

Jos