problem with split method

[abhiN]

Hi

i m using split methos and want to display string elements seperatly..

String quoteValues = ";;12";
String[] quote = quoteValues.split(";");
for(int i=1 ; i<quote.length ; i++)
{
if(quote[i] != "")
System.out.println(" quote--"+quote[i]);
}

but i m getting output--
quote--
quote--12

i want only to get--
quote--12

how to get..
plz reply..

[roots]

Code:

if(!quote[i].equals(""))

Pointer: ==, is String a native type ??

[CaptainMorgan]

The split method recognizes your token, in this case ';' and prints out the strings before or after it, if they exist - but not including the token. So after reading the first token, it looks to see surrounding strings, and finds ";12" - thus it finds another token which it can't print resulting in the undesired output. From there, I assume you know how split() operates. The pattern you're looking for is to exclude empty strings, thus:

Code:

String[] quote = quoteValues.split(";+");

Hope this helps.

[abhiN]

thanks..it works.. my simple mistake..