How to split a string or get the right text from string

Question

I need some help to split up a string. Right now, my string contains this:

"RM 8 Text"

Now I only want Text to be printed in my string builder using append, how do I get rid of the RM 8 in the start of the string?

Right now I have done it this way, but there has to be an easier way.

String[] lines = fromServer.split("\\s+");
String line2 = lines[2];    
logbuilder.append(line2);

@sᴜʀᴇsʜᴀᴛᴛᴀ: Yep, it is. Check Meta for an explanation. — Engineer2021, Apr 14 '14 at 12:28
@staticx I'm not that much active on meta. Could you please attach the post that explains it ? — Suresh Atta, Apr 14 '14 at 12:29
@staticx It's not a duplicate. `duplicate` means that the OP is asking the same thing as the other question. That's not the case, the OP already knows how to split a string by spaces, he's simply searching for an easier solution. — BackSlash, Apr 14 '14 at 12:29
@sᴜʀᴇsʜᴀᴛᴛᴀ: https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/12184/139168 — Engineer2021, Apr 14 '14 at 12:30
@sᴜʀᴇsʜᴀᴛᴛᴀ: Uhm, "if you are likely to get similar answers.." yes, yes, it is :) — Engineer2021, Apr 14 '14 at 12:31
@staticx ***If the question is similar and it is likely to NOT get the exact same answer, you likely do not have a duplicate.*** That's a specific case, so the OP won't get similar answers, but answers applied to ***his*** scenario. To me it's not a duplicate. — BackSlash, Apr 14 '14 at 12:32
@staticx Again, OP know how to split and he already did it. OP looking for a fair way. — Suresh Atta, Apr 14 '14 at 12:32
@BackSlash: If you say so, it's a dupe. It's likely to get the same answer. — Engineer2021, Apr 14 '14 at 12:32
Plus, here are some more: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19600876/split-string-by-space-java and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23059993/how-to-split-a-string-or-get-the-right-text-from-string?noredirect=1#comment35237287_23059993 and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19019560/java-splitting-a-string-by-whitespace-when-there-is-a-variable-number-of-whites how many times are we going to answer the same thing? — Engineer2021, Apr 14 '14 at 12:33
@staticx **Splitting string by " " != getting last word after split with " "** — Suresh Atta, Apr 14 '14 at 12:34
@Pixel could you please consider changing of title, which exactly reflect the problem. — Suresh Atta, Apr 14 '14 at 12:36
@staticx To me it's not a duplicate, we are not simply talking about splitting a string by spaces, we are talking about getting the last part of a string in an easier way than splitting (If you read the question, you'll see that the OP is asking for a better way to solve his scenario ***without*** splitting). — BackSlash, Apr 14 '14 at 12:36
@BackSlash: Using that logic, then here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4672806/java-fastest-way-to-get-last-word-in-a-string :) — Engineer2021, Apr 14 '14 at 12:39

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:25

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Assuming that is standard format

String lastWord = fromServer.substring(fromServer.lastIndexOf(" ")+1);

answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:25

Suresh Atta

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:26

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You could simply replace the RM 8.

String content = fromServer.replaceAll("RM 8", "");

logBuilder.append(content);

answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:26

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Or `logBuilder.append(fromServer.replceAll("RM 8", ""));` ;) – Engineer2021 Apr 14 '14 at 12:26
I try to make my changes as close to OP code as possible. Hence the two line solution. – christopher Apr 14 '14 at 12:27

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:26

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try this

s = s.replaceAll(".*\\s+(\\S+)$", "$1")

answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:26

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:29

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Try the following code sample,

String abc = "RM 8 Text" ;
int a = abc.lastIndexOf(" ");
String xyz = abc.substring(a,abc.length());
System.out.println(xyz);

answered Apr 14 '14 at 12:29

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How to split a string or get the right text from string

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