How to split a string with value contains the delimiter also in java?

Question

I have a string with value - String sData = "abc|def|\"de|er\"|123"; and I will need to split it with delimiter - "|". In this case, my expected result will be

abc
def
"de|er"
123

Below is my code

String sData = "abc|def|\"de|er\"|123";
    String[] aSplit = sData.split(sDelimiter);

    for(String s : aSplit) {
        System.out.println(s);
    }

But it actually comes out the below result

abc
def
"de
er"
123

I have tried with this pattern - String sData = "abc|def|\"de\\|er\"|123"; but it's still not returning my expected result.

Any idea how can I achieve my expected result?

I think that to handle this in general you will need some sort of parser functionality. — Tim Biegeleisen, Jul 11 '17 at 03:42

Cardinal System · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11T04:09:11.183

0

This worked for me:

String sData = "abc|def|\"de|er\"|123";
    String[] aSplit = sData.split("\\|");

        for(int i = 0; i < aSplit.length; i++) {
            if(aSplit[i].startsWith("\"")) {
                if(aSplit[i+1].endsWith("\"")) {
                    aSplit[i] = aSplit[i] + "|" + aSplit[i+1];
                    aSplit[i+1] = "";
                }
            }
        }

    for(String s : aSplit) {
        if(!s.equals(""))
        System.out.println(s);
    }

The output:

abc
def
"de|er"
123

edited Jul 11 '17 at 04:09

answered Jul 11 '17 at 03:49

Cardinal System

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expected is `"deer"` or `"de|er"`? – Raman Sahasi Jul 11 '17 at 04:07
@RamanSahasi good point. Lemme fix that – Cardinal System Jul 11 '17 at 04:08
Hi thanks Cardinal, this works for me. appreciated. – chris Jul 11 '17 at 05:37
@chris no problem. Don't forget to vote on the answer ;) – Cardinal System Jul 11 '17 at 06:35

How to split a string with value contains the delimiter also in java?

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