(Java) StringBuilder GetBefore

Demonstrates the StringBuilder.GetBefore method.

The GetBefore method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.77

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkStringBuilder sb = new CkStringBuilder();
    boolean success = sb.Append("www.chilkatsoft.com");

    // The GetBefore method returns the contents of the string up to but not including
    // the marker string.  If the remove flag is true, then both the returned string AND
    // the marker are removed.
    boolean removeFlag = false;
    String marker = ".";
    String substr = sb.getBefore(marker,removeFlag);
    System.out.println("substr = " + substr);
    System.out.println("sb contains: " + sb.getAsString());

    // Output:
    // substr = www
    // sb contains: www.chilkatsoft.com

    removeFlag = true;
    substr = sb.getBefore(marker,removeFlag);
    System.out.println("substr = " + substr);
    System.out.println("sb contains: " + sb.getAsString());

    // Output:
    // substr = www
    // sb contains: chilkatsoft.com

    // If the marker is not found, and the removeFlag is true,
    // then the entire string is returned and the sb is cleared.
    // For example:
    sb.Clear();
    sb.Append("111--222--333--444");
    marker = "--";
    removeFlag = true;
    while ((sb.get_Length() > 0)) {
        substr = sb.getBefore(marker,removeFlag);
        System.out.println("substr = " + substr + ", sb contains: " + sb.getAsString());
        }

    // Output is:
    // substr = 111, sb contains: 222--333--444
    // substr = 222, sb contains: 333--444
    // substr = 333, sb contains: 444
    // substr = 444, sb contains: 
  }
}