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String.split() function not working properly

I have a delimiter="*&?";
I have a string,each word is seperated by a delimiter and at the end of the string I have appended an integer(concerted it into string and appended). If I used String.Split(Delimiter) function each string seperated by the delimiter should be stored in an array. But the last string (which was a num converted to string) is still along with delimiter

CEHJ

Please post the string and your code

rmvprasad

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String str = "<Make>Computer General</Make>"
+"<Model>Wizbang 1900</Model>"
+"<Warranty>T</Warranty>"
+"<Maintenance>F</Maintenance>";

String DELIMITER = ":$*";
int childIndex = 0;

String temp = String.valueOf(childIndex);;
treeString = tag.substring(leftAngleIndex+1,rightAngleIndex);
treeString = treeString + DELIMITER;
treeString = treeString + EMPTYSPACE;
treeString = treeString + temp;

String[] treeStringArr = treeString.split(DELIMITER);

CEHJ

Can you just post the value of treeString

Mick Barry

u need to escape the charas in that regex

String[] treeStringArr = treeString.split("\\:\\$\\*");

or better use a different delimiter

String DELIMITER = "___";

though the code you posted you don't actually need to split:

String[] treeStringArr = new String[] { tag.substring(leftAngleIndex+1,rightAngleIndex), treeString + EMPTYSPACE + temp};

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avya2k

as 1-9 are non printable chars