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Java » Data Type » String substringScreenshots 
Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the same String.
  
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;


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/**
 * <p>Operations on {@link java.lang.String} that are
 * <code>null</code> safe.</p>

 *
 @see java.lang.String
 @author <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/">Apache Jakarta Turbine</a>
 @author <a href="mailto:jon@latchkey.com">Jon S. Stevens</a>
 @author Daniel L. Rall
 @author <a href="mailto:gcoladonato@yahoo.com">Greg Coladonato</a>
 @author <a href="mailto:ed@apache.org">Ed Korthof</a>
 @author <a href="mailto:rand_mcneely@yahoo.com">Rand McNeely</a>
 @author Stephen Colebourne
 @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
 @author Holger Krauth
 @author <a href="mailto:alex@purpletech.com">Alexander Day Chaffee</a>
 @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
 @author Arun Mammen Thomas
 @author Gary Gregory
 @author Phil Steitz
 @author Al Chou
 @author Michael Davey
 @author Reuben Sivan
 @author Chris Hyzer
 @author Scott Johnson
 @since 1.0
 @version $Id: StringUtils.java 635447 2008-03-10 06:27:09Z bayard $
 */
public class Main {
  // Substring between
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * <p>Gets the String that is nested in between two instances of the
   * same String.</p>
   *
   * <p>A <code>null</code> input String returns <code>null</code>.
   * A <code>null</code> tag returns <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <pre>
   * StringUtils.substringBetween(null, *)            = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "")             = ""
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "tag")          = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("tagabctag", null)  = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("tagabctag", "")    = ""
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("tagabctag", "tag") = "abc"
   * </pre>
   *
   @param str  the String containing the substring, may be null
   @param tag  the String before and after the substring, may be null
   @return the substring, <code>null</code> if no match
   @since 2.0
   */
  public static String substringBetween(String str, String tag) {
      return substringBetween(str, tag, tag);
  }

  /**
   * <p>Gets the String that is nested in between two Strings.
   * Only the first match is returned.</p>
   *
   * <p>A <code>null</code> input String returns <code>null</code>.
   * A <code>null</code> open/close returns <code>null</code> (no match).
   * An empty ("") open and close returns an empty string.</p>
   *
   * <pre>
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("wx[b]yz", "[", "]") = "b"
   * StringUtils.substringBetween(null, *, *)          = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween(*, null, *)          = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween(*, *, null)          = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "", "")          = ""
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "", "]")         = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("", "[", "]")        = null
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabcz", "", "")     = ""
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
   * StringUtils.substringBetween("yabczyabcz", "y", "z")   = "abc"
   * </pre>
   *
   @param str  the String containing the substring, may be null
   @param open  the String before the substring, may be null
   @param close  the String after the substring, may be null
   @return the substring, <code>null</code> if no match
   @since 2.0
   */
  public static String substringBetween(String str, String open, String close) {
      if (str == null || open == null || close == null) {
          return null;
      }
      int start = str.indexOf(open);
      if (start != -1) {
          int end = str.indexOf(close, start + open.length());
          if (end != -1) {
              return str.substring(start + open.length()end);
          }
      }
      return null;
  }

  // Empty checks
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * <p>Checks if a String is empty ("") or null.</p>
   *
   * <pre>
   * StringUtils.isEmpty(null)      = true
   * StringUtils.isEmpty("")        = true
   * StringUtils.isEmpty(" ")       = false
   * StringUtils.isEmpty("bob")     = false
   * StringUtils.isEmpty("  bob  ") = false
   * </pre>
   *
   * <p>NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0.
   * It no longer trims the String.
   * That functionality is available in isBlank().</p>
   *
   @param str  the String to check, may be null
   @return <code>true</code> if the String is empty or null
   */
  public static boolean isEmpty(String str) {
      return str == null || str.length() == 0;
  }


}

   
    
  
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