Split String Array in Java (Android)

Question

Let's say I have a String[] that looks like this:

private String[] motherOfStrings = {
  "stringA",
  "stringB",
  "stringC",
  "stringD",
  "stringE",
}

Can I split it into multiple String[] like these?

private String[] childOfString1 = {
  "stringA",
  "stringB",
  "stringC",
}

private String[] childOfString2 = {
  "stringD",
  "stringE",
}

Thanks guys :)

p.s., i did some search but most of the guides (if not all) are about splitting String[] into Strings, not another String[]. Is this even possible?

I added more details on the original post :)

rhadri
– rhadri

2012-04-26 07:17:06 +00:00
Commented Apr 26, 2012 at 7:17 — rhadri
– rhadri, Commented Apr 26, 2012 at 7:17

shift66 · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-26 07:28:31Z

3

You can use split() method for every string in your array.

String stringByWhichYouWantToSplit = "C";
String[][] splittedStrings = new String[motherOfStrings][];
for(int i = 0; i < motherOfStrings.length; i++)
    splittedStrings[i] = motherOfStrings.split(stringByWhichYouWantToSplit);

...if you want to split your strings by "C" ...

EDIT:

Now, when you edited question I see what you want. You have to create two arrays and copy into them strings from motherOfStrings. You can use System.arraycopy method.

edited Apr 26, 2012 at 7:28

answered Apr 26, 2012 at 6:52

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Jigar Joshi · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-26 06:46:16Z

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Loop through array and split each String into String[] or better maintain a List<String>

answered Apr 26, 2012 at 6:46

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