Replace String by another until the end of line

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I have a java string like this one :

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed
scelerisque enim a ornare auctor. Duis quam nisi, mattis vel leo eu,
luctus porta <img src="http://www.test.com" ...

I would like to keep only this text in the previous string : (without <img ...)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed
scelerisque enim a ornare auctor. Duis quam nisi, mattis vel leo eu,
luctus porta

Could you help me to do this in Java?

Is this a single `String` that contains all the lines? Do you want to delete all tags? — Ted Hopp, Jun 14 '13 at 07:35

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:35

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Assuming the only string you given and that too <img at the end.

String[] strArray = string.split("<img");
String result= strArray [0];

answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:35

Suresh Atta

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@pXL yeah ..mentioned that also :) – Suresh Atta Jun 14 '13 at 07:40
@wawanopoulos you should go with this solution, it has the advantage that it won't barf if there are no ` – fge Jun 14 '13 at 07:43
mmm, you have right. Thanks for your help guys ! It's very interesting to have a fast answer like this ! – wawanopoulos Jun 14 '13 at 07:50
@wawanopoulos Glad to helpyou. Mark it as answer if you found helpful :) – Suresh Atta Jun 14 '13 at 08:25

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:36

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You could simply use .subString() and .indexOf():

result = string.subString(0, string.indexOf("<img"));

Though you'll need to check whether index is not -1 first...

answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:36

fge

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:38

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string.substring(0, string.indexOf("<img"));

answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:38

bedrin

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:42

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A simple solution to delete tags would be

text = text.replaceAll("<[^>]*>","")

But I think it might need parsing as HTML and removing tags if there are more complicated tags with content inside.

answered Jun 14 '13 at 07:42

Grzegorz Żur

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Replace String by another until the end of line

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