Java: Getting a substring from a string ending before a particular character

Question

I have a String

Millett Angle-Loc Weaver Extension 1 inch Rings, Black, Medium, Front/Rear Exte

I would like to extract "Millett Angle-Loc Weaver Extension 1 inch Rings, Black, Medium, Front/Rear" from this String, ie, the substring before the last " "(space/blank) (or first from right).

Could someone please provide some help?

Whats the desired output? It looks same as input string. – Ajinkya Apr 09 '14 at 07:25 — Ajinkya, Apr 09 '14 at 07:25

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 09 '14 at 07:27

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final String str = "Millett Angle-Loc Weaver Extension 1 inch Rings, Black, Medium, Front/Rear Exte";

System.out.printf("%s\n", str.substring(0, str.lastIndexOf(' ')));

This prints:

Millett Angle-Loc Weaver Extension 1 inch Rings, Black, Medium, Front/Rear

answered Apr 09 '14 at 07:27

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@yogesh9239 You are welcome! You can mark an answer as accepted if it helped and satisfied you. – ifloop Apr 09 '14 at 08:11

peter.petrov · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-09T07:52:38.580

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Assuming your input String is str, try this. It should do it.

int i = str.lastIndexOf(' ');
String str1 = i >= 0 ? str.substring(0, i) : "";
String str2 = str.substring(i + 1);
System.out.println(str1);   
System.out.println(str2);

Java: Getting a substring from a string ending before a particular character

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