javastringbuilder

Remove last character of a StringBuilder?

When you have to loop through a collection and make a string of each data separated by a delimiter, you always end up with an extra delimiter at the end, e.g.

for (String serverId : serverIds) {
  sb.append(serverId);
   sb.append(",");
}

Gives something like : serverId_1, serverId_2, serverId_3,

I would like to delete the last character in the StringBuilder (without converting it because I still need it after this loop).

Solution

  • Others have pointed out the deleteCharAt method, but here's another alternative approach:

    String prefix = "";
for (String serverId : serverIds) {
  sb.append(prefix);
  prefix = ",";
  sb.append(serverId);
}

    Alternatively, use the Joiner class from Guava :)

    As of Java 8, StringJoiner is part of the standard JRE.