Re: extract a text, from a text file, that is contained between two strings

On Fri, 30 May 2008 11:38:49 -0700 (PDT), Giordano
<mejoro82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
said :

Can you tell me your best way to
extract a text, from a text file, that is contained between two
strings

example: we have a file which contains these words
<<
Ei fu. Siccome immobile,
dato il mortal sospiro,
stette la spoglia immemore
orba di tanto spiro,
...


I want extract that word contained between the 2 words "la" and
"immemore"

I do this sort of thing alls the time. I use HunkIO.readEntireFile to
get the file into a String in Ram and HunkIO.writeEntireFile to put it
back.

See http://mindprod.com/products1.html#HUNKIO

Just use String.indexOf to find your strings. use the variants of it
that take an starting offset.

Put it back together with concatenation or a StringBuilder.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/stringbuilder.html
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/string.html
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Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
The Java Glossary
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