Hey #Java Developers, ☕️
It's your #SipOfJava Friday thread! 🧵
String is one of the most often utilized JDK classes by Java developers. Let's take a look at how String has been improved in recent Java releases, as well as some over looked features from older releases.
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Text Blocks were added in Java 15, and introduce the concept of a 2-dimensional String. Text Blocks greatly improve the experience of working with markup languages like; XML, JSON, HTML, as Strings.
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The String classes has seen a lot of work done to it since JDK 8, with many new helper methods being added. Check out this Sip of Java were I cover some of the key new additions.
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Needing to join a bunch of strings together into a list, but hate dealing with how to handle that last item? Use the StringJoiner API, which was part of JDK 8!
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Needing to search a large chunk of text for a piece of information? Consider using the find APIs, part of the Scanner API.
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Alternatively, needing to break apart a large String by one of more delimiters? Then consider using the tokenize API also part of the Scanner API.
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Happy Coding!
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