Java: convert List to a String

Question

JavaScript has Array.join()

js>[\"Bill\",\"Bob\",\"Steve\"].join(\" and \")
Bill and Bob and Steve

Does Java have anything

Answer 1

An orthodox way to achieve it, is by defining a new function:

public static String join(String joinStr, String... strings) {
    if (strings == null || strings.length == 0) {
        return "";
    } else if (strings.length == 1) {
        return strings[0];
    } else {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(strings.length * 1 + strings[0].length());
        sb.append(strings[0]);
        for (int i = 1; i < strings.length; i++) {
            sb.append(joinStr).append(strings[i]);
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

Sample:

String[] array = new String[] { "7, 7, 7", "Bill", "Bob", "Steve",
        "[Bill]", "1,2,3", "Apple ][","~,~" };

String joined;
joined = join(" and ","7, 7, 7", "Bill", "Bob", "Steve", "[Bill]", "1,2,3", "Apple ][","~,~");
joined = join(" and ", array); // same result

System.out.println(joined);

Output:

7, 7, 7 and Bill and Bob and Steve and [Bill] and 1,2,3 and Apple ][ and ~,~