Java Reading String with multiple line

Question

I have a string with multiple line, I want to display them individually example when I only want to display the first inline it will show only 'apple'

Example display line 1 = orange

What i haven done is as follows, it can display all but unable to select which fruit position to display

   public static void main(String args[]) {


        String fruit = "apple" + "\n" + "orange"+"\n"+"pear";

        BufferedReader br = null;
        try {
            String sCurrentLine;
            br = new BufferedReader(new StringReader(fruit));
            while ((sCurrentLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(sCurrentLine);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            try {
                if (br != null) {
                    br.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

    }
}

output: 
apple
orange
pear

MadProgrammer · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 04:19:34Z

4

Try using String#split instead, for example...

String fruit = "apple" + "\n" + "orange"+"\n"+"pear";
String[] basket = fruit.split("\n");

This will allow you to access each element individually by index

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 4:19

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BeyondProgrammer Over a year ago

I have done the same thing before which is reading from file, but now i try to read from a string instead

MadProgrammer Over a year ago

@user2822351 Okay, and the difference being?

BeyondProgrammer Over a year ago

haha I dont know as it didnt show Stringreader can use split, it wasnt stated in the book

MadProgrammer Over a year ago

split can be used with any String, it's a method of the String class

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