Java - Splitting String based on multiple delimiters

Question

I essentially want to split up a string based on the sentences, therefore (for the sake of what I\'m doing), whenever there is a !, ., ?

Answer 1

You can use the String.split(String regex) method with parameter "[!.?:;]".

Answer 2

The argument of String.split is a regex, so you can create a pattern that matches any of those characters.

s.split("[.!:;?]");

Answer 3

String.split takes a regex to split on, so you can simply:

mystring.split("[!.?:;]");

Answer 4

Guava's Splitter is a bit more predictable than String.split().

Iterable<String> results = Splitter.on(CharMatcher.anyOf("!.?:;"))
   .trimResults() // only if you need it
   .omitEmptyStrings() // only if you need it
   .split(string);

and then you can use Iterables.toArray or Lists.newArrayList to wrap the output results how you like.