string method

Hi there,

I am new to java and need help with my assignments.

I am trying to write method for string but unable to work out how to get the return value.

Code :

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public String getPartFrom(String full, String start, String last)
{
// need to return word between String start and String last but unable to invoke how :-s
 
}

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Can someone please help me.

Many thanks
dstha

Read the API for String, in particular the substring function

Thanks for the reply but still cannot figure out how to make it work.. tried everything

Code :

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public String getPartFrom(String full, String start, String last)
{
string.getPartFrom(start, last);
}

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tried

Code :

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public String getPartFrom(String full, String start, String last)
{
return.getPartFrom(start, last);
}

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cannot compile the code :(

What is it the method should do? Are you trying to find the stuff between the String start and String last? Or are start and last integer indexes to where you want to take your substring from?

A few pointers on why your code didn't compile:

Java is a case-sensitive language. Thus, String != string.
getPartFrom() is not a defined method of Java's String class. Instead, Java has a substring() method that will take the substring between two indices. Also, this method is not static so you must reference an object to call it (as opposed to using String., use var_name., where var_name is the name of your variable).

Code :

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String hello = "Hello World!";
System.out.println("The first five letters of the string are " + hello.substring(0,5));

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In your second attempt, you try to use return.. It should simply be return [space] value; ([space] means any white space separation).

ex.

Code :

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public static int value()
{
     return 5;   // return the value 5
}

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