[jterry]

Hello,

I am attempting to parse input into three seperate Strings, namely:
String name;
String hull;
String port;

The input file contains submarines with name, hull number, and port i.e.:
USS Hyman G. Rickover [SSN-709] Norfolk, Virginia
USS Jacksonville [SSN-699] Norfolk, Virginia

It should resolve as follows if I do it correctly:
ex. USS Hyman G. Rickover [SSN-709] Norfolk, Virginia
name = USS Hyman G. Rickover
hull = [SSN-709]
port = Norfolk, Virginia

I am attempting the following to capture the name:

if (fileScanner.hasNext("[A-Za-z. ]")){
	name = name + fileScanner.next() + " ";
}

Capturing the hull number

if (fileScanner.hasNext("[[[S][S][N][-0-9]")){
	hull = hull + fileScanner.next() + " ";
}

And since the port should just be whats remaining on the line...

port = fileScanner.nextLine();

I'm sure I'm making some really dumb mistakes due to not understanding how to specify a pattern using characters such as -, ], space, etc.

Thanks for any input!

This post has been edited by jterry: 10 April 2009 - 12:31 PM

[sl4ck3r]

jterry, on 10 Apr, 2009 - 11:30 AM, said:

I am attempting the following to capture the name:

if (fileScanner.hasNext("[A-Za-z. ]")){
	name = name + fileScanner.next() + " ";
}

You probably need to escape the period. The . in regex is any character. A great thing to use for check regexs is http://regexpal.com/ i use it at work all the time. Paste the regex in the top and then the input in the bottom part. It will highlight anything that matches. I haven't used the java regex implementation in awhile or i could help you more.

jterry, on 10 Apr, 2009 - 11:30 AM, said:

Hello,

I am attempting to parse input into three seperate Strings, namely:
String name;
String hull;
String port;

The input file contains submarines with name, hull number, and port i.e.:
USS Hyman G. Rickover [SSN-709] Norfolk, Virginia
USS Jacksonville [SSN-699] Norfolk, Virginia

It should resolve as follows if I do it correctly:
ex. USS Hyman G. Rickover [SSN-709] Norfolk, Virginia
name = USS Hyman G. Rickover
hull = [SSN-709]
port = Norfolk, Virginia

I am attempting the following to capture the name:

if (fileScanner.hasNext("[A-Za-z. ]")){
	name = name + fileScanner.next() + " ";
}

Capturing the hull number

if (fileScanner.hasNext("[[[S][S][N][-0-9]")){
	hull = hull + fileScanner.next() + " ";
}

And since the port should just be whats remaining on the line...

port = fileScanner.nextLine();

I'm sure I'm making some really dumb mistakes due to not understanding how to specify a pattern using characters such as -, ], space, etc.

Thanks for any input!