Java replace hashtags in a string with integer with padding zeros

Question

I have a given filename template stored in a String variable, for example: "fileno####save.txt"

I have a number between 1-9999 stored in an int variable.

If my number is 2, I'd like to get: "fileno0002save.txt"

If my number is 23, I'd like to get: "fileno0023save.txt"

If my number is 121, I'd like to get: "fileno0121save.txt"

If my number is 2021, I'd like to get: "fileno2021save.txt"

Let's see it with a little bit different template: "######fileno.txt"

If my number is 2, I'd like to get: "000002fileno.txt"

If my number is 23, I'd like to get: "000023fileno.txt"

If my number is 121, I'd like to get: "000121fileno.txt"

If my number is 2021, I'd like to get: "002021fileno.txt"

The length of the int number will never get any bigger than the length of the hashtags so we don't have to deal with that as I have already wrote an exception for that. The length of the hashtag part in the string that I have to deal with is between 2-10 characters.

Have you tried anything? Your algorithm should look something like this: 1. find the max number of consecutive hashtags (#) in a string {`MAX_HASH`} 2. left pad the number to match {`MAX_HASH`} length - {`PADDED_NUMBER`}. 3. replace {`MAX_HASH`} hashtags with {`PADDED_NUMBER`} — Plirkee, Sep 24 '18 at 10:18
I already have the method for calculating the consecutive hashtags but I don't know how to do the padding, I can use only the standard java libraries. — sasieightynine, Sep 24 '18 at 10:21
There are alraedy Q&A on padding https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4469717/left-padding-a-string-with-zeros — jschnasse, Sep 24 '18 at 10:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 24 '18 at 10:36

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For padding you could use something like this:

int maxHashes=10;
int myInt = 11;
String lpadPadStr = String.format("%1$" + maxHashes + "s", myInt).replace(' ', '0');

answered Sep 24 '18 at 10:36

Plirkee

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 24 '18 at 10:41

the below example is runnable; adapt it to your needs, for example by separating the 'read the template' and 'apply the template' steps.

import java.util.regex.*;

class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pattern HASHES = Pattern.compile("^(.*?)(#+)(.*)$");

        // read the template
        String pattern = "abc####foo.txt";

        Matcher m = HASHES.matcher(pattern);
        if (!m.matches()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid template");
        int len = m.group(2).length();
        String prefix = m.group(1);
        String suffix = m.group(3);

        // apply the template
        int input = 12;

        String f = prefix + String.format("%0" + len + "d", input) + suffix;
        System.out.println(f);
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 24 '18 at 10:37

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I think using a regular expression (RegEx) to find the arbitrary(?) number of hashtags would be the best option. You can split up the text by using groups and put in your number instead.

answered Sep 24 '18 at 10:37

Ralfino

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 24 '18 at 10:43

You can do something like this:

String format = "fileno####save.txt";
int num = 2;

int numberOfHash = format.length() - format.replace("#", "").length();

String hashes = format.substring(format.indexOf("#"), format.indexOf("#") + numberOfHash);

String paddedString = String.format(format.replace(hashes, "%0" + numberOfHash + "d"), num);

System.out.println(paddedString); // fileno0002save.txt

Java replace hashtags in a string with integer with padding zeros

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