How do I use String.join() method in Java?

By I Wayan Saryada in Java 8, Lang Package 0 Comment

The String.join() method in Java is a static method added in Java 8 to the java.lang.String class. The String.join() is a static utility method used to concatenate multiple strings, arrays or collections (like lists and sets) of strings. This method makes it easier to join multiple strings with a specific delimiter. A delimiter is a sequence of characters used to separate strings.

This method returns a new String composed of copies of the CharSequence elements joined together with a copy of the specified delimiter. This method saves us from writing boilerplate loop code just for concatenating strings with a delimiter.

Here is an example of how you can use it:

package org.kodejava.lang;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class StringJoinList {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        List<String> list = Arrays.asList("Java", "is", "cool");
        String result = String.join(" ", list);
        System.out.println(result);
    }
}

Output:

Java is cool

In this example, String.join() takes two parameters:

  1. A delimiter that is a CharSequence (like a String) that is placed between each joined String.
  2. An Iterable object like a List or a Set, over which the method iterates and joins all elements into a single String.

You can also use String.join() with an array of elements:

package org.kodejava.lang;

public class StringJoinArray {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] array = new String[]{"Java", "is", "cool"};
        String result = String.join(" ", array);
        System.out.println(result);
    }
}

Output:

Java is cool

In this case, String.join() still takes a delimiter as the first argument, but the second argument is an Array of elements to be joined.

How do I use join method to wait for threads to finish?

By I Wayan Saryada in Core API, Lang Package 0 Comment

If you want a thread to work until another thread dies, you can join the thread onto the end of the another thread using the join() method. For example, you want thread B only work until thread A completes its work, then you want thread B to join thread A.

package org.kodejava.example.lang;

public class ThreadJoin implements Runnable {
    private int numberOfLoop;

    private ThreadJoin(int numberOfLoop) {
        this.numberOfLoop = numberOfLoop;
    }

    public void run() {
        System.out.println("[" +
            Thread.currentThread().getName() + "] - Running.");

        for (int i = 0; i < this.numberOfLoop; i++) {
            System.out.println("[" +
                Thread.currentThread().getName() + "] " + i);
            try {
                Thread.sleep(100);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

        System.out.println("[" +
            Thread.currentThread().getName() + "] - Done.");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Thread t1 = new Thread(new ThreadJoin(10), "FirstThread");
        Thread t2 = new Thread(new ThreadJoin(20), "SecondThread");

        try {
            // start t1 and waits for this thread to die before
            // starting the t2 thread.
            t1.start();
            t1.join();

            // start t2
            t2.start();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}