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Re: Searching a string in Java for a Substring, anyone know how?

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From: Goo
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 00:00
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In article <382c242b.4852097@news.mtt.net>,
ronnie gillis <warren.buffet@usa.net> wrote:
>I have a computer assignment that is due next week and we have to be
>able to search a string entered by the user, for a substring that is
>entered by another user.  We have only just learned  the basics of
>Java and some methods and designing classes.  We are just in the midst
>of learninig if statements and it somehow must relate to this but I
>can't wrap my head around it.  We haven't used many methods that would
>search a string.  PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Umm, how about looking at the API documentation, specifically for the
methods contained withing the String class?

There is actually a method called 'substring' which does exactly what you
want.

You can download a copy of the API docs from http://java.sun.com.

HTH,
goo
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Subject: Re: Searching a string in Java for a Substring, anyone know how?
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