Java - Convert colon-separated String to a List and List to a colon-separated String
In this section, we will show you how to convert colon-separated String to a List and vice versa.
1. Colon-separated String to List
Main.java
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String str = "India: USA: Japan: Russia";
//Remove whitespace and split by colon
List<String> result = Arrays.asList(str.split("\\s*:\\s*"));
System.out.println(result);
}
}
Console Output:
[India, USA, Japan, Russia]
2. List to Colon-separated String
Main.java
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String> list = Arrays.
asList("India", "USA", "Japan", "Russia");
String result = String.join(":", list);
System.out.println(result);
}
}
Console Output:
India:USA:Japan:Russia