StringUtil.java

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package org.apache.catalina.util;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class StringUtil {
    /**
     * {@link Pattern} for a comma delimited string that support whitespace characters
     */
    private static final Pattern commaSeparatedValuesPattern = Pattern.compile("\\s*,\\s*");

    /**
     * Splits a comma-separated string into an array of String values.
     *
     * Whitespace around the commas is removed.
     *
     * Null or empty values will return a zero-element array.
     *
     * @param s The string to split by commas.
     *
     * @return An array of String values.
     */
    public static String[] splitCommaSeparated(String s) {
        return (s == null || s.length() == 0) ? new String[0] :
            commaSeparatedValuesPattern.split(s);

    }
}