Java - String Buffer delete() Method
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Description
This method removes the characters in a substring of this StringBuffer. The substring begins at the specified start and extends to the character at index end - 1 or to the end of the StringBuffer if no such character exists.
If start is equal to end, no changes are made.
Syntax
Here is the syntax of this method −
public StringBuffer delete(int start, int end)
Parameters
Here is the detail of parameters −
start − The beginning index, inclusive.
end − The ending index, exclusive.
Return Value
- This method returns the StringBuffer object.
Example
Live Demopublic class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("abcdefghijk"); sb.delete(3, 7); System.out.println(sb); } }
This will produce the following result −
Output
abchijk
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