Java - String Buffer delete() Method

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

public 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