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