How could you remove all characters that are not alphabetic from a string? What about non-alphanumeric? Does this have to be a custom function or are there also more generalizable solutions? 20 Answers 20
I’ve seen questions on how to prefix zeros here in SO. But not the other way! Can you guys suggest me how to remove the leading zeros in alphanumeric text? Are there any built-in APIs or do I need to write a method to trim the leading zeros? Example: 01234 converts to 1234 0001234a converts … Read more
I’ve been looking for a simple Java algorithm to generate a pseudo-random alpha-numeric string. In my situation it would be used as a unique session/key identifier that would “likely” be unique over 500K+ generation (my needs don’t really require anything much more sophisticated). Ideally, I would be able to specify a length depending on my … Read more
