strToArray.java

/**
     * Create a String[height][width] (r,c?) array out of an inputed string that
     * is at least that big (specified by its dimentions with /n).
     *
     * @param input a string with '/n's
     * @return
     */
    public static String[][] strToArray(String input) {
        int width = input.indexOf("\n");
        int height = occurrancesOf(input, "\n");//input.length() / (height);
        System.out.println(height);
        System.out.println(width);
        char[][] charresult = new char[height][width];
        input = "\n" + input; //So it works.
        for (int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
            input = input.substring(1 + input.indexOf("\n"));
            System.out.println(input.substring(0, width));
            charresult[i] = input.substring(0, width).toCharArray();
        }
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println(charresult[0]);
        System.out.println(charresult[1]);
        System.out.println(charresult[2]);
        System.out.println(charresult.length);
        System.out.println(charresult[1].length);
        System.out.println("Convert char[][] to String[][]");
        String[][] result = new String[height][width];
        for (int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < width; j++) {
                result[i][j] = Character.toString(charresult[i][j]);
                if (result[i][j].equals(null)){ //Use a ternary operator instead?
                    result[i][j] = " ";
                }
            }
            //System.out.println(i);
        }
        return result;
    }
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    String s
                = "**** 1*** hihihi*** **** **** **** e*** **** ****e\n"
                + " ****2**** ****i***21234* **** **** **** **** ****\n"
                + "* ***3 **** ***i **** **** **** **** **** **** ***\n"
                + "** **4* **** **i* **** **** **** **tditiu* **** **\n"
                + "*** *5** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *\n"
                + "**** 6*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** \n"
                + " ****7**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****\n"
                + "* ***8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***\n"
                + "** **9* **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **\n"
                + "*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *\n"
                + "**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** \n"
                + " **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****\n"
                + "* **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***\n"
                + "** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **\n"
                + "*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *\n"
                + "**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** \n"
                + " **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****\n"
                + "* **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***\n"
                + "** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **\n"
                + "*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *\n"
                + "**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** \n"
                + " **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****\n"
                + "* **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***\n"
                + "** **** 7*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **\n"
                + "*** ****6**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *\n"
                + "**** ***5 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** \n"
                + " **** **4* **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****\n"
                + "* **** *3** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***\n"
                + "** **** 2*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **\n"
                + "** **** 1*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **\n"
                + "*** ****0**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *\n";
        String[][] res = strToArray(s);
        System.out.println(Arrays.deepToString(res));
        for (String[] i : res) {
            for (String j : i) {
                System.out.print(j);
            }
            System.out.println();
        }