How to convert multi-line String to array of line keeping indentation

Question

C or C++ code in String variable. I want to convert that multi line String variable into List of String, but i want to preserve the indentation to display the code in my angular application. This is what i am doing

String diffContent = "multi line Java c or c++ code";
List<String> lines = IOUtils.readLines(new StringReader(diffContent));

But i am loosing indentation by this. Is there any possible way to achieve this.

Answer 1

Try splitting the lines on the basis of "\n":

String splitLines[] = diffContent.split("\n");

Then display each String in new line.

Answer 2

try this

   String diffContent = "multi line Java c or c++ code";
    String str[] = diffContent.split(" ");
        List<String> al = new ArrayList<String>();
        al = Arrays.asList(str);
        for(String s: al){
           System.out.println(s);
        }
       }

}