countExactMatchesAndAppend method

String countExactMatchesAndAppend(List<String> list)

Takes a String list, list, and counts the exact matches to this. Then, it appends the number of occurence found inside the list to this.

Ex: list: test, test1, test (1), test (2) this: test Output: test (3)

Implementation

String countExactMatchesAndAppend(List<String> list) {
  int count = 0;

  for (String item in list) {
    RegExp regex = RegExp("(\\b$this\\b\\s[()][0-9][()])");
    if (regex.hasMatch(item) || item == this) count++;
  }

  return count > 0 ? "$this ($count)" : this;
}