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public class MainClass
{
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      String firstString = "This sentence ends in 5 stars *****";
      String secondString = "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8";
         
      System.out.printf( "Original String 1: %s\n", firstString );

      // replace words with 'word'
      System.out.printf( "Every word replaced by \"word\": %s\n\n",
         firstString.replaceAll( "\\w+", "word" ) );

      System.out.printf( "Original String 2: %s\n", secondString );

   }
}

Original String 1: This sentence ends in 5 stars *****
Every word replaced by "word": word word word word word word *****

Original String 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8




6.32.Regular Expressions
6.32.1.Validate the first name and last name
6.32.2.Validate Address
6.32.3.Validate city and state
6.32.4.Validate Zip
6.32.5.Validate Phone
6.32.6.Replace '*' with '^'
6.32.7.Replace one string with another string
6.32.8.Replace all words with another string
6.32.9.Replace first three digits with 'digit'
6.32.10.Split string with comma
6.32.11.Pattern match: J.*\\d[0-35-9]-\\d\\d-\\d\\d