Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License public class Main { public static String escapeRegexp(String s) { String[] esc = { "\\", ".", "*", "[", "]", "(", ")", "|", "?", "$", "^" }; String result = s; for (String escChar : esc) result = result.replace(escChar, "\\" + escChar); return result; } }