StyleSearchAndReplace.java Source code

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public class StyleSearchAndReplace {
    public static void main(String args[]) {

        String statement = "The question as to whether the jab is"
                + " superior to the cross has been debated for some time in"
                + " boxing circles. However, it is my opinion that this"
                + " false dichotomy misses the point. I call your attention"
                + " to the fact that the best boxers often use a combination of"
                + " the two. I call your attention to the fact that Mohammed"
                + " Ali,the Greatest of the sport of boxing, used both. He had"
                + " a tremendous jab, yet used his cross effectively, often," + " and well";

        String newStmt = statement.replaceAll("The question as to whether", "Whether");

        newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll(" of the sport of boxing", "");
        newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("amount of success", "success");
        newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("However, it is my opinion that this", "This");

        newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("a combination of the two", "both");
        newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("This is in spite of the fact that" + " the", "The");
        newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("I call your attention to the fact that", "");

        System.out.println("BEFORE:\n" + statement + "\n");
        System.out.println("AFTER:\n" + newStmt);
    }
}