Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { private static final String EMPTY_STRING = ""; /** * Helper method trimming the trimString pattern from the text input parameter * * @param trimString * regex pattern * @param text * text to be cleaned * @return the input text with any occurrences of the trimString pattern removed. */ private static String trimStringFromText(String trimString, String text) { if (trimString != EMPTY_STRING) { Pattern trimPattern = Pattern.compile(trimString); Matcher matcher = trimPattern.matcher(text); while (matcher.find()) { // System.out.println(matcher.group()); text = text.replace(matcher.group(), EMPTY_STRING); } } return text; } }