Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { public static String replaceCharacters(String in, String[][] replacement) { if (in == null || ("".equals(in))) return ""; String retVal = in; for (int j = 0; j < replacement.length; j++) { retVal = retVal.replaceAll(replacement[j][0], replacement[j][1]); } return retVal; } }