Java Regex String Replace replace(String text, String targetText, String newText)

Description

Replace all occurances of the target text with the provided replacement text.

License

Educational Community License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	Text to modify
targetText	Text to find and replace
newText	New text

Return

Updated text

Declaration

public static String replace(String text, String targetText,
        String newText) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.regex.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Replace all occurances of the target text with the provided replacement
     * text.  Both target and replacement may be regular expressions - see
     * <code>java.util.regex.Matcher</code>.
     * @param text Text to modify
     * @param targetText Text to find and replace
     * @param newText New text
     * @return Updated text
     */
    public static String replace(String text, String targetText,
            String newText) {

        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(targetText,
                Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(text);

        return matcher.replaceAll(newText);
    }
}

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