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Java String replace()

The java string replace() method returns a string replacing all the old char or CharSequence to new char or CharSequence.

Since JDK 1.5, a new replace() method is introduced, allowing you to replace a sequence of char values.

Internal implementation

 public String replace(char oldChar, char newChar) {
        if (oldChar != newChar) {
            int len = value.length;
            int i = -1;
            char[] val = value; /* avoid getfield opcode */

            while (++i < len) {
                if (val[i] == oldChar) {
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (i < len) {
                char buf[] = new char[len];
                for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
                    buf[j] = val[j];
                }
                while (i < len) {
                    char c = val[i];
                    buf[i] = (c == oldChar) ? newChar : c;
                    i++;
                }
                return new String(buf, true);
            }
        }
        return this;
    }

Signature

There are two type of replace methods in java string.

public String replace(char oldChar, char newChar)
and
public String replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement)

The second replace method is added since JDK 1.5.

Parameters

oldChar : old character

newChar : new character

target : target sequence of characters

replacement : replacement sequence of characters

Returns

replaced string

Java String replace(char old, char new) method example

public class ReplaceExample1{
public static void main(String args[]){
String s1="w3cschoool is a very good website";
String replaceString=s1.replace('a','e');//replaces all occurrences of 'a' to 'e'
System.out.println(replaceString);
}}

Test it Now

jevetpoint is e very good website

Java String replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement) method example

public class ReplaceExample2{
public static void main(String args[]){
String s1="my name is khan my name is java";
String replaceString=s1.replace("is","was");//replaces all occurrences of "is" to "was"
System.out.println(replaceString);
}}

Test it Now

my name was khan my name was java

Java String replace() Method Example 3

public class ReplaceExample3 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String str = "oooooo-hhhh-oooooo";
		String rs = str.replace("h","s"); // Replace 'h' with 's'
		System.out.println(rs);
		rs = rs.replace("s","h"); // Replace 's' with 'h'
		System.out.println(rs);
	}
}

oooooo-ssss-oooooo
oooooo-hhhh-oooooo

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