Java replace replace all charecters with space except the matched string like test

Question

I have a string try = " THis is test programe &%^#%$,"

Now I want to replace all the other charecters to "" (blank) apart from "test". THe output should be "test".

Used the below : but dint succeed. ANy solution please.

try.replaceAll("[ ^" + try +"]" ,"");  -- did not give the expected output

Answer 1

Hi, @jyra,

You can go through this example: 

String word = "THis is test programe &%^#%$";

String replaced = word.replace("work", "test");

System.out.println("Original String before replace : " + word);

System.out.println("Replaced String : " + replaced);

 

Comments

Thanks Gitika, Worked perfect...

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@Jyra,

Glad it helped you to solve your query!!! Do post the queries on technologies you are working on, would be happy to help!!!