how to write regex for java replaceall function?

Question

I have String variable containing string like

{IF {FILLIN  PDPremium  \* MERGEFORMATPDPremium }= " 0.00" "" "Property DamageSectionInsured ItemsSum Insured( {FILLIN  si_curr  \* MERGEFORMATsi_curr })Premium( {FILLIN  si_curr  \* MERGEFORMATsi_curr }) {FILLIN  covg_desc_temp  \* MERGEFORMATcovg_desc_temp } {FILLIN  covg_si  \* MERGEFORMATcovg_si } {FILLIN  covg_prem  \* MERGEFORMATcovg_prem }"pol_tc_cdpol_tc_desc }

I want to replace

{FILLIN  PDPremium  \* MERGEFORMATPDPremium } `{FILLIN  covg_si  \* MERGEFORMATcovg_si }

{PDPremium }{covg_si }

FILLIN  PDPremium  \* MERGEFORMAT

with empty ""

how to write regular expression My program is like this

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String a = "IF {FILLIN  PDPremium  \\* MERGEFORMATPDPremium }";
    System.out.println(a.replaceAll( "(?i)(FILLIN[^>]*?\\sMERGEFORMAT\\s*)", "" ));

}

{FILLIN PDPremium \* MERGEFORMATPDPremium } -> {PDPremium } i want like this — bpbhat77
– bpbhat77, Commented May 28, 2014 at 5:37
Please understand when to use REGEX and when not . if you want to replace a String literal , use string#replace with the String literal as the argument — TheLostMind
– TheLostMind, Commented May 28, 2014 at 5:37
i have many occurrence like this {FILLIN PDPremium \* MERGEFORMATPDPremium } need to replace all — bpbhat77
– bpbhat77, Commented May 28, 2014 at 5:49

Farvardin · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-28 06:23:34Z

1

try this:

String p = "FILLIN [^\\\\]+\\\\\\\* MERGEFORMAT";
System.out.println(a.replaceAll(p , "" ));

edited May 28, 2014 at 6:23

answered May 28, 2014 at 6:00

Farvardin

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bpbhat77 Over a year ago

PDPremium can be any thing

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