Java regex matching to replace substrings

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How can I replace all occurences of java substrings like stuff="-9888777666" , stuff="123", with the substring stuff="0"? The double quotes are actually a part of the string.

soulmerge · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-03 19:12:30Z

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Have a look at the regular expressions explanation in the java docs:

string = string.replaceAll("stuff=\"-?\\d+\"", "stuff=\"0\"");

edited Sep 3, 2009 at 19:12

answered Sep 3, 2009 at 18:33

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joeybloey Over a year ago

I tried this temp.replaceAll("stuff=\"\\w+\"", "stuff=\"0\""); But it does not work. The string remains as it was. Please note that there is a string enclosed within the double quotes in the substring stuff="foo".

soulmerge Over a year ago

\w does not match a dash. Other than that I just ran the code, it replaces your example (stuff="-9888777666" , stuff="123") perfectly.

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