java replaceAll error

March 12, 2008 · Posted in java · Comment 

public String replaceAll(String regex, String replacement)

This method works fine if replacement string does not contain ‘$’ or ‘/’ characters.If replacement string contains these characters, the results can be in-accurate.

Fix: Use Matcher.quoteReplacement(replacement)

public String replaceAll(String regex,
        Matcher.quoteReplacement(replacement))

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