OnJava8-Examples/strings/TheReplacements.java
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// strings/TheReplacements.java
// (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
// Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information.
import java.util.regex.*;
import java.nio.file.*;
import java.util.stream.*;
/*! Here's a block of text to use as input to
the regular expression matcher. Note that we
first extract the block of text by looking for
the special delimiters, then process the
extracted block. !*/
public class TheReplacements {
public static void
main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String s = Files.lines(
Paths.get("TheReplacements.java"))
.collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
// Match the specially commented block of text above:
Matcher mInput = Pattern.compile(
"/\\*!(.*)!\\*/", Pattern.DOTALL).matcher(s);
if(mInput.find())
s = mInput.group(1); // Captured by parentheses
// Replace two or more spaces with a single space:
s = s.replaceAll(" {2,}", " ");
// Replace one or more spaces at the beginning of each
// line with no spaces. Must enable MULTILINE mode:
s = s.replaceAll("(?m)^ +", "");
System.out.println(s);
s = s.replaceFirst("[aeiou]", "(VOWEL1)");
StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
Pattern p = Pattern.compile("[aeiou]");
Matcher m = p.matcher(s);
// Process the find information as you
// perform the replacements:
while(m.find())
m.appendReplacement(sbuf, m.group().toUpperCase());
// Put in the remainder of the text:
m.appendTail(sbuf);
System.out.println(sbuf);
}
}
/* Output:
Here's a block of text to use as input to
the regular expression matcher. Note that we
first extract the block of text by looking for
the special delimiters, then process the
extracted block.
H(VOWEL1)rE's A blOck Of tExt tO UsE As InpUt tO
thE rEgUlAr ExprEssIOn mAtchEr. NOtE thAt wE
fIrst ExtrAct thE blOck Of tExt by lOOkIng fOr
thE spEcIAl dElImItErs, thEn prOcEss thE
ExtrActEd blOck.
*/