I want to replace Html.fromHtml(" ") + "| Guys hi " + Pattern.compile("\\d+") with a "hey". But, my code doesn't want to do that :/ What should I change?
My code:
myString.replace(Html.fromHtml(" ") + "| Guys hi " + Pattern.compile("\\d+"), "hey");
Explanation:
" " represents a space in HTMLPattern.compile("\\d+") finds any number at the end of string.String replaceAll takes a regular expression, String replace does not. Using a pattern is an alternative option (not a supplementary one). Also, String(s) are immutable. You want something like,
myString = myString.replaceAll(Html.fromHtml(" ") + "- Guys hi \\d+", "hey");
or
Pattern p = Pattern.compile(Html.fromHtml(" ") + "- Guys hi \\d+");
Matcher m = p.matcher(myString);
myString = m.replaceAll("hey");
| with \ like \\|.
Pattern.compile("\\d+")supposed to do? Regex (or Patterns) is for text matching/validating... It won't be turned into a number/text.Pattern.compile("\\d+")only creates pattern which describes one or more digits, but it doesn't automatically find it. It is your job to decide how to use it. From what I see you could be looking forreplaceAll(regex, replacement).