Using the replace method?

[jean28]

I am trying to write a program that takes the word Mississippi and replaces all the i's with !'s and all s's with $'s. It doesnt allow me to compile the code because it says something about a syntax error on token "!". Here is the code so far:

public class Replace 
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		String word = "Mississippi" ;
		String word2 = word.replace(i, !) ;
		String word3 = word2.replace(s, $) ;
 
		System.out.println(word3);
	}
}

Could anyone help?

[helloworld922]

Have you tried reading the Javadoc? There's an example which might help you figure out why you're getting the compile error.

edit:

gah, embarrassing error. I really need to keep my methods straight

[Zaphod_b]

Have you tried reading the Javadoc... (replace doesn't replace all instances, it only replaces the first instance it finds)...

Ummm...
From String (Java Platform SE 6) and from the Java 7 reference whose link you posted:

String replace(char oldChar, char newChar)

Returns a new string resulting from replacing all occurrences of oldChar in this string with newChar

.

Cheers!

Z

[helloworld922]

Ummm...
From String (Java Platform SE 6) and from the Java 7 reference whose link you posted:



Cheers!

Z

::blush:: absolutely right.

[jean28]

Ummm...
From String (Java Platform SE 6) and from the Java 7 reference whose link you posted:



Cheers!

Z

Can't believe I forgot the quotation marks -_- . Thanks guys!