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    Default Replacing characters in a an array

    I just came across this post from the forum...is that the only way to code the JOptionPane? Seems rather similar to Sys.out

    http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...ease-help.html



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    I had more than this, but post was deleted somehow and this was the gist of it:

    WHERE THE HECK DID MY POST GO!!!!!! IS THERE A WAY TO RECOVER??????

    for(i = 0 ; i < charArray.length; i++){
    				if(Character.isDigit(charArray(i))){
    					address.replace("6", "*");
                                            address.replace("7", "*");

    Is there a better way to scan a character array for digits and replace any number in the array with another character ("*") in this case? The array is the address, " 1234 Runner Road " .
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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    way to scan a character array for digits and replace
    That sounds like something that a regular expression could do if the contents of the array were in a String. I'm no good with regex so I'll leave it to someone that is.
    If the values are in an array, then a loop with some if statements would be a way to do it.
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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    Yes, that was the direction I was headed, except replace() accepts only replace(old char, new char), so I'm not sure how else to condense the code.

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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    Are you working with a String or an array?
    With a String I think a regex might work.
    With an array, a loop and if statement would do it.
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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    I'm not familiar with the regex....but this is what I was thinking, except I'm getting an error by using
     isDigit(charArray(i))
    Not sure how else to scan the character array.

    for(i = 0 ; i < charArray.length; i++){
    				if(Character.isDigit(charArray(i))){
    					address.replace("0", "*");
    					address.replace("1", "*");
    					address.replace("2", "*");
    					address.replace("3", "*");
    					address.replace("4", "*");
    					address.replace("5", "*");
    					address.replace("6", "*");
    					address.replace("7", "*");
    					address.replace("8", "*");
    					address.replace("9", "*");
    				}
    			}

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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    If you are working with an array, you could use a loop, test each element of the array and change that element of the array by assigning it the new value. The code would not use the replace() method.

    If you are working with a String, the String class has methods that can scan the String and do replacements using a regex to select which characters to replace.
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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    I need the program to process and scan the address and print an output stating whether the character is a digit or a letter.

    for(i = 0 ; i < charArray.length; i++){
    			if(Character.isDigit(i)){
    				System.out.println(i + "is a digit."); 
    			}
    			else if(Character.isLetter(i)){
    				System.out.println(i + "is a letter.");
    			}
    		}

    Nothing is printing though...

    I used a similar method for replace() ... which isn't printing out anything either. I don't understand why it isn't working. Replace is suppose to change the character and assign the new character we prescribe...but it does not.

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    Default Re: Replacing characters in a an array

    The code is testing the value of i. That is the int that controls the for loop. It is NOT a char to be tested by the Character class's methods.
    Where is the char values that you want to test? Would i be an index into a char array?

    Replace is suppose to change the character and assign the new character we prescribe...but it does not.
    Read the API doc for the replace() method. It returns a String with the changes.
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