Need to escape "||" condition from a string

Question

I have situation where i need to remove "||" and insert a backslash from a string.

String s = "stack||overflow";

I need to replace and the resultant string should be "stack\overflow".

I tried using replaceAll function but didn't work.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks, Sreekanth

what about using the non `regex` version `String#replace` if you want to do a simple replacement... — SomeJavaGuy, Aug 24 '16 at 13:18
And the point in using `replaceAll` is? Using `replace` instead would be much easier. — Tom, Aug 24 '16 at 13:18
If you have code that doesn't work, and you have a question about it, then **post the code**. That shows that you have made some effort, and it also allows us to see the actual problem that you're having. — Erwin Bolwidt, Aug 24 '16 at 13:25

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 21 '17 at 11:38

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This is already described in Oracle tutorial, part Replacing Characters and Substrings into a String:

String replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement)

Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence.

For example:

String s = "stack||overflow.";
System.out.println(s.replace("||","\\"));

edited Sep 21 '17 at 11:38

Anatoly Shamov

answered Aug 24 '16 at 13:20

mayha

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