how to .replaceAll the sign "( "

Question

I have a code like this

public class New {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s1 = "( Hey!! You're my everything )";
String replaceString=s1.replaceAll("(","buka kurung"); 
System.out.print(replaceString); 
}
}

i wanna replace that ( to buka kurung but error.

Answer 1

You need to escape '(' to literally mean it. You can do so by '\('

String replaceString=s1.replaceAll("\\(","buka kurung");