Replace single " (quotation mark)

Question

How can I replace a single quotation mark " in a String in Java? Not the word inside a quote.

What did you try? Are you asking how to put a `"` in a string? — , Jan 30 '15 at 16:19
Try \" adding \ would treat (") as a character and not the default interpretation of compiler. — Aadil Keshwani, Jan 30 '15 at 16:27

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '15 at 16:19

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String s = someotherstring.replace("\"",""); // replace all occurrences of "

answered Jan 30 '15 at 16:19

EDToaster

(Replace the "" with whatever you want to replace with – EDToaster Jan 30 '15 at 16:21
unnecessarily using pattern compiling, as long your replacement is not a `String`. Use String#replace(char, char) instead. – jp-jee Jan 30 '15 at 16:27
@jp-jee the replace string isn't guaranteed to be one character only, why is this unnecessary? – EDToaster Jan 30 '15 at 16:29
As I said, _as long your replacement is not a String_. – jp-jee Jan 30 '15 at 16:33
@jp-jee did you down vote the answer? I find this as an acceptable answer because it provides more uses than String#replace(char,char) and answers the question. You don't expect me to know about their preferences do you? – EDToaster Jan 30 '15 at 16:34

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '15 at 16:20

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Pass it as an argument to String#replace.

Example: To replace any "by an x, use:

 myString.replace('"', 'x');

answered Jan 30 '15 at 16:20

jp-jee

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Ahhhhhhh!!!! Don't you need an escape? – EDToaster Jan 30 '15 at 16:21
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Why would I? No opening/closing quotes would be disturbed. It's a `char`. Perfectly working. – jp-jee Jan 30 '15 at 16:22
Sorry you're right XD – EDToaster Jan 30 '15 at 16:27

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