regex how do i remove the last "
" in a string

Question

How can i remove the last   from a string with replace() or replaceAll()

the   comes after either a   or a word

my idea is to add a string to the end of a string and then it'll be   +my added string

how can i replace it then?

Does it have to be using replaceAll and regex? If so, is it homework? — GolezTrol, Mar 08 '11 at 14:59
@GolezTrol i'd just rather is is replace or replaceAll so i dont have to add more code. i know it can be done with regex. no its not homework — 124697, Mar 08 '11 at 15:13
Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5171120/regex-question-how-to-remove-the-last-br-in-a-string — Wayne, Mar 08 '11 at 15:17
@lwburk that issue is solved. it was to remove all
escept one. this is to remove the last br — 124697, Mar 08 '11 at 15:25
@user521180 - Um, no. The question there is "How can I remove the last
in a string", which is exactly your question. — Wayne, Mar 08 '11 at 16:28

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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Regexp is probably not the best for this kind of task. also check answers to this similar question.
Looking for   you could also find   or  

String str = "ab <br> cd <br> 12";
String res = str.replaceAll( "^(.*)<br>(.*)$", "$1$2" );
// res = "ab <br> cd 12"

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:15

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:20

If you are trying to replace the last   which might not be the last thing in the string, you could use something like this.

String replaceString = "<br />";
String str = "fdasfjlkds <br /> fdasfds <br /> dfasfads";
int ind = str.lastIndexOf(replaceString);
String newString = str.substring(0, ind - 1)
        + str.substring(ind + replaceString.length());
System.out.println(newString);

Output

fdasfjlkds <br /> fdasfds> dfasfads

Ofcourse, you'll have to add some checks to to avoid NPE.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:15

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Not using replace, but does what you want without a regex:

String s = "blah blah <br>";

if (s.endsWith("<br>")) {
   s = s.substring(0, s.length() - 4);
}

answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:15

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:25

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Using regex, it would be:

theString.replaceAll("<br>$", "");

answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:25

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regex how do i remove the last "" in a string

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regex how do i remove the last "
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