Java: Remove all non-alphanumeric characters from a given string
Write a Java program to remove all non-alphanumeric characters from a given string.
Sample Solution-1:
Java Code:
public class test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String text ="Java Exercises";
System.out.println("Original string: "+text);
System.out.println("After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: "+validate(text));
text ="Ex@^%&%(ercis*&)&es";
System.out.println("\nOriginal string: "+text);
System.out.println("After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: "+validate(text));
}
public static String validate(String text) {
return text.replaceAll("(?i)[^A-Z]", "");
}
}
Sample Output:
Original string: Java Exercises After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: JavaExercises Original string: Ex@^%&%(ercis*&)&es After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: Exercises
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Sample Solution-2:
Java Code:
public class test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String text ="Java Exercises";
System.out.println("Original string: "+text);
System.out.println("After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: "+validate(text));
text ="Ex@^%&%(ercis*&)&es";
System.out.println("\nOriginal string: "+text);
System.out.println("After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: "+validate(text));
}
public static String validate(String text) {
return text.replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z]", "");
}
}
Sample Output:
Original string: Java Exercises After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: JavaExercises Original string: Ex@^%&%(ercis*&)&es After removing all non-alphanumeric characters from the said string: Exercises
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