How do i replace "\" with "\"

Question

I tried using

string.replace("\","&#92;");

But this doesn't work and gives me a compilation error

Syntax error on tokens, delete these tokens

Have you heard of escape characters? – Sotirios Delimanolis Feb 14 '14 at 06:59 — Sotirios Delimanolis, Feb 14 '14 at 06:59

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '14 at 07:00

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Use like bellow, You need escape Special characters

string.replace("\\","&#92;");

answered Feb 14 '14 at 07:00

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '14 at 07:00

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escape the special characters.

string.replace("\\","&#92;");

answered Feb 14 '14 at 07:00

Nambi

Java Man · Answer 3 · 2014-02-15T09:47:11.823

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String p = ...;
p.replaceAll("\\\\", "&#92;");
System.out.println(p);

use this code to replace and getting output in console..

Thanks..

edited Feb 15 '14 at 09:47

answered Feb 14 '14 at 07:02

Java Man

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