Replace consecutive white spaces with a single space

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Using Java, how can I replace all consecutive white spaces with a single space, in an elegant and simple way?

I am aware of str.replaceAll("\\s+", " "); but this replaces \n and other things too. I only want to replace multiple one after another with a single .

So change the regex to only include space. – Peter Lawrey Dec 31 '15 at 17:31 — Peter Lawrey, Dec 31 '15 at 17:31

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Most regex flavors considers \n as whitespace. Same about \r or \t.

If you want to replace only one or more " " the simply use replaceAll(" +", " ")

answered Dec 31 '15 at 17:31

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`yourAnswer.replaceAll("Most","All")` ??? :) I've never heard of one that didn't. – ajb Dec 31 '15 at 17:48

Replace consecutive white spaces with a single space

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