public class StyleSearchAndReplace {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String statement = "The question as to whether the jab is"
+ " superior to the cross has been debated for some time in"
+ " boxing circles. However, it is my opinion that this"
+ " false dichotomy misses the point. I call your attention"
+ " to the fact that the best boxers often use a combination of"
+ " the two. I call your attention to the fact that Mohammed"
+ " Ali,the Greatest of the sport of boxing, used both. He had"
+ " a tremendous jab, yet used his cross effectively, often,"
+ " and well";
String newStmt = statement.replaceAll("The question as to whether",
"Whether");
newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll(" of the sport of boxing", "");
newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("amount of success", "success");
newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("However, it is my opinion that this",
"This");
newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("a combination of the two", "both");
newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("This is in spite of the fact that"
+ " the", "The");
newStmt = newStmt.replaceAll("I call your attention to the fact that",
"");
System.out.println("BEFORE:\n" + statement + "\n");
System.out.println("AFTER:\n" + newStmt);
}
}