public class MainClass
{
public static void main( String args[] )
{
String firstString = "This sentence ends in 5 stars *****";
System.out.printf( "Original String 1: %s\n", firstString );
// replace '*' with '^'
firstString = firstString.replaceAll( "\\*", "^" );
System.out.printf( "^ substituted for *: %s\n", firstString );
}
}
Original String 1: This sentence ends in 5 stars *****
^ substituted for *: This sentence ends in 5 stars ^^^^^