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  1. /* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
  2.  
  3. import java.util.*;
  4. import java.lang.*;
  5. import java.io.*;
  6. import java.util.regex.Matcher;
  7. import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  8.  
  9. /* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
  10. class Ideone
  11. {
  12. public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  13. {
  14.  
  15. final String regex = "(?!(?:(?=XYZ)|(?<=X)(?=YZ)|(?<=XY)(?=Z))).";
  16. final String string = "abXYxyzXYZabXasdfggXYZ";
  17. final String subst = "+";
  18.  
  19. final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
  20. final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
  21.  
  22. // The substituted value will be contained in the result variable
  23. final String result = matcher.replaceAll(subst);
  24.  
  25. System.out.println("Substitution result: " + result);
  26.  
  27. }
  28. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.04s 4575232KB
stdin
Standard input is empty
stdout
Substitution result: +++++++XYZ+++++++++XYZ