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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.  
  7. /* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
  8. class Ideone
  9. {
  10. 	public static final String compact(String value) {
  11. 		return value.replaceAll(".?\\*+.?", "");
  12. 	}
  13. 	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  14. 	{
  15.         String[] data = {
  16.             "ab*cd",
  17.             "ab**cd",
  18.             "a****",
  19.             "ab****",
  20.             "*****",
  21.             "abc**",
  22.             "abc*"
  23. 		};
  24. 		for (String s : data) {
  25. 			System.out.printf("Replace %15s to '%s'\n", s, compact(s));
  26. 		}
  27. 		// your code goes here
  28. 	}
  29. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.11s 320256KB
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Replace           ab*cd to 'ad'
Replace          ab**cd to 'ad'
Replace           a**** to ''
Replace          ab**** to 'a'
Replace           ***** to ''
Replace           abc** to 'ab'
Replace            abc* to 'ab'
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language:
Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
9 years ago
visibility:
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