Hi All,

I would like to hand the replaceAll() method of String text that it
would interpret as literal text and not as a regex.  In the code I am
trying to implement I am given two variables and a string and need to
replace one variable with the second in the string.  If either of the
variables contains a special character (e.g. $) the replaceAll() method
can fail.  An example of this is shown below.  In the example below I
can escape the $ character with /$ but I don't want to have to search
each string for every potential trouble maker.  I would like to tell
the regex to treat the entire string as a literal.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

public class Ouch {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String start = "yours now for just <amount>";
        String price = "$9.99";
        String end = start.replaceAll("<amount>", price);
        System.out.println(end);
    }

}

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: No
group 9
    at java.util.regex.Matcher.group(Matcher.java:463)
    at java.util.regex.Matcher.appendReplacement(Matcher.java:730)
    at java.util.regex.Matcher.replaceAll(Matcher.java:806)
    at java.lang.String.replaceAll(String.java:2000)
    at Ouch.main(Ouch.java:7)