Regex in Java - filtering out any text in parentheses?

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Paul - 24 Feb 2007 23:14 GMT

Hi,
How do I get rid of any text in parentheses?
For instance,

I went for a walk
I went (test) for a walk
(test some) I went (test) for a walk (test more)
(test some) I went (test) for a walk
I went (test) (test more) for a walk (test some more)

All should return
I went for a walk
(of course this phrase is just a sample one).

I tried something like
"(.*)((?:\\(.*\\)*))(.*)"
but it doesn't work...

Thanks!

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Paul - 24 Feb 2007 23:27 GMT

Just as a clarification, I'm looking for a regex expression, not for
myStr.replaceAll("\\(.*\\)", "");

- cannot use that there.

> Hi,
> How do I get rid of any text in parentheses?
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>
> Thanks!

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hiwa - 25 Feb 2007 01:08 GMT

> Just as a clarification, I'm looking for a regex expression, not for
> myStr.replaceAll("\\(.*\\)", "");
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>
> > Thanks!

You should use replaceAll() method with reluctant quantifiers.

> "(.*)((?:\\(.*\\)*))(.*)"

What were you trying to do with this thing?
Getting rid of parenthesized parts?
Then, replaceAll() is your best friend.

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