Search and replace a line in a java file

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Mikael Petterson - 28 Sep 2003 17:07 GMT

Hi,

I am curiuos to find out if it is possible to find string lines in a
java file:

public static final String <Variable name with all caps> = ;

and replace it with:

public static final String <Variable name with all caps> = "";

Is there a way to replace lines looking like the first line with the
last line. The name before equal sign is different for each line.

I am thinking of using a shell script or regexp in java 1.4 (That is why
I post in two places).

Regards,

//Mikael

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Ed Morton - 28 Sep 2003 17:20 GMT

> Hi,
>
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> //Mikael

Pretty trivial with sed:

sed 's/^\(public static final String [A-Z0-9_]* = \);/\1"";/' filename.java

I'm assuming your variable name can include digits and underscores as
well as being all upper-case letters.

Regards,

Ed.

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