/*license*\
XBN-Java Library
Copyright (c) 2014, Jeff Epstein (aliteralmind __DASH__ github __AT__ yahoo __DOT__ com)
This software is dual-licensed under the:
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\*license*/
package com.github.xbn.examples.regexutil.non_xbn;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
/**
<p>Uses a negative lookahead to replace all instances of {@code "you"}, but only when not followed by an apostrophe (don't replace {@code "you'll"} or {@code you're}).</p>
<p>{@code java com.github.xbn.examples.regexutil.non_xbn.ReplaceYouNotYouApostropheWithAtAtAt}</p>
* @since 0.1.0
* @author Copyright (C) 2014, Jeff Epstein ({@code aliteralmind __DASH__ github __AT__ yahoo __DOT__ com}), dual-licensed under the LGPL (version 3.0 or later) or the ASL (version 2.0). See source code for details. <a href="http://xbnjava.aliteralmind.com">{@code http://xbnjava.aliteralmind.com}</a>, <a href="https://github.com/aliteralmind/xbnjava">{@code https://github.com/aliteralmind/xbnjava}</a>
**/
public class ReplaceYouNotYouApostropheWithAtAtAt {
public static final void main(String[] ignored) {
String sRegex = "\\byou(?!['�])";
String sToSearch = "I knew about you long before I met you. I also know that you�re an awesome person. By the way you�ll be missed.";
String sRplcWith = "@@@";
Matcher m = Pattern.compile(sRegex).matcher(sToSearch);
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
while(m.find()) {
m.appendReplacement(sb, sRplcWith);
}
m.appendTail(sb);
System.out.println(sb);
}
}