try this:

String lineBreak = System.getProperty("line.separator");
StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(oldString, "~");
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

while(tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
        sb.append(tokenizer.nextToken()).append(newLine);
}

String newString = sb.toString();

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Replace a character (or group of characters)?


Is there a way to take a string of text like:

This~is~a test of~parsing text

...and replace each tilde with a line break?

So I get...

This
is
a test of
parsing text

TIA from a newbie who will be buying "Core Servlets..." soon.

Ken Martin

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