ReplaceAll help

[Energizer100]

In the code below, I'm trying to convert a sentence into shorthand, meaning I take away all the vowels, plus I convert "and" to "&", "to" to "2", "you" to "U", and "for" to "4".

public static String shorthandString (String shstr)
{
String shortHandString = "";

shortHandString = Pattern.compile ("and").matcher (shortHandStrin g).replaceAll(" &");
shortHandString = shortHandString .replaceAll("to ", "2");
shortHandString = shortHandString .replaceAll("yo u", "U");
shortHandString = shortHandString .replaceAll("fo r", "4");

//Check string and replace vowel.
for (int n = 0; n < shstr.length(); n++)
{
if (!checkVowel(sh str.charAt(n)) && (shstr.charAt(n ) != 'U'))
{
shortHandString += shstr.charAt(n) ;
}
}

return shortHandString ;
}

I'm having trouble with the replace all because, for example, if i input "and", it returns "nd" not "&".

[r035198x]

In the code below, I'm trying to convert a sentence into shorthand, meaning I take away all the vowels, plus I convert "and" to "&", "to" to "2", "you" to "U", and "for" to "4".

public static String shorthandString (String shstr)
{
String shortHandString = "";

shortHandString = Pattern.compile ("and").matcher (shortHandStrin g).replaceAll(" &");
shortHandString = shortHandString .replaceAll("to ", "2");
shortHandString = shortHandString .replaceAll("yo u", "U");
shortHandString = shortHandString .replaceAll("fo r", "4");

//Check string and replace vowel.
for (int n = 0; n < shstr.length(); n++)
{
if (!checkVowel(sh str.charAt(n)) && (shstr.charAt(n ) != 'U'))
{
shortHandString += shstr.charAt(n) ;
}
}

return shortHandString ;
}

I'm having trouble with the replace all because, for example, if i input "and", it returns "nd" not "&".

Just call String's replaceAll method. It does all the compiling, matching and replacing for you.
[CODE=java]shortHandString = shstr.replaceAl l("and", "&");
//e.t.c
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