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The meta-character " \\s Matches the space character in the given string.
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String args[]) { //Reading String from user System.out.println("Enter a String"); Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); String input = sc.nextLine(); String regex = "\\s"; //Compiling the regular expression Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); //Retrieving the matcher object Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input); int count = 0; while(matcher.find()) { count++; } System.out.println("Number of spaces: ");+count); } }
Output Result
Enter a String Hello how are you welcome to w3codebox Number of spaces: 6
import java.util.Scanner; public class RegexExample { public static void main(String args[]) { //regular expression String regex = "\\s"+"; System.out.println("Enter input value: "); Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); String input = sc.nextLine(); String result = input.replaceAll(regex, ""); System.out.println("Result: "+result); } }
Output Result
Enter input value: hello how are you Result: hellohowareyou