How to replace � in a string

Question

I have a string that contains a character � I haven\'t been able to replace it correctly.

String.replace(\"�\", \"\");

doesn\'t work, d

Answer 1

That's the Unicode Replacement Character, \uFFFD. (info)

Something like this should work:

String strImport = "For some reason my �double quotes� were lost.";
strImport = strImport.replaceAll("\uFFFD", "\"");