String.replaceAll single backslashes with double backslashes

Question

I\'m trying to convert the String \\something\\ into the String \\\\something\\\\ using replaceAll, but I k

Answer 1

Yes... by the time the regex compiler sees the pattern you've given it, it sees only a single backslash (since Java's lexer has turned the double backwhack into a single one). You need to replace "\\\\" with "\\\\", believe it or not! Java really needs a good raw string syntax.