Efficiently removing specific characters (some punctuation) from Strings in Java?

Question

In Java, what is the most efficient way of removing given characters from a String? Currently, I have this code:

private static String processWord(String x)          


        

Answer 1

Although \\p{Punct} will specify a wider range of characters than in the question, it does allow for a shorter replacement expression:

tmp = tmp.replaceAll("\\p{Punct}+", "");