Java - String replace exact word

Question

String x = \"axe pickaxe\";
x = x.replace(\"axe\", \"sword\");
System.out.print(x);

By this code, I am trying to replace the exact word axe

Answer 1

If you only want to replace the first occurrence, there is a method replaceFirst in String object.

String x = "axe pickaxe";
x = x.replaceFirst("axe", "sword");
System.out.print(x); //returns sword pickaxe