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

You can use \b to define the word boundary, so \baxe\b in this case.

x = x.replaceAll("\\baxe\\b");