replace characters, one input multiple words

Question

i have figured out a way to replace vowels into * but it only converts the first line

input: break robert yeah

output: br**k

here is the code

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String enterWord;
        Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
        enterWord = scan.nextLine();
        enterWord = enterWord.replaceAll("[aeiou]", "*");
        
    System.out.println(enterWord);
    }
}

is there any way that it reads all three words?

Answer 1

You need a loop to keep getting and processing the inputs. Also, I suggest you use (?i) with the regex to make it case-insensitive.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String enterWord, answer = "y";
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        do {
            System.out.print("Enter a word: ");
            enterWord = scan.nextLine();
            enterWord = enterWord.replaceAll("(?i)[aeiou]", "*");
            System.out.println("After replacing vowels with * it becomes " + enterWord);
            System.out.print("Do you wish to conntinue[y/n]: ");
            answer = scan.nextLine();
        } while (answer.equalsIgnoreCase("y"));
    }
}

A sample run:

Enter a word: hello
After replacing vowels with * it becomes h*ll*
Do you wish to conntinue[y/n]: y
Enter a word: India
After replacing vowels with * it becomes *nd**
Do you wish to conntinue[y/n]: n

For a single string spanning multiple lines, the method, String#replaceAll works for the entire string as shown below:

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String str = "break\n" + 
                    "robert\n" + 
                    "yeah";
        System.out.println(str.replaceAll("(?i)[aeiou]", "*"));
    }
}

Output:

br**k
r*b*rt
y**h

Using this feature, you can build a string of multiple lines interactively and finally change all the vowels to *.

Demo:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String text = "";
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        System.out.println("Keep enter some text (Press Enter without any text to stop): ");
        while (true) {
            text = scan.nextLine();
            if (text.length() > 0) {
                sb.append(text).append(System.lineSeparator());
            } else {
                break;
            }
        }

        System.out.println("Your input: \n" + sb);
        String str = sb.toString().replaceAll("(?i)[aeiou]", "*");
        System.out.println("After converting each vowel to *, your input becomes: \n" + str);
    }
}

A sample run:

Keep enter some text (Press Enter without any text to stop): 
break
robert
yeah

Your input: 
break
robert
yeah

After converting each vowel to *, your input becomes: 
br**k
r*b*rt
y**h