Problems manipulating string

[nick angel]

Hello to everyone. I have a little problem manipulating a string.

The initial string is as follows:

String line='javascript:open_win(\'https://client.vmbl.ca/popvmbl55/client/\');';

What I need to do is retrieve a string does not contain the ' in the beginning and the end. I tried the following unsuccessfully:

line = (line.replace('\'', ' ')).trim();
line = line.substring(0, line.length() - 1);
if (line.indexOf("javascript") > 0) {
line = line.replace(' ', '\'');
}

I obtain the following:

javascript:open_win(\ https://client.vmbl.ca/popvmbl55/client/\ ); (spaces are still left behind without the ' after the \).

I do not if it helps but this line will eventually be used in an html document.

Thank you for your help

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[ December 21, 2005: Message edited by: Ernest Friedman-Hill ]

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Is this Java code, JavaScript, or something else? You're using single quotes in a way which is illegal in Java. We can't really help without knowing what language you're writing in, and seeing the exact, correct code in question.

[Martin Mathis]

How about using something like the following (no, I didn't actually test it). It seems like the replacing is just making things overly complicated.

line = line.trim();
line = line.substring(1, line.length() - 1);

[Charles Lyons]

I assume you are trying to convert the Java String containing:

String line='javascript: open_win(\'https://client.vmbl.ca/popvmbl55/client/\');';

into a String containing this:

javascript: open_win(\'https://client.vmbl.ca/popvmbl55/client/\');

If so, you could always try substring() between the first occurrence of ' (using indexOf()) and the last occurrence of ' (using lastIndexOf()).

If I've misunderstood, please set the question in context...
[ December 21, 2005: Message edited by: Charles Lyons ]