Using a replace method...

[paul]

Hi, I am writing a java code and I need help with replacing the word I am starting off with into asterisks without using a while method.

So for example:

enter a word -> hello

**
So how can I go from "hello" to "**" using a replace method? Thanks

[JavaBean]

Please explain more clearly. I did not understand what you want to do..

[coco]

I don't quite understand your question, but I'll give some advice.

Code:

String word = hello;

for(int i = 0; i < word.length; i++)
{
   word.replace(word[i], "*");
}

If my code above is syntactically correct, that will replace all letters in "word" with *. But since you've changed "hello" to "*****" you've lost the secret word completely. Maybe you want something like...

Code:

String word = hello;
String coverUpWord = '';

for(int i = 0; i < word.length; i++)
{
   coverUpWord += '*';
}

Now both the above use for-loops not while-loops, but they are essentially the same. Why is it that you can't use a while-loop?

Greetings.