Question

Is Replace in C# the same as replaceAll in Java?

I’m trying to replace anything in parenthesis but it doesn’t seem to work in C#. I need the output to be just “blah”.

string username = "blah (blabla)";
userName = userName.Replace("\\([^\\(]*\\)", "");

It works when I use it here.

Answer 1

You are looking for the Regex.Replace() method:

string username = "blah (blabla)";
Regex rgx = new Regex("\\([^\\(]*\\"));
userName = rgx.Replace(input, "");

The string.Replace() method handles just that, string replacements – it does not cover regular expression.