How to remove text between parentheses in a string using Scala

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object RemoveTextBetweenParentheses {
  def cleanString(text: String): String = {
    // Step 1: Remove parentheses and their content (non-greedy)
    val withoutParen = text.replaceAll("\\([^)]*\\)", "")

    // Step 2: Collapse multiple spaces into one
    val collapsedSpaces = withoutParen.replaceAll("\\s+", " ")

    // Step 3: Trim leading/trailing spaces
    collapsedSpaces.trim
  }

  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
    val original = "Hello (remove this) from the future (and this too)"
    val cleaned = cleanString(original)

    println(s"Original: $original")
    println(s"Cleaned : $cleaned")
  }
}


/*
run:

Original: Hello (remove this) from the future (and this too)
Cleaned : Hello from the future

*/

 



answered Dec 18, 2025 by avibootz

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