Question

How to remove text between parentheses in a string using Kotlin

Answer 1

fun cleanString(text: String): String {
    // Step 1: Remove parentheses and their content 
    val withoutParen = text.replace(Regex("\\([^)]*\\)"), "")

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

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

fun main() {
    val original = "Hello (remove this) from the future (and this too)"
    val cleaned = cleanString(original)

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



/*
run:

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

*/

 

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