Non-regex 'replaceAll()' can be replaced with 'replace()'
Reports calls to String.replaceAll() where the first argument is a plain (non-regex) string literal and the replacement is also a plain string literal. In such cases using String.replace() is clearer and avoids the overhead of regular expressions.
Example:
Note: the inspection only suggests the replacement when it is safe, i.e., when the pattern contains no regular expression meta-characters and the replacement contains no special characters used by regex replacement like $ or \.
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ReplaceAllNonRegex- Via Settings dialog
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Inspection ID: ReplaceAllNonRegex
New in 2026.1
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