Place x's in first 5 digits of SSN, then show last 4 digits

[gj0519]

I have very little experience in Java, so I was wondering if someone might be able to help me write a function that will place an x in place of the first 5 digits of a SSN and then show the remaining 4 digits. The SSN will come from a field named TIN.
Hope this makes sense.

Thanks,

-Glenn

 

[stefanwagner]

I don't know SINs and TINs, but if you like to change:
123456789 to
xxxxx6789
you should look at the javadocs for String, perhaps

String mod = orig.substring (5);
return "xxxxx" + mod;

or

return orig.replaceAll ("^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]", "xxxxx");

helps.

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[timw]

Stefan, can the regex version be shortened to

return orig.replaceAll ("^[0-9]{5}", "xxxxx");

I'm not trying to upstage you , I'm genuinely interested in knowing if this is correct.

Tim
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[sedj]

Hehehe - regex wars

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[timw]

Do we need hard hats?

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[gj0519]

var curTIN = this.getField("P_TIN") ;
  return orig.replaceAll ("^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]", "xxxxx");

What I have is a form that has fields that fill in for me.
The field I need to change is the one I have above. Do I need to set the focus on this field to get the formating to work?

Thanks,
Glenn

 

[stefanwagner]

@timw:

return orig.replaceAll ("^[0-9]{5}", "xxxxx");

looks pretty and pretty easy, and why I don't use the {N}?
Mmh.
Here in linux-land, I learned regexes with sed, and on the shell, { and } are special characters and need some masking, which can get difficult - so I learned to avoid {N}, while they don't need masking in Java, and work well.

Bad habits importet.

@gj0519:
var curTIN?
This isn't VB here!
You have to set the field again:

this.setField ("P_TIN", orig.replaceAll ("^[0-9]{5}", "xxxxx"));

if there is such a method.


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[timw]

Thanks Stefan.

Tim
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destroys the lives you're using." - Ozzy

 

[gj0519]

Thanks Stefan,
I will give this a try.
I know I need to put the VB aside,I have spent very little time in Java.

Glenn

 

[gj0519]

The code compiles but does not change anything. Could it be the way my SSN is formated? xxx-xx-xxxx

Thanks,

-Glenn

 

[timw]

Obviously.
Try

orig.replaceAll ("^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}", "xxx-xx");

Tim
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