Adding color-codes too custom broadcast command?

Hello all, I have a custom broadcast command. But I would like it too be compatible with the & color codes so I can color the messages just like /broadcast in Essentials.

Here's my code:

Code:

} else if (args.length >= 1) {
                    StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder(args[0]);
                      for(int i = 1; i < args.length; i++) {
                        str.append(' ').append(args[i]);
                    }
                    getServer().broadcastMessage(ChatColor.GRAY + "[" + ChatColor.BLUE + "Moderators" + ChatColor.GRAY + "] " + ChatColor.GREEN + str.toString());
                    return true;
                }

 

do
translateAlternateColorCodes('&',str.toString())
instead of just
str.toString()

 

str.toString().replaceAll("&","§") works too.

 

TheNoobiestCrafters

You do it with regex.

HTML:

.replaceAll("(&([a-f0-9]))", "\u00A7$2");

 

Some people, when confronted with a problem, think “I know, I'll use regular expressions.” Now they have two problems.
-Jamie Zawinski.

No need for regex when both mine and ferrybig's solutions work.

 

Huh, didn't ever think of those.

 

you forgot the bold and other codes for chatcolors

 

I didn't forget them, I just never put them in, I made this before the other fonts were introduced.

 

How could I add them in?

 

1. use this code
translateAlternateColorCodes('&',str.toString())
2. or use this code, but you will need to readd chatcolors if theres more added in the future:
str.toString().replaceAll("(&([a-fk-or0-9]))", "§$2");