import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.Scanner; public class MaskCode { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter comma separated list"); String[] arr = scanner.nextLine().split(","); List list = new ArrayList(arr.length); for (String str : arr) { int count = 0; for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { if (count < 4) { char c = str.charAt(i); if (Character.isLetterOrDigit(c)) { str = str.replaceFirst(String.valueOf(c), "x"); count++; } } } list.add(str); } System.out.println(list); } }