String curBen = getMultiOccValues(entityData,JOB_CURRBENEFITS).toString(); out.print(curBen); //prints [john,dave] I want out.print(curBen); to return john,dave everything is working perfectly except the brackets. Hey Im a beginner If im missing something stupid slap me around. I dont thing replaceAll(" [","") replaceAll(" ]","") is the most efficient way to take care of something so simple. It would seem to me that two replace calls is ...