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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { final String regex = "^\\(?\\d{3}\\)?[\\s.-]?\\d{3}[\\s.-]?\\d{4}$"; final String string = "1-718-444-1122\n" + "718-444-1122\n" + "(718)-444-1122\n" + "17184441122\n" + "7184441122\n" + "718.444.1122\n" + "1718.444.1122\n" + "1-123-456-7890\n" + "1 123-456-7890\n" + "1 (123) 456-7890\n" + "1 123 456 7890\n" + "1.123.456.7890\n" + "+91 (123) 456-7890\n" + "18005551234\n" + "1 800 555 1234\n" + "+1 800 555-1234\n" + "+86 800 555 1234\n" + "1-800-555-1234\n" + "1 (800) 555-1234\n" + "(800)555-1234\n" + "(800) 555-1234\n" + "(800)5551234\n" + "800-555-1234\n" + "800.555.1234\n" + "18001234567\n" + "1 800 123 4567\n" + "1-800-123-4567\n" + "+18001234567\n" + "+1 800 123 4567\n" + "+1 (800) 123 4567\n" + "1(800)1234567\n" + "+1800 1234567\n" + "1.8001234567\n" + "1.800.123.4567\n" + "+1 (800) 123-4567\n" + "18001234567\n" + "1 800 123 4567\n" + "+1 800 123-4567\n" + "+86 800 123 4567\n" + "1-800-123-4567\n" + "1 (800) 123-4567\n" + "(800)123-4567\n" + "(800) 123-4567\n" + "(800)1234567\n" + "800-123-4567\n" + "800.123.4567\n" + "1231231231\n" + "123-1231231\n" + "123123-1231\n" + "123-123 1231\n" + "123 123-1231\n" + "123-123-1231\n" + "(123)123-1231\n" + "(123)123 1231\n" + "(123) 123-1231\n" + "(123) 123 1231\n" + "+99 1234567890\n" + "+991234567890\n" + "(555) 444-6789\n" + "555-444-6789\n" + "555.444.6789\n" + "555 444 6789\n" + "18005551234\n" + "1 800 555 1234\n" + "+1 800 555-1234\n" + "+86 800 555 1234\n" + "1-800-555-1234\n" + "1.800.555.1234\n" + "+1.800.555.1234\n" + "1 (800) 555-1234\n" + "(800)555-1234\n" + "(800) 555-1234\n" + "(800)5551234\n" + "800-555-1234\n" + "800.555.1234\n" + "(003) 555-1212\n" + "(103) 555-1212\n" + "(911) 555-1212\n" + "18005551234\n" + "1 800 555 1234\n" + "+86 800-555-1234\n" + "1 (800) 555-1234"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE); final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string); while (matcher.find()) { System.out.println("Full match: " + matcher.group(0)); for (int i = 1; i <= matcher.groupCount(); i++) { System.out.println("Group " + i + ": " + matcher.group(i)); } } } }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Java, please visit: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html