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  • 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

Regular Expression

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mgxi

Test String

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Generated Code

import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { final String regex = "^\n" + "(?:\n" + " (?:\\+|00|011)[\\.\\/\\-\\ \\t]*\n" + " (?# group 1: country code after international dialing code)\n" + " ([17]|2(?:[07]|[1-689]\\d)|3(?:[0-4679]|[578]\\d)|4(?:[013-9]|2\\d)|5(?:[1-8]|[09]\\d)|6(?:[0-6]|[789]\\d)|8(?:[1246]|[035789]\\d)|9(?:[0-58]|[679]\\d))\n" + " [\\.\\/\\-\\ \\t]*\n" + "| (?# group 2: single-digit country code without international dialing code)\n" + " ([17])\n" + " [\\.\\/\\-\\ \\t]+(?# a separator is required for disambiguation)\n" + ")?\n" + "(?# group 3: area code between parentheses, optional)\n" + "(?:\\((\\d{1,4})\\)[\\.\\/\\-\\ \\t]*)?\n" + "(?# groups 4-7: leading groups of digits, may be empty)\n" + "(?:(\\d{1,6})[\\.\\/\\-\\ ])?\n" + "(?:(\\d{1,6})[\\.\\/\\-\\ ])?\n" + "(?:(\\d{1,6})[\\.\\/\\-\\ ])?\n" + "(?:(\\d{1,6})[\\.\\/\\-\\ ])?\n" + "(?# group 8: start of the last group of digits, may be empty)\n" + "(\\d{0,10}?)\n" + "(?# group 9: up to 4 digits at end of the last group of digits)\n" + "(\\d{1,4}+)\n" + "(?:\n" + " [\\.\\/\\-;\\ \\t]*e?xt?[\\.\\/\\-=\\ \\t]*+\n" + " (?# group 10: extension code, optional)\n" + " (\\d{1,14})\n" + ")?\n" + "$"; final String string = "All valid numbers should have a non-empty group 9 for the last digits (before extension):\n\n" + "+1(234)567 8901\n" + "+1 234 567 8901\n" + "+1-234-567-8901\n" + "+1-234-567-8901\n" + "+1.234.567.8901\n" + "+1/234/567/8901\n" + "+7-123-456-7890\n" + "+7(123)4567890\n" + "+27-31-707-1700\n" + "+27-84-820-0365\n" + "+261-23-456-7890\n" + "+212 (34) 567-8901\n" + "+34123456789\n" + "+34 1 23 45 67 89\n" + "+34 123 456 789\n" + "+39 0577286143\n" + "+44(012)123456789\n" + "+49 (1234) 567890\n" + "+49 211 828934-0\n" + "+49 69 96876-150\n\n" + "1-234-555-8901\n" + "7-123-456-7890\n\n" + "0012315557890\n" + "001 230 123 456789\n" + "001-555012345\n" + "00210123456789\n" + "00271-12-345-6789\n" + "003312345678\n" + "009112345678\n" + "008001234567890\n\n" + "With an extension:\n\n" + "+12345678901x1234\n" + "+1-234-567-8901 x1234\n" + "+7 123-4567890-x321\n" + "+7 123 4 5 6-7890x1234\n" + "+7-123-456-7890 ext 1234\n" + "+33(1)23.45.67.89 x 1234\n" + "+9123-456-7890x12345\n" + "+9123-456-7890;ext=12345\n" + "+91-92130-25552\n\n" + "01172312345678x901\n" + "011 7 231 234 5678 ext. 901\n" + "011 7 231 234 5678;ext=901\n\n" + "0091234567890x1234\n" + "0011234567890ext.1234\n" + "00223-(4321)-567.89 ext-4321\n" + "007-(123)-456-7890 ext 4321\n" + "007-(123)-456-7890;ext=4321\n\n" + "Local numbers only (or missing/unknown country code):\n\n" + "(800)5678901\n" + "(800) 567 8901\n" + "(234) 567 8901\n" + "(234) 567 89 01\n" + "(1)23 45 67 89\n" + "(01)23 45 67 89\n" + "(0)1 23 45 67 89\n" + "(0)1 23 45 6789\n" + "(0)800 800 800\n" + "(0)800 800 800;ext=12\n\n" + "800-567-8901\n" + "234-567-8901\n" + "234 567 8901\n\n" + "01 23 45 67 89\n" + "01 23 45 6789\n" + "0 800 800 800\n" + "00-0-0000\n\n" + "123456789\n" + "123456789012\n" + "12345678901\n" + "2345678901\n" + "12345678\n" + "1234567890123\n\n" + "Local short numbers (up to 4 digits):\n\n" + "12 34\n" + "1234\n" + "112\n" + "911\n" + "15\n\n" + "Ambiguous or invalid format:\n\n" + "00-0--0000\n" + "(01 55) 1234 5678\n" + "(01 551) 234 5678\n" + "+012345678\n" + " +340123456789\n" + "++34123456789\n" + " (0)123456789\n" + "12(34567890\n" + "123)456789012345\n" + ")234( 567 8901\n" + "ext1234\n"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.COMMENTS | Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE); 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