import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "(<\\/a>)([^<]+)?(<\\/p>)";
final String string = "<p class=\"calibre1\"><a id=\"p1\"></a>Chapter 370: Slamming straight on</p>\n"
+ "<p class=\"softbreak\"> </p>\n"
+ "<p class=\"calibre1\">Hearing Yan Zhaoge’s suggestion, the Jade Sea City martial practitioners here were all stunned.</p>\n"
+ "<p class=\"calibre1\"><a id=\"p7\"></a>Chapter 372: Yan Zhaoge’s plan</p>\n"
+ "<p class=\"softbreak\"> </p>\n"
+ "<p class=\"calibre1\">Yan Zhaoge and Ah Hu sat on Pan-Pan’s back, black water swirling about Pan-Pan’s entire body, keeping away the seawater as he shot forward at lightning speed.</p>";
final String subst = "\\1<h2>\\2</h2>\\3";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE);
final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
// The substituted value will be contained in the result variable
final String result = matcher.replaceAll(subst);
System.out.println("Substitution result: " + result);
}
}
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