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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
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    [^abc]
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    [a-z]
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    [^a-z]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
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    \d
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    \D
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    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    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
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    \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 = "(?:URLSICategory|DNSSICategory|IPReputationSICategory)"; final String string = "Rcvd:2021-04-15T11:17:46.673993+10:00 From:firewall-1.site.com Time:2021-04-15T01:17:45 Host:firewall-1 Pri:alert.info Msg: %FTD-6-430002: EventPriority: High, DeviceUUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001, InstanceID: 16, FirstPacketSecond: 2021-04-15T01:17:45Z, ConnectionID: 35916, AccessControlRuleAction: Block, AccessControlRuleReason: IP Block, SrcIP: 10.0.0.8, DstIP: 1.2.3.9, SrcPort: 16403, DstPort: 16386, Protocol: udp, IngressInterface: Inside, EgressInterface: Outside, IngressZone: INSIDE, EgressZone: OUTSIDE, IngressVRF: Global, EgressVRF: Global, ACPolicy: ACP-XX-20210329, Prefilter Policy: PFP-XX-20210329, InitiatorPackets: 1, ResponderPackets: 0, InitiatorBytes: 58, ResponderBytes: 0, NAPPolicy: No Rules Active, SecIntMatchingIP: Destination, IPReputationSICategory: Global-Blacklist_1\n" + "Rcvd:2021-04-15T11:17:49.924536+10:00 From:firewall-1.site.com Time:2021-04-15T01:17:49 Host:firewall-1 Pri:alert.info Msg: %FTD-6-430003: EventPriority: Low, DeviceUUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001, FirstPacketSecond: 2021-04-15T01:17:49Z, ConnectionID: 0, AccessControlRuleAction: Allow, SrcIP: 10.0.0.1, DstIP: 1.2.3.4, SrcPort: 54102, DstPort: 443, Protocol: tcp, IngressInterface: Inside, EgressInterface: Outside, IngressZone: INSIDE, EgressZone: OUTSIDE, IngressVRF: Global, EgressVRF: Global, ACPolicy: ACP-XX-20210329, AccessControlRuleName: From-IPv4-allowed-users, Prefilter Policy: PFP-XX-20210329, User: Not Found, ConnectionDuration: 0, InitiatorPackets: 12, ResponderPackets: 15, InitiatorBytes: 1419, ResponderBytes: 12575, NAPPolicy: No Rules Active\n" + "Rcvd:2021-04-15T12:53:40.111154+10:00 From:firewall-1.site.com Time:2021-04-15T02:53:39 Host:firewall-1 Pri:alert.info Msg: %FTD-6-430003: EventPriority: Low, DeviceUUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001, FirstPacketSecond: 2021-04-15T02:53:39Z, ConnectionID: 0, AccessControlRuleAction: Allow, SrcIP: 10.0.0.2, DstIP: 1.2.3.5, SrcPort: 48012, DstPort: 443, Protocol: tcp, IngressInterface: Inside, EgressInterface: Outside, IngressZone: INSIDE, EgressZone: OUTSIDE, IngressVRF: Global, EgressVRF: Global, ACPolicy: ACP-XX-20210329, AccessControlRuleName: From-IPv4-allowed-users, Prefilter Policy: PFP-XX-20210329, User: Not Found, ConnectionDuration: 0, InitiatorPackets: 10, ResponderPackets: 15, InitiatorBytes: 1678, ResponderBytes: 12575, NAPPolicy: No Rules Active\n" + "Rcvd:2021-04-15T12:53:40.112896+10:00 From:firewall-1.site.com Time:2021-04-15T02:53:40 Host:firewall-1 Pri:alert.info Msg: %FTD-6-430003: EventPriority: Low, DeviceUUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001, FirstPacketSecond: 2021-04-15T02:53:40Z, ConnectionID: 0, AccessControlRuleAction: Allow, SrcIP: 10.0.0.3, DstIP: 1.2.3.6, SrcPort: 48019, DstPort: 443, Protocol: tcp, IngressInterface: Inside, EgressInterface: Outside, IngressZone: INSIDE, EgressZone: OUTSIDE, IngressVRF: Global, EgressVRF: Global, ACPolicy: ACP-XX-20210329, AccessControlRuleName: From-IPv4-allowed-users, Prefilter Policy: PFP-XX-20210329, User: Not Found, ConnectionDuration: 0, InitiatorPackets: 11, ResponderPackets: 15, InitiatorBytes: 1678, ResponderBytes: 12575, NAPPolicy: No Rules Active\n" + "Rcvd:2021-04-15T12:53:40.123993+10:00 From:firewall-1.site.com Time:2021-04-15T01:17:45 Host:firewall-1 Pri:alert.info Msg: %FTD-6-430002: EventPriority: High, DeviceUUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002, InstanceID: 16, FirstPacketSecond: 2021-04-15T01:17:45Z, ConnectionID: 35916, AccessControlRuleAction: Block, AccessControlRuleReason: IP Block, SrcIP: 10.0.0.4, DstIP: 1.2.3.7, SrcPort: 16403, DstPort: 16386, Protocol: udp, IngressInterface: Inside, EgressInterface: Outside, IngressZone: INSIDE, EgressZone: OUTSIDE, IngressVRF: Global, EgressVRF: Global, ACPolicy: ACP-XX-20210329, Prefilter Policy: PFP-XX-20210329, InitiatorPackets: 1, ResponderPackets: 0, InitiatorBytes: 58, ResponderBytes: 0, NAPPolicy: No Rules Active, SecIntMatchingIP: Destination, IPReputationSICategory: Global-Blacklist_1\n" + "Rcvd:2021-04-15T12:53:40.130404+10:00 From:firewall-2.site.com Time:2021-04-15T12:53:40 Host:firewall-2 Pri:local4.err Msg::Apr 15 02:53:40 UTC: %FTD-session-3-106014: Deny inbound icmp src Inside:10.1.0.1 dst nlp_int_tap:169.254.1.2 (type 3, code 3)\n"; 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