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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

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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 = "(?:(?:https?|ftp|file):\\/\\/|www\\.|ftp\\.)(?:\\([-A-Z0-9+&@#\\/%=~_|$?!:,.]*\\)|[-A-Z0-9+&@#\\/%=~_|$?!:,.])*(?:\\([-A-Z0-9+&@#\\/%=~_|$?!:,.]*\\)|[A-Z0-9+&@#\\/%=~_|$])*(?:\\([-A-Z0-9+&@#\\/%=~_|$?!:,.]*\\)|[A-Z0-9+&@#\\/%=~_|$;-])*"; final String string = "https://web.facebook.com\n" + "https://google.com\n" + "https://web.facebook.com/destiney.arkaden/posts/pfbid0jxqYa9Jkfoe9rATYUAcv9FsRnc1NGea2Kz6JxZPHKbe17xjS1akgEk5z6Z4tQTh2l?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXy-D_E-IEYmmLc13KwLzY8E3AVjhlr1HRlJ1ejqqP1GqpRxK3ntzsoBEdpNopoBqAi_JHZJeZfYatg8ey4vsuU2vTHRjqxurMX6VYuVboZ9yAmDBWWWKdw87M6wai_ovqA-9bXektCQtxpAgNJCp0B&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R;\n" + "<div data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-string=\"true\">Wondering what it takes to study in Europe?</span></span></span></span></div><div data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-string=\"true\">Join </span></span></span></span><a href=\"https://setlinn.com/profile/63cb889363b41c3cd16b37e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-slate-node=\"element\" data-slate-inline=\"true\" data-slate-void=\"true\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-cy=\"mention-Mahtabuzzaman-Rangan\" class=\"mentionedUser\" style=\"padding: 3px 3px 2px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9em; box-shadow: none;\"><span data-slate-spacer=\"true\" style=\"height: 0px; color: transparent; outline: currentcolor; position: absolute;\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span data-slate-zero-width=\"z\" data-slate-length=\"21\"></span></span></span></span>@Mahtabuzzaman Rangan</span></a><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-string=\"true\">as we bring him live on Facebook tomorrow to explain the step-wise processes.</span></span></span></span></div><div data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-zero-width=\"z\" data-slate-length=\"0\"></span></span></span></span><a href=\"https://setlinn.com/profile/63a042575380303f8d583116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-slate-node=\"element\" data-slate-inline=\"true\" data-slate-void=\"true\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-cy=\"mention-Michael-Onwuatuegwu\" class=\"mentionedUser\" style=\"padding: 3px 3px 2px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9em; box-shadow: none;\"><span data-slate-spacer=\"true\" style=\"height: 0px; color: transparent; outline: currentcolor; position: absolute;\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span data-slate-zero-width=\"z\" data-slate-length=\"20\"></span></span></span></span>@Michael Onwuatuegwu</span></a><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-string=\"true\">will be on the session too.</span></span></span></span></div><div data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-zero-width=\"n\" data-slate-length=\"0\"><br></span></span></span></span></div><div data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-string=\"true\">Link to join ⬇️ </span></span></span></span></div><div data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><span><span data-slate-string=\"true\">https://web.facebook.com/destiney.arkaden/posts/pfbid0jxqYa9Jkfoe9rATYUAcv9FsRnc1NGea2Kz6JxZPHKbe17xjS1akgEk5z6Z4tQTh2l?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXy-D_E-IEYmmLc13KwLzY8E3AVjhlr1HRlJ1ejqqP1GqpRxK3ntzsoBEdpNopoBqAi_JHZJeZfYatg8ey4vsuU2vTHRjqxurMX6VYuVboZ9yAmDBWWWKdw87M6wai_ovqA-9bXektCQtxpAgNJCp0B&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R</span></span></span></span></div>"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | 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