import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "(?<=\\d)\\t(?=\\d)|\\t(?=[A-Z@<:]{14})|(?<=[A-Z@<:]{14})\\t";
final String string = "C42TMACXX:5:2316:15161:76101 163 1 @<@DFFADDDF:DD NH:i:1 HI:i:1 AS:i:200 nM:i:0\n"
+ "C42TMACXX:5:2316:15161:76101 83 1 CCCCCACDDDCB@B NH:i:1 HI:i:1 nM:i:1\n"
+ "C42TMACXX:5:1305:26011:74469 163 1 CCCFFFFFHHHHGJ NH:i:1 HI:i:1 AS:i:200 nM:i:0";
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