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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]
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    [^a-z]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
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    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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  • 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}
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    ^
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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 = ".*?<Component>.*?<kind>house<\\/kind>.*?<name>([^<]+)<\\/name>.*"; final String string = "<ymaps xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xsi:schemaLocation=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.1.1/base/gml.xsd http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x https://maps.yandex.ru/schemas/ymaps/1.x/ymaps.xsd http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x http://maps.yandex.ru/schemas/geocoder/1.x/geocoder.xsd http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x http://maps.yandex.ru/schemas/search/1.x/address.xsd urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0 http://docs.oasis-open.org/election/external/xAL.xsd\">\n" + "<GeoObjectCollection>\n" + "<metaDataProperty xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeocoderResponseMetaData xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x\">\n" + "<request>56.751574,2038.573856</request>\n" + "<found>3</found>\n" + "<results>10</results>\n" + "</GeocoderResponseMetaData>\n" + "</metaDataProperty>\n" + "<featureMember xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeoObject xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x\" xmlns:gml=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\" gml:id=\"1\">\n" + "<metaDataProperty xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeocoderMetaData xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x\">\n" + "<kind>house</kind>\n" + "<text>Турция, Сакарья, Хендек, Ени, улица 2038, 56</text>\n" + "<precision>exact</precision>\n" + "<Address xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x\">\n" + "<country_code>TR</country_code>\n" + "<formatted>Турция, Сакарья, Хендек, Ени, улица 2038, 56</formatted>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>country</kind>\n" + "<name>Турция</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>province</kind>\n" + "<name>Сакарья</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>area</kind>\n" + "<name>Хендек</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>district</kind>\n" + "<name>Ени</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>street</kind>\n" + "<name>улица 2038</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>house</kind>\n" + "<name>56</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "</Address>\n" + "<AddressDetails xmlns=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0\">\n" + "<Country>\n" + "<AddressLine>Турция, Сакарья, Хендек, Ени, улица 2038, 56</AddressLine>\n" + "<CountryNameCode>TR</CountryNameCode>\n" + "<CountryName>Турция</CountryName>\n" + "<AdministrativeArea>\n" + "<AdministrativeAreaName>Сакарья</AdministrativeAreaName>\n" + "<SubAdministrativeArea>\n" + "<SubAdministrativeAreaName>Хендек</SubAdministrativeAreaName>\n" + "<Locality>\n" + "<DependentLocality>\n" + "<DependentLocalityName>Ени</DependentLocalityName>\n" + "<Thoroughfare>\n" + "<ThoroughfareName>улица 2038</ThoroughfareName>\n" + "<Premise>\n" + "<PremiseNumber>56</PremiseNumber>\n" + "</Premise>\n" + "</Thoroughfare>\n" + "</DependentLocality>\n" + "</Locality>\n" + "</SubAdministrativeArea>\n" + "</AdministrativeArea>\n" + "</Country>\n" + "</AddressDetails>\n" + "</GeocoderMetaData>\n" + "</metaDataProperty>\n" + "<description xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">Ени, Хендек, Сакарья, Турция</description>\n" + "<name xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">улица 2038, 56</name>\n" + "<boundedBy xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<Envelope>\n" + "<lowerCorner>30.728833 40.789485</lowerCorner>\n" + "<upperCorner>30.737043 40.795725</upperCorner>\n" + "</Envelope>\n" + "</boundedBy>\n" + "<Point xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<pos>30.732938 40.792605</pos>\n" + "</Point>\n" + "</GeoObject>\n" + "</featureMember>\n" + "<featureMember xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeoObject xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x\" xmlns:gml=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\" gml:id=\"2\">\n" + "<metaDataProperty xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeocoderMetaData xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x\">\n" + "<kind>house</kind>\n" + "<text>Турция, Денизли, Памуккале, Джанкуртаран, улица 2038, 56</text>\n" + "<precision>exact</precision>\n" + "<Address xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x\">\n" + "<country_code>TR</country_code>\n" + "<formatted>Турция, Денизли, Памуккале, Джанкуртаран, улица 2038, 56</formatted>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>country</kind>\n" + "<name>Турция</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>province</kind>\n" + "<name>Денизли</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>area</kind>\n" + "<name>Памуккале</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>district</kind>\n" + "<name>Джанкуртаран</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>street</kind>\n" + "<name>улица 2038</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>house</kind>\n" + "<name>56</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "</Address>\n" + "<AddressDetails xmlns=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0\">\n" + "<Country>\n" + "<AddressLine>Турция, Денизли, Памуккале, Джанкуртаран, улица 2038, 56</AddressLine>\n" + "<CountryNameCode>TR</CountryNameCode>\n" + "<CountryName>Турция</CountryName>\n" + "<AdministrativeArea>\n" + "<AdministrativeAreaName>Денизли</AdministrativeAreaName>\n" + "<SubAdministrativeArea>\n" + "<SubAdministrativeAreaName>Памуккале</SubAdministrativeAreaName>\n" + "<Locality>\n" + "<DependentLocality>\n" + "<DependentLocalityName>Джанкуртаран</DependentLocalityName>\n" + "<Thoroughfare>\n" + "<ThoroughfareName>улица 2038</ThoroughfareName>\n" + "<Premise>\n" + "<PremiseNumber>56</PremiseNumber>\n" + "</Premise>\n" + "</Thoroughfare>\n" + "</DependentLocality>\n" + "</Locality>\n" + "</SubAdministrativeArea>\n" + "</AdministrativeArea>\n" + "</Country>\n" + "</AddressDetails>\n" + "</GeocoderMetaData>\n" + "</metaDataProperty>\n" + "<description xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">Джанкуртаран, Памуккале, Денизли, Турция</description>\n" + "<name xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">улица 2038, 56</name>\n" + "<boundedBy xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<Envelope>\n" + "<lowerCorner>29.218953 37.67848</lowerCorner>\n" + "<upperCorner>29.227164 37.685006</upperCorner>\n" + "</Envelope>\n" + "</boundedBy>\n" + "<Point xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<pos>29.223059 37.681743</pos>\n" + "</Point>\n" + "</GeoObject>\n" + "</featureMember>\n" + "<featureMember xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeoObject xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x\" xmlns:gml=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\" gml:id=\"3\">\n" + "<metaDataProperty xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<GeocoderMetaData xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x\">\n" + "<kind>house</kind>\n" + "<text>Турция, Адыяман, Адыяман Меркез, Сителер, улица 2038, 54</text>\n" + "<precision>near</precision>\n" + "<Address xmlns=\"http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x\">\n" + "<country_code>TR</country_code>\n" + "<formatted>Турция, Адыяман, Адыяман Меркез, Сителер, улица 2038, 54</formatted>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>country</kind>\n" + "<name>Турция</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>province</kind>\n" + "<name>Адыяман</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>area</kind>\n" + "<name>Адыяман Меркез</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>district</kind>\n" + "<name>Сителер</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>street</kind>\n" + "<name>улица 2038</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "<Component>\n" + "<kind>house</kind>\n" + "<name>54</name>\n" + "</Component>\n" + "</Address>\n" + "<AddressDetails xmlns=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0\">\n" + "<Country>\n" + "<AddressLine>Турция, Адыяман, Адыяман Меркез, Сителер, улица 2038, 54</AddressLine>\n" + "<CountryNameCode>TR</CountryNameCode>\n" + "<CountryName>Турция</CountryName>\n" + "<AdministrativeArea>\n" + "<AdministrativeAreaName>Адыяман</AdministrativeAreaName>\n" + "<SubAdministrativeArea>\n" + "<SubAdministrativeAreaName>Адыяман Меркез</SubAdministrativeAreaName>\n" + "<Locality>\n" + "<DependentLocality>\n" + "<DependentLocalityName>Сителер</DependentLocalityName>\n" + "<Thoroughfare>\n" + "<ThoroughfareName>улица 2038</ThoroughfareName>\n" + "<Premise>\n" + "<PremiseNumber>54</PremiseNumber>\n" + "</Premise>\n" + "</Thoroughfare>\n" + "</DependentLocality>\n" + "</Locality>\n" + "</SubAdministrativeArea>\n" + "</AdministrativeArea>\n" + "</Country>\n" + "</AddressDetails>\n" + "</GeocoderMetaData>\n" + "</metaDataProperty>\n" + "<description xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">Сителер, Адыяман Меркез, Адыяман, Турция</description>\n" + "<name xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">улица 2038, 54</name>\n" + "<boundedBy xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<Envelope>\n" + "<lowerCorner>38.291327 37.766104</lowerCorner>\n" + "<upperCorner>38.299537 37.772622</upperCorner>\n" + "</Envelope>\n" + "</boundedBy>\n" + "<Point xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\">\n" + "<pos>38.295432 37.769363</pos>\n" + "</Point>\n" + "</GeoObject>\n" + "</featureMember>\n" + "</GeoObjectCollection>\n" + "</ymaps>"; final String subst = "$1"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.DOTALL); 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