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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 = "(?:^|\\n)#EXTINF:(?:-?\\d+(\\.\\d+)?),(.*?)[\\r\\n]+(.*)"; final String string = "\n" + "#EXTM3U\n" + "#EXTINF:O,Telegool TV Bein Sport 1 \n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/priv/b1111/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Bein Sport 2\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/bein2222/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Bein Sport 3\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/bein3333/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Bein Sport 4\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/bein4444/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Beinmax 1\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/beinmax1111/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Beinmax 2\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/beinmax2222/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Tivibu Sport 1\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/tivibu11/playlist.m3u8\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/tivibu22/playlist.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:0,Telegool TV Tivibu Sport 3\n" + "http://stream99.astalavistababy.xyz/selcuksportsfutbol/tivibu33/playlist.m3u8\n\n\n\n\n" + "#EXTM3U\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,-------------- | SPOR NOX | --------------\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/268.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 Hd\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/7.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,beIN Sport 1 Hd [ 720p ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/16271.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,BeIN Sports 1 Sd [ 60 Fps ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/16273.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,beIN Sport 1 Hd [ dt ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/20279.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 Hd 1080 Hevc\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/8.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,BeIN Sports 1 Hd 1080i 265.hevc\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/16272.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 Hevc [ 1920 x 1080 ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/16274.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 Hd 1080i\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/11.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,BeIN Sports 1 Hd 265.hevc [ 60 Fps ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/14.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport Sd 1 Mobile\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/15.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 Hd [ yedek ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/16.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 [ 360P ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/24.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 [ 480P ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/23.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 [ 576P ]\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/22.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 4k\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/9.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 1 4k 1080 Hevc\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/10.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 2 Sd\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/17.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 2 Mobile\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/18.m3u8\n" + "#EXTINF:-1,Bein Sport 2 Hd\n" + "http://nox101.com:8080/live/orkun2020/orkun2021/19.m3u8"; 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