import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "<div class=\"instant_search_title fsl fwb fcb\"><a href=\".+?\">(.*?)<";
final String string = "<i class=\"mrs friendsIcon customimg img sp_b6fmvb sx_5e511f\"><u>Friend</u></i><span class=\"uiButtonText\">Friends</span></a></div></div><div class=\"pls\"><div class=\"instant_search_title fsl fwb fcb\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/adrianasdzxc\" onclick=\"if (event.button == 0) { search_logged_ajax({"ab":"T_GS_BACKEND_ENTITY_LIMITATION","cururl":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","fc":1,"gc":0,"id":616226XXX,"init":"s:unknown","is_friend":true,"is_new_user":0,"locale":"en_US","o_type":1,"original_q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","rank":0,"rc":0,"sid":"10000108681XXXX.3365508868..1","start":0,"typeahead_sid":null,"u":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","t":"c:name"}); }\" onmouseup=\"if (event.button != 0) { search_logged_ajax({"ab":"T_GS_BACKEND_ENTITY_LIMITATION","cururl":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","fc":1,"gc":0,"id":616226XXX,"init":"s:unknown","is_friend":true,"is_new_user":0,"locale":"en_US","o_type":1,"original_q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","rank":0,"rc":0,"sid":"10000108681XXXX.3365508868..1","start":0,"typeahead_sid":null,"u":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","t":"c:name"}); }\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=616226XXX\">Adrian asdzxc</a></div><div class=\"fsm fwn fcg\"><div class=\"fbProfileByline searchResultPersonByline\"><span class=\"fbProfileBylineFragment\"><span class=\"fbProfileBylineIconContainer\"><i class=\"mrs fbProfileBylineIcon img sp_9pvis2 sx_897cc1\"></i></span><span class=\"fbProfileBylineLabel\">Webmaster at <a href=\"true\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Freelancer/640564905962853\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=640564905962853\">Freelancer</a></a></span></span><span class=\"fbProfileBylineFragment\"><span class=\"fbProfileBylineIconContainer\"><i class=\"mrs fbProfileBylineIcon img sp_9pvis2 sx_ed189a\"></i></span><span class=\"fbProfileBylineLabel\">Studied Web Design at <a href=\"true\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Universitatea-Tibiscus/242668875759811\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=242668875759811\">Universitatea Tibiscus</a></a></span></span><span class=\"fbProfileBylineFragment\"><span class=\"fbProfileBylineIconContainer\"><i class=\"mrs fbProfileBylineIcon img sp_9pvis2 sx_c1d4c8\"></i></span><span class=\"fbProfileBylineLabel\">Lives in <a href=\"true\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Timi%C8%99oara-poland/107982459236366\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=107982459236366\">Timișoara, poland</a></a></span></span></div></div><div><div class=\"mts detailedsearch_actions\"><a href=\"/browse/mutual_friends/?uid=616226XXX\" rel=\"dialog\" ajaxify=\"/ajax/browser/dialog/mutual_friends/?uid=616226XXX\" onclick=\"if (event.button == 0) { search_logged_ajax({"ab":"T_GS_BACKEND_ENTITY_LIMITATION","cururl":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","fc":1,"gc":0,"id":616226XXX,"init":"s:unknown","is_friend":true,"is_new_user":0,"locale":"en_US","o_type":1,"original_q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","rank":0,"rc":0,"sid":"10000108681XXXX.3365508868..1","start":0,"typeahead_sid":null,"u":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","t":"c:mutual_friend"}); }\" onmouseup=\"if (event.button != 0) { search_logged_ajax({"ab":"T_GS_BACKEND_ENTITY_LIMITATION","cururl":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","fc":1,"gc":0,"id":616226XXX,"init":"s:unknown","is_friend":true,"is_new_user":0,"locale":"en_US","o_type":1,"original_q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","rank":0,"rc":0,"sid":"10000108681XXXX.3365508868..1","start":0,"typeahead_sid":null,"u":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","t":"c:mutual_friend"}); }\" role=\"button\">2 mutual friends</a> · <a href=\"/messages/adrianasdzxc\" ajaxify=\"/ajax/messaging/composer.php?ids%5B0%5D=616226XXX&ref=search\" rel=\"dialog\" onclick=\"if (event.button == 0) { search_logged_ajax({"ab":"T_GS_BACKEND_ENTITY_LIMITATION","cururl":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","fc":1,"gc":0,"id":616226XXX,"init":"s:unknown","is_friend":true,"is_new_user":0,"locale":"en_US","o_type":1,"original_q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","rank":0,"rc":0,"sid":"10000108681XXXX.3365508868..1","start":0,"typeahead_sid":null,"u":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","t":"c:action"}); }\" onmouseup=\"if (event.button != 0) { search_logged_ajax({"ab":"T_GS_BACKEND_ENTITY_LIMITATION","cururl":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","fc":1,"gc":0,"id":616226XXX,"init":"s:unknown","is_friend":true,"is_new_user":0,"locale":"en_US","o_type":1,"original_q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","q":"adriantnt\\\\u0040yahoo.com","rank":0,"rc":0,"sid":"10000108681XXXX.3365508868..1","start":0,"typeahead_sid":null,"u":"https:\\\\/\\\\/www.facebook.com\\\\/adrianasdzxc","t":"c:action"}); }\" role=\"button\">Send message</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> --></code>\n";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
if (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