import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "(<a href=\"([^\"]*)\"\\s*class=\"(?:[^\"]* )?mfp_thumb.*(?: [^\"]*)?\"[^>]*>\\s*([^\\s].*?[^\\s])\\s*<\\/a>)";
final String string = "blah blah <a href=\"test.html\">Outside of scope</a> blah blah\n\n"
+ "<a href=\"/about/team/management/tony-georgis\" class=\"mfp_thumb_pos_top\" itemprop=\"url\"><img src=\"/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpage/43_642_default.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Tony Georgis, P.E.\"></a>\n\n"
+ "blah blah <a class=\"test\" id=\"one\">Nothing</a> blah blah\n";
final String subst = "{modal url=\"$2\"}$3";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.DOTALL | Pattern.UNICODE_CHARACTER_CLASS | Pattern.MULTILINE);
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