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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 = "(?<=(ch-name\">)|(?<=ch-time\">)|(?<=ch-type\">)|(?<=ch-text\">))[\\s\\S]*?(?=<\\/)"; final String string = "<ul id=\"channelList\">\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span><!-- 1-->\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">06:30</span><!-- 2-->\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">NBA TV</span><!-- 3-->\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Sacramento Kings - N.Orleans Pelicans (Basketbol)</span><!-- 4-->\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">07:45</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">TRT Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">İlk Baskı (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">11:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">TRT Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Spor Manşet (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">11:05</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">NTV Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Spor Servisi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">12:15</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">TRT Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Set-Maç-Smaç (Voleybol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">13:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Kanal 58</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Sivas Bld. - Pendikspor (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">13:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Kardelen TV</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">BB Erzurumspor - Zonguldak (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">14:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Lig Tv</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Futbol Gündemi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">14:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">NTV Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Spor Aktüel (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">20:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Tivibu Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Doğru Taktik (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">20:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">NTV Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Kırmızı Çizgi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">20:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">A Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Beşiktaş SJ - Zielona Gora (Basketbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">20:30</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Eurosport 2</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Lokomotiv Kuban - Valencia Basket (Basketbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">21:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">TRT Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Futbol Keyfi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">21:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Tivibu Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Ters Köşe (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">22:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">TRT Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Devler Sahnesi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">22:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Smartspor 2</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Aris - Banvit (Basketbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">22:15</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">Eurosport 2</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Bilbao Basket - Khimki Moskova (Basketbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">23:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">NTV Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Spor Gecesi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"even\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">23:30</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">TRT Spor</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Spor Gecesi (Futbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li>\n" + " <li class=\"odd\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-type\">Canlı</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-time\">03:00</span>\n" + " <div class=\"ch-desc\">\n" + " <span class=\"ch-name\">NBA TV</span>\n" + " <span class=\"ch-text\">Washington Wizards - Boston Celtics (Basketbol)</span>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </li></ul>"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); 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