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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Substitution
  • 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 = "<script.*src.*edge.*<\\/script>"; final String string = "<!DOCTYPE html>\n" + "<html>\n" + "<head>\n" + " <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\"/>\n" + " <meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=Edge\"/>\n" + " <title>Untitled</title>\n" + "<!--Adobe Edge Runtime-->\n" + " <meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=Edge\">\n" + " <script src=\"//ad.adverticum.net/scripts/goa-helper.js\"></script>\n" + " <script type=\"text/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http://animate.adobe.com/runtime/5.0.0/edge.5.0.0.min.js\"></script>\n" + " <style>\n" + " .edgeLoad-EDGE-20744748 { visibility:hidden; }\n" + " </style>\n" + "<script>\n" + " AdobeEdge.loadComposition('MM_Gyor_Huawei_1112-1114_HTML5_720x250', 'EDGE-20744748', {\n" + " scaleToFit: \"none\",\n" + " centerStage: \"both\",\n" + " minW: \"0\",\n" + " maxW: \"undefined\",\n" + " width: \"720px\",\n" + " height: \"250px\"\n" + "}, {\"dom\":{}}, {\"dom\":{}});\n" + "</script>\n" + "<!--Adobe Edge Runtime End-->\n\n" + "</head>\n" + "<body style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">\n" + " <div id=\"Stage\" class=\"EDGE-20744748\"></div>\n" + " \n" + "</body>\n" + "</html>"; 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