import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "[^`\\w@\\\\](t[xyq]|th(nx|nq|x)|than[xk](s)?(you|[syxzq]){0,1})\\b";
final String string = "#- Should match\n"
+ "tx, ty, tq,\n"
+ "thnq, thx, thnx,\n"
+ "thanx, thanxyou, thanxs, thanxy, thanxx, thanxz, thanxq, thanxss, thanxsy, thanxsx, thanxsz, thanxsq\n"
+ "thank, thankyou, thanks, thanky, thankx, thankz, thankq, thankss, thanksy, thanksx, thanksz, thanksq\n"
+ "...\n\n\n"
+ "#- Shouldn't work\n"
+ "thanksk\n"
+ "thans\n"
+ "than\n"
+ "thanker\n"
+ "thanking\n"
+ "thxq\n"
+ "thnxs\n"
+ "txs\n"
+ "taxs\n"
+ "`thanks`\n"
+ "``` a real world testing of thanks regex ```\n"
+ "_thanks_\n"
+ "tank of pleasure\n"
+ "tax is high\n"
+ "taks away!\n"
+ "tanks are everywhere\n"
+ "@thanks buddy\n"
+ "# Shouldn't match\n"
+ "@thanks\n"
+ "@tanks\n"
+ "@tx\n"
+ "@ty\n"
+ "thankqx";
final String subst = "$1";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
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