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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 = "(?<=at point, )(X=(?:\\d|\\.)+) +\\K(Y=(?:\\d|\\.)+).*?\\K(value \\w+)\\R +\\K(tag \\w+)\\K"; final String string = "[ AutoCAD - Thu Sep 03 15:59:09 2020 ]----------------------------------------\n\n" + "Command: LIST\n\n" + "Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 468 found\n\n" + "Select objects: \n\n" + " BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Block Name: \"Block\"\n" + " at point, X=1378.4556 Y=1314.2124 Z= 0.0000\n" + " X scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " Y scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " rotation angle: 160.67\n" + " Z scale factor: 266.0000\n" + " Scale uniformly: No\n" + " Allow exploding: Yes\n\n" + " ATTRIBUTE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Style = \"STANDARD\" \n" + " Annotative: No\n" + " Font file = default.shx \n" + " substituted by default.shx\n" + " start point, X=1365.1222 Y=1319.6510 Z= 0.0000\n" + " height 3.0000\n" + " value 2999\n" + " tag THINGY\n" + " rotation angle 340.67\n" + " width scale factor 1.0000\n" + " obliquing angle 0.00\n" + " flags normal\n" + " generation normal\n" + " BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Block Name: \"Block\"\n" + " at point, X=1378.4556 Y=1314.2124 Z= 0.0000\n" + " X scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " Y scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " rotation angle: 160.67\n" + " Z scale factor: 266.0000\n" + " Scale uniformly: No\n" + " Allow exploding: Yes\n\n" + " ATTRIBUTE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Style = \"STANDARD\" \n" + " Annotative: No\n" + " Font file = default.shx \n" + " substituted by default.shx\n" + " start point, X=1365.1222 Y=1319.6510 Z= 0.0000\n" + " height 3.0000\n" + " value 2999\n" + " tag THINGY\n" + " rotation angle 340.67\n" + " width scale factor 1.0000\n" + " obliquing angle 0.00\n" + " flags normal\n" + " generation normal\n" + " BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Block Name: \"Block\"\n" + " at point, X=1378.4556 Y=1314.2124 Z= 0.0000\n" + " X scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " Y scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " rotation angle: 160.67\n" + " Z scale factor: 266.0000\n" + " Scale uniformly: No\n" + " Allow exploding: Yes\n\n" + " ATTRIBUTE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Style = \"STANDARD\" \n" + " Annotative: No\n" + " Font file = default.shx \n" + " substituted by default.shx\n" + " start point, X=1365.1222 Y=1319.6510 Z= 0.0000\n" + " height 3.0000\n" + " value 2999\n" + " tag THINGY\n" + " rotation angle 340.67\n" + " width scale factor 1.0000\n" + " obliquing angle 0.00\n" + " flags normal\n" + " generation normal\n" + " BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Block Name: \"Block\"\n" + " at point, X=1378.4556 Y=1314.2124 Z= 0.0000\n" + " X scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " Y scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " rotation angle: 160.67\n" + " Z scale factor: 266.0000\n" + " Scale uniformly: No\n" + " Allow exploding: Yes\n\n" + " ATTRIBUTE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Style = \"STANDARD\" \n" + " Annotative: No\n" + " Font file = default.shx \n" + " substituted by default.shx\n" + " start point, X=1365.1222 Y=1319.6510 Z= 0.0000\n" + " height 3.0000\n" + " value 2999\n" + " tag THINGY\n" + " rotation angle 340.67\n" + " width scale factor 1.0000\n" + " obliquing angle 0.00\n" + " flags normal\n" + " generation normal\n" + " BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Block Name: \"Block\"\n" + " at point, X=1378.4556 Y=1314.2124 Z= 0.0000\n" + " X scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " Y scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " rotation angle: 160.67\n" + " Z scale factor: 266.0000\n" + " Scale uniformly: No\n" + " Allow exploding: Yes\n\n" + " ATTRIBUTE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Style = \"STANDARD\" \n" + " Annotative: No\n" + " Font file = default.shx \n" + " substituted by default.shx\n" + " start point, X=1365.1222 Y=1319.6510 Z= 0.0000\n" + " height 3.0000\n" + " value 2999\n" + " tag THINGY\n" + " rotation angle 340.67\n" + " width scale factor 1.0000\n" + " obliquing angle 0.00\n" + " flags normal\n" + " generation normal\n" + " BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Block Name: \"Block\"\n" + " at point, X=1378.4556 Y=1314.2124 Z= 0.0000\n" + " X scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " Y scale factor: 16.5000\n" + " rotation angle: 160.67\n" + " Z scale factor: 266.0000\n" + " Scale uniformly: No\n" + " Allow exploding: Yes\n\n" + " ATTRIBUTE Layer: \"layer1\"\n" + " Space: Model space\n" + " Handle = 12345\n" + " Style = \"STANDARD\" \n" + " Annotative: No\n" + " Font file = default.shx \n" + " substituted by default.shx\n" + " start point, X=1365.1222 Y=1319.6510 Z= 0.0000\n" + " height 3.0000\n" + " value 2999\n" + " tag THINGY\n" + " rotation angle 340.67\n" + " width scale factor 1.0000\n" + " obliquing angle 0.00\n" + " flags normal\n" + " generation normal"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.DOTALL); 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