import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "\\d+(?:/\\d+)?\\D+";
final String string = "PENCARROW COMPOSITE ROLL\n"
+ "178 Wellington Rd, Wainuiomata,Hmmkr ...8 Bull Avenue, Wainuiomata,Housewife ..3/40A Bauchop Rd,Lower Hutt,Scrtry ..26 Castlerea Street, Wainuiomata,Printer 126 Cheviot Rd,Lowry Bay, Hawt\n"
+ ".8 Bull Avenue, Wainuiomata,System Oprtr 144 Cambridge Terrace, Lower Hutt, Butcher 144 Cambridge Tce,Lower Hutt, Housewife ..12 Collingwood St.Lower Hutt,Housewife 12 Collingwood Street, Lower Hutt, Welder ..32 Moohan Street, Wainuiomata,Storeman 8 Burden Avenue, Wainuiomata,Pub Servant .....21 Pollard St,Wainuiomata,Machine Optr 32 Burnside Street, Lower Hutt, Press Wrkr\n"
+ "8 Burden Avenue, Wainuiomata, Pub Servant\n"
+ "3 Manurewa Gr.Wainuiomata, Technician\n"
+ "26 Mimihau Grove, Wainuiomata, Shop Proptr";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE);
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