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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • 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]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • 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 = "(?<oldDomain>https?:\\/\\/(?:registry.yarnpkg.com|registry.npmjs.org|[^\\/]+))\\/(?<pkgFullName>(?:(?<scopeName>@[\\w-]+)(?:\\/|%2f))?(?<pkgName>[\\w-]+))\\/(?:-|download)\\/[^#]+-(?<version>[\\w\\.]+?)\\.(?<fileExt>\\w+)#(?<hash>\\w*)"; final String string = "\"@22g/utility-types@^8.10.0\":\n" + " version \"8.10.0\"\n" + " resolved \"https://local.duizhuang.com:4873/@22g%2futility-types/-/utility-types-8.10.0.tgz#b35831f1be7a13359946efa29783541aea63e1a9\"\n" + " integrity sha1-s1gx8b56EzWZRu+il4NUGupj4ak=\n" + " dependencies:\n" + " \"@types/react\" \"*\"\n\n" + "\"@babel/helper-annotate-as-pure@^7.0.0\":\n" + " version \"7.0.0\"\n" + " resolved \"https://registry.npm.taobao.org/@babel/helper-annotate-as-pure/-/@babel/helper-annotate-as-pure-7.0.0.tgz#323d39dd0b50e10c7c06ca7d7638e6864d8c5c32\"\n" + " integrity sha512-3UYcJUj9kvSLbLbUIfQTqzcy5VX7GRZ/CCDrnOaZorFFM01aXp1+GJwuFGV4NDDoAS+mOUyHcO6UD/RfqOks3Q==\n" + " dependencies:\n" + " \"@babel/types\" \"^7.0.0\"\n\n" + "\"@babel/helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor@^7.1.0\":\n" + " version \"7.1.0\"\n" + " resolved \"https://registry.npm.taobao.org/@babel/helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor/-/@babel/helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor-7.1.0.tgz#6b69628dfe4087798e0c4ed98e3d4a6b2fbd2f5f\"\n" + " integrity sha512-qNSR4jrmJ8M1VMM9tibvyRAHXQs2PmaksQF7c1CGJNipfe3D8p+wgNwgso/P2A2r2mdgBWAXljNWR0QRZAMW8w==\n" + " dependencies:\n" + " \"@babel/helper-explode-assignable-expression\" \"^7.1.0\"\n" + " \"@babel/types\" \"^7.0.0\"\n\n" + "\"@babel/helper-builder-react-jsx@^7.7.0\":\n" + " version \"7.7.0\"\n" + " resolved \"https://registry.npm.yarnpkg.org/@babel/helper-builder-react-jsx/download/@babel/helper-builder-react-jsx-7.7.0.tgz#c6b8254d305bacd62beb648e4dea7d3ed79f352d\"\n" + " integrity sha1-xrglTTBbrNYr62SOTep9PtefNS0=\n" + " dependencies:"; 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