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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
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  • 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]
  • 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 = "(?P<TestName>.*)EXP=(?P<EXP>\\s*(?P<EXPvalue>-?\\s*\\d+\\.?\\d*)\\s*(\\+/-)?(?P<Limits>\\s*-?\\s*\\d+.?\\d*)?\\s*(?P<EXPunits>.*))ACT=(?P<ACT>\\s*(?P<ACTvalue>-?\\s*\\d+\\.?\\d*)\\s*(?P<ACTunits>.*))RES=(?P<RES>.*)SN:(?P<SN>.*) "; final String string = "QTMU 0, Serial Number: 1494\n" + " 6A EVENT COUNT POS edge EXP= 512 counts ACT= 512 RES=TMU0 SN: 1494\n" + " 6A EVENT COUNT NEG edge EXP= 512 counts ACT= 512 RES=TMU0 SN: 1494\n" + " 6A EVENT COUNT\n" + " 2A -115V thru Mux to IADC EXP=-2.79940 +/-0.315mV ACT=-2.84159 V RES=SPU 13 SN: 3609 \n" + "4I ADC2 FORCED OVER RANGE EXP= 0001 ACT= 0001 RES=QMS4 /16-0 SN: 674\n" + " 4I ADC2 BIT TEST EXP= 0fff ACT= 0fff RES=QMS4 /16-0 SN: 674\n" + "9D ADC, GND EXP= 0.00000 +/-20.00mV ACT= 1.53825mV RES=APU12 28 SN: 3789"; 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