import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "(?:(?<tag>(?<!\\/).)|(?:\\/.))(?: href=\"(?<url>.+?)\")?>(?<text>.+?)<";
final String string = "<p>The <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/23/contents\">UK Bribery Act</a> (“the Act”) received Royal Assent in April 2010 and came into force in July 2011. It was designed to modernise and simplify the UK’s anti-corruption legislation and to more effectively address requirements imposed under the <a href=\"http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/ConvCombatBribery_ENG.pdf\">OECD anti-bribery Convention</a>. The Act outlined four prime offences, including the introduction of a new corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery. And the <b>rest is history</b> so is the ending.</p>";
final String subst = "";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE);
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