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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 = "(In\\s(?P<lang>[^-]+))?(?(1)-|)((?P<home>.+)\\svs\\.\\s+(?P<away>.+)\\s+)\\((?P<league>[^\\)]+)"; final String string = "In Spanish-Vitesse vs. Feyenoord (Eredivisie)\n" + "Vitesse vs. Feyenoord (Eredivisie)\n" + "Hyderabad vs. Mumbai City FC (Indian Super League)\n" + "Kilmarnock vs. Aberdeen (Scottish Premier League)\n" + "In Spanish-ADO Den Haag vs. Ajax (Eredivisie)\n" + "ADO Den Haag vs. Ajax (Eredivisie)\n" + "Sassuolo vs. AC Milan (Serie A)\n" + "In Spanish-Sassuolo vs. AC Milan (Serie A)\n" + "Cagliari vs. Udinese (Serie A)\n" + "In Spanish-Inter vs. Spezia (Serie A)\n" + "Inter Milan vs. Spezia (Serie A)\n" + "Benevento vs. Genoa (Serie A)\n" + "Kerala Blasters FC vs. SC East Bengal (Indian Super League)\n" + "Celtic vs. Heart of Midlothian (Final) (Scottish Cup)\n" + "Sport-Club Freiburg vs. Hertha BSC (Bundesliga)\n" + "Abilene Christian vs. Stetson (W Basketball)\n" + "In Spanish-VfL Wolfsburg vs. VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga)\n" + "VfL Wolfsburg vs. VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga)\n" + "In Spanish-Atalanta vs. AS Roma (Serie A)\n" + "Atalanta vs. AS Roma (Serie A)\n" + "Kobenhaven vs. OB (Danish Superliga)\n" + "East Carolina vs. Cincinnati (W Basketball)\n" + "Delaware vs. George Washington (W Basketball)\n" + "Northern Kentucky vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (W Basketball)\n" + "Jackson State vs. Iowa State (M Basketball)\n" + "Cleveland State vs. IUPUI (W Basketball)\n" + "Western Carolina vs. Georgia State (W Basketball)\n" + "Robert Morris vs. Milwaukee (W Basketball)\n" + "Albany vs. UMBC (W Basketball)\n" + "SMU vs. Temple (W Basketball)\n" + "Appalachian State vs. East Tennessee State (W Basketball)\n" + "Binghamton vs. Stony Brook (W Basketball)\n" + "UMass Lowell vs. Vermont (W Basketball)\n" + "Alice Lloyd vs. UNC Greensboro (M Basketball)\n" + "UNC Asheville vs. High Point (W Basketball)\n" + "Ball State vs. Akron (W Basketball)\n" + "South Carolina State vs. Campbell (W Basketball)\n" + "Oakland vs. Wright State (W Basketball)\n" + "VCU vs. Richmond (W Basketball)\n" + "Lazio vs. Napoli (Serie A)\n" + "In Spanish-Lazio vs. Napoli (Serie A)\n" + "Freed-Hardeman (TN) vs. North Alabama (M Basketball)\n" + "Western Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech (W Basketball)\n" + "Chicago State vs. Drake (M Basketball)\n" + "Martin Methodist vs. Troy (W Basketball)\n" + "Louisiana vs. Louisiana Tech (W Basketball)\n" + "Champion Christian vs. Arkansas State (M Basketball)\n" + "Alcorn State vs. Houston (M Basketball)\n" + "Oakland vs. UIC (M Basketball)\n" + "Detroit Mercy vs. UIC (W Basketball)\n" + "Western Illinois vs. UT Martin (M Basketball)\n" + "NJIT vs. Temple (M Basketball)\n" + "Lamar vs. Texas State (W Basketball)\n" + "Converse vs. Coastal Carolina (W Basketball)\n" + "Flagler vs. North Florida (M Basketball)\n" + "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Tulane (W Basketball)\n" + "Iona vs. Rider (M Basketball)\n" + "McNeese State vs. Louisiana (M Basketball)\n" + "Crowley's Ridge vs. Tennessee State (M Basketball)"; 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