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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 = "REVIEWDOG_VERSION(?:\\s*=\\s*|:?\\s*)[\\\"|\\']?v?\\K\\d+\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?(-[^\\'\\\"\\s]*)?"; final String string = "This is test file.\n\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION=v0.1.0\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = v0.1.0\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION=0.1.0\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = 0.1.0\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION=\"v0.1.0\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION='v0.1.0'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = \"v0.1.0\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = 'v0.1.0'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION=\"0.1.0\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION='0.1.0'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = \"0.1.0\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = '0.1.0'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION=\"v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION='v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = \"v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = 'v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION=\"0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION='0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31'\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = \"0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31\"\n" + "REVIEWDOG_VERSION = '0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31'\n" + "ENV REVIEWDOG_VERSION=0.1.0\n" + "ENV REVIEWDOG_VERSION 0.1.0\n" + "ARG REVIEWDOG_VERSION=0.1.0\n" + "yaml:\n" + " REVIEWDOG_VERSION: 0.1.0\n" + " REVIEWDOG_VERSION: \"0.1.0\"\n" + " REVIEWDOG_VERSION: '0.1.0'\n\n" + "The above version should be updated to the latest version with this action.\n\n\n" + "Other test cases.\n\n" + "REDPEN_VERSION=1.10.1\n\n" + "TMUX_VERSION=3.0\n"; final String subst = "1.0.0-nightly23423423423423523gdsg"; 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