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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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Generated Code

import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { final String regex = "( # 1: start\n" + "( # 2: look for header...\n" + "( # 3: start\n" + "(ht|f)tps?\\: # 4: http or some variant, or\n" + ")| # 3: end.\n" + "(www) # 5: www.\n" + ") # done with header.\n" + "(?: # start repeating group\n" + "([.\\/:?=&-]+) # 6: allowed punctuations\n" + "( # 9: start. chose one:\n" + "(((\\s?)([a-z0-9]+) # a space and lower case chars \n" + ")| #or\n" + "(\\w+) # 11: all word chars, but no spaces\n" + ")\n" + ") # 9: end.\n" + ")+ # end repeating group\n" + ") # end capture group 1\n" + "(\\/?\\.?\\s?[A-Z]?) # exclude this."; final String string = " us at https://www.roblox.com/support. If anyone asks for your password or personal information (such as your name, address or (https://www.roblox.com/support). If we choose to take action, Devs and Payors agree that our decision (which may include deducting Robux from the Dev and crediting of Robux to the Payor) is final and Devs and Payors shall abide by that decision. You agree to work with us in a timely manner to resolve all such issues, and failure to do so is considered a violation of these Terms.\n" + "B. Privacy Policy. At all times your information will be treated in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into this License and can be viewed at: http:// www.apple.com/privacy/."; final String subst = "--------->$1<--------$13"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.COMMENTS); 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