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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
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • 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 = "(?siU)var tc = '([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'(?:.*)_token\": \"([\\w]*)\"(?:.*)slice\\(([\\d,]*)\\)"; final String string = "\n" + "<!DOCTYPE html>\n" + "<html lang=\"en\">\n" + "<head>\n" + " <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n" + " <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n" + " <link rel=\"shortcut icon\" type=\"image/x-icon\" href=\"https://123moviesplayer.com/public/images/favicon.png\">\n" + " <meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex\">\n" + " <title>The Good Doctor - PutStream</title>\n" + " <meta name=\"title\" content=\"The Good Doctor - PutStream\"/>\n" + " <meta name=\"description\" content=\" - PutStream\"/>\n" + " <meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Good Doctor - PutStream\"/>\n" + " <meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" - PutStream\"/>\n" + " <meta property=\"og:keywords\" content=\" - PutStream\"/>\n" + " <meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\"/>\n" + " <meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\"/>\n" + " <meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"\"/>\n" + " \n\n" + " <link href=\"https://123moviesplayer.com/dsPlayer/player.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n" + " <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js\"></script>\n\n" + " \n\n\n" + "<script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"//puntoenun.site/rm4hSvDnGTSHIK8G/14151\"></script>\n" + "<script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"//d10lv7w3g0jvk9.cloudfront.net/?gwvld=813639\"></script>\n\n\n\n" + " \n" + "</head>\n" + "<body>\n\n\n\n\n" + "<div class=\"custom_loading_sign\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://123images.co/curved-bars.svg\" alt=\"\">\n" + "</div>\n" + "<style>\n" + ".custom_loading_sign {background: #000 none repeat scroll 0 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; position: fixed; right: 0; text-align: center; top: 0; z-index: 99; }\n" + ".custom_loading_sign img {margin-top: -50px; margin-left: -50px; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 100px; }\n" + ".cantskip {\n" + " bottom: 0%;\n" + " position: absolute;\n" + " right: 0%;\n" + "}\n" + ".adtimes {\n" + " bottom: 0%;\n" + " position: absolute;\n" + " left: 20%;\n" + "}\n" + "#timer {\n" + " right: 5px;\n" + " position: absolute;\n" + " color: white;\n" + "}\n" + "</style>\n\n\n\n\n\n" + "<iframe sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-scripts allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" id=\"openloadIframe\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" src=\"\"></iframe>\n\n" + "<div class=\"player_area\">\n" + " <div id=\"player\">\n" + " \n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " \n" + "</div>\n\n\n\n\n" + "<script data-cfasync=\"false\">\n\n\n" + "function openNew(links,mirror){\n" + " if(!mirror){ mirror = 'mirror4';}\n" + " $('.checkresume.clear').remove();\n" + " addRemoveClas(mirror);\n" + " $(\"div\").removeClass(\"player_area\");\n" + " $('#openloadIframe').attr('src', links);\n" + "}\n\n" + "function addRemoveClas(miror){\n" + " $(\".alternativer ul li\").removeClass('select-hold');\n" + " $(\".alternativer ul li[data-value='\"+miror+\"']\").addClass('select-hold');\n" + "}\n\n\n\n" + "function initializLinks(put_links){\n" + " \n" + " if(put_links[0] != -1){\n" + " openNew(put_links[0].file,'mirror1');\n" + " }else if(put_links[1] != -1){\n" + " openNew(put_links[1].file,'mirror2');\n" + " }else if(put_links[2] != -1){\n" + " openNew(put_links[2].file,'mirror3');\n" + " }else if(put_links[3] != -1){\n" + " openNew(put_links[3].file,'mirror4');\n" + " }else if(put_links[4] != -1){\n" + " openNew(put_links[4].file,'mirror5');\n" + " }else{\n" + " alert(\"no source available. please try after sometime!!\");\n" + " }\n" + "}\n\n\n\n\n" + "function initializePlayer(links){\n" + " var put_links= [];\n" + " var opn = false;\n" + " var mirros = [];\n" + " var cn = 0;\n" + " var links = jQuery.parseJSON(links);\n" + " if(links.length!=0){\n" + " for (i = 0; i < links.length; ++i) {\n" + " var getLinks = links[i];\n" + " \n" + " if (getLinks.trim()) {\n" + " //console.log(getLinks);\n" + " \n" + " if (/gounlimited/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='gounlimited';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/\\/vid\\//i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='vid';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/\\/vid1\\//i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='vid1';\n" + " singleSrc.type='hls';\n" + " singleSrc.default=false;\n" + " }else if (/onlystream/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='onlystream';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/vcstream/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='vcstream';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/mightyupload/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='mightyupload';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/upstream/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='upstream';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/hqq.tv/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='hqqtv';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else if (/mightyupload/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='mightyupload';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " }else {\n" + " var singleSrc={};\n" + " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" + " singleSrc.label='gl';\n" + " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" + " \n" + " }\n" + " if(singleSrc == -1){\n" + " mirros[i+1] = -1;\n" + " put_links[cn] = -1; cn++;\n" + " }else{\n" + " put_links.push(singleSrc);\n" + " mirros[i+1] = cn; cn++;\n" + " }\n" + " \n" + " }else{\n" + " mirros[i+1] = -1;\n" + " put_links[cn] = -1; cn++;\n" + " }\n" + " \n" + " }\n" + " }\n" + " \n" + " \n" + " if(opn){\n" + " //openNew(opn,'mirror1');\n" + " }else{\n" + " initializLinks(put_links);\n" + " }\n" + "}\n\n" + "$(document).ready(function(){\n" + " $('.custom_loading_sign').hide();\n" + " // $('.adtimes').hide();\n" + " linksgeter();\n" + " \n" + " });\n" + " \n" + "function linksgeter(){\n\n" + " //$('.adtimes').show();\n" + " //$('.app-download').hide();\n" + " //$('.skipads').hide();\n" + " \n" + " // document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = 00 + \":\" + 30;\n" + " /// startTimer();\n" + " \n" + " //$('.cantskip').hide();\n" + " //$('#`player1`').hide();\n" + " //$('#adshow').hide();\n" + " $('#openloadIframe').show();\n" + " $('.player_area').show();\n" + " //$('.alternativer').height($('.alternativer ul').height()); \n" + " $('.custom_loading_sign').show();\n" + " var tc = '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';\n" + " $.ajax({ \n" + " type: \"POST\", url: \"https://123moviesplayer.com/decoding_v3.php\", \n" + " headers: { 'x-token': _tsd_tsd_ds(tc)},\n" + " data: {\n" + " 'tokenCode': tc,\n" + " \"_token\": \"lV3wAUeCfrSK80dAP3N2ge2pojJJrOcrjrWl2o9C\",\n" + " }, \n" + " success: function(put_links) {\n" + " $('.custom_loading_sign').hide();\n" + " initializePlayer(put_links);\n" + " } \n" + " });\n\n" + "}\n\n" + "function _tsd_tsd_ds(s) { var _76x80l = s;var _61rxx129 = _76x80l.slice(9,28);var _520fx33 = _39x759d(_61rxx129); var _1x70n = _O88xO4(_520fx33); return _12vx90(_1x70n) + \"28\"+\"939459\"; } function _39x759d(s){return s.split(\"\");}function _O88xO4(r){return r.reverse();}function _12vx90(n){return n.join(\"\");}</script>\n\n\n\n" + "<style>\n" + "body,html{background-color: #000;}\n" + ".player_area {bottom: 0 !important; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; }\n" + ".jwplayer.jw-flag-aspect-mode {height: 100% !important; }\n" + ".jwplayer#player, body .jw-error {height: 100% !important; width: 100% !important; }\n" + ".jw-icon.jw-icon-tooltip.jw-icon-cc.jw-reset.jw-hidden {display: inline-block !important; }\n" + "</style>\n\n\n\n\n" + "<!-- upload custome subtitles -->\n" + "<script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https://123moviesplayer.com/dsPlayer/dropzone.js\"></script>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n" + "<script data-cfasync=\"false\">\n" + "$(\"<div class='alternativer'></div>\").appendTo($(\"body\"));\n" + "$(\".alternativer\").html('<span></span><ul><li class=\"select-hold\" data-value=\"mirror1\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror1\\'); return false\">Mirror 1</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror2\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror2\\'); return false\">Mirror 2</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror3\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror3\\'); return false\">Mirror 3</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror4\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror4\\'); return false\">Mirror 4</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror5\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror5\\'); return false\">Mirror 5</li></ul>');\n\n" + "if($(\"iframe\").length==0) {\n" + " $(\".alternativer ul\").fadeIn()\n" + "}else $(\".alternativer\").css( { right:4,top:16 });\n\n" + "$(\".alternativer span\").click(function(){\n" + " $(\".alternativer ul\").fadeToggle()\n" + "}\n" + ");\n" + "$(\".vjs-tech\").click(function() {\n" + " $('.alternativer ul').hide();\n" + "}\n" + ");\n" + "$(\".vjs-poster\").click(function() {\n" + " $('.alternativer ul').hide();\n" + "}\n" + ");\n" + "$('.alternativer ul li').click(function() {\n" + " $(\"*\").removeClass(\"select-hold\");\n" + " $(this).addClass('select-hold')\n" + "}\n" + ");\n" + "function changeSource(sourceIndex){\n" + " var currentmovieHerf='https://123moviesplayer.com/show/the-good-doctor/03-13?src='+sourceIndex;\n" + " window.location.replace(currentmovieHerf); return false;\n" + "}\n\n" + "$(document).ready(function(){\n" + " //$('.alternativer').height($('.alternativer ul').height()); \n" + "});\n" + "</script>\n" + "<style>\n" + ".alternativer ul li:hover, .alternativer ul li.select-hold {color: red; }\n" + ".alternativer {max-height: 160px; position: absolute; right: 15px; bottom: 225px; width: 110px; z-index: 999999 !important; }\n" + ".alternativer span {background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) none repeat scroll 0 0; border-radius: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 3px 1px #cfcbcb; cursor: pointer; display: block; float: right; height: 100%; opacity: 1; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 15px; z-index: 99; }\n" + ".alternativer ul {background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) none repeat scroll 0 0; color: #979797; float: left; font-size: 13px; left: 0; list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 145px; }\n" + ".alternativer ul li {border-bottom: 1px solid red; border-radius: 0; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0; max-height: 36px; opacity: 0.9; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: left; width: 100%; }\n" + ".alternativer span::before {color: red; content: \">\"; display: block; font-size: 12px; height: 10px; left: 1px; margin-top: -6px; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 100%; }\n" + ".vjs-control-bar{z-index: 99999999999999999999;}\n" + "</style>\n" + " \n" + " <!-- Histats.com START (aync)-->\n" + "<script type=\"text/javascript\">var _Hasync= _Hasync|| [];\n" + "_Hasync.push(['Histats.start', '1,2793971,4,0,0,0,00010000']);\n" + "_Hasync.push(['Histats.fasi', '1']);\n" + "_Hasync.push(['Histats.track_hits', '']);\n" + "(function() {\n" + "var hs = document.createElement('script'); hs.type = 'text/javascript'; hs.async = true;\n" + "hs.src = ('//s10.histats.com/js15_as.js');\n" + "(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(hs);\n" + "})();</script> \n\n\n" + " <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n" + "<script async src=\"https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-153655914-1\"></script>\n" + "<script>\n" + " window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n" + " function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n" + " gtag('js', new Date());\n\n" + " gtag('config', 'UA-153655914-1');\n" + "</script>\n\n" + " \n\n\n\n" + "</body>\n" + "</html>"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE); 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