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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
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  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • 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 = "^[\\s\\S]{0,30}"; final String string = "</head>\n" + "<body>\n" + "<div id=\"kJAQ_\" class=\"z-temp\"><div id=\"zk_proc\" class=\"z-loading\"><div class=\"z-loading-indicator\"><span class=\"z-loading-icon\"></span>Processing...</div></div></div>\n" + "<script class=\"z-runonce\" type=\"text/javascript\">\n" + "zkmx(\n" + "[0,'kJAQ_',{dt:'z_oec',cu:'/EfectoresWeb',uu:'/EfectoresWeb/zkau',ru:'/login.isp'},[\n" + "['zul.utl.Style','zk_comp_1',{visible:false,src:'/EfectoresWeb/css/PamiStyle.css'},[]],\n" + "['zul.wgt.Div','zk_comp_2',{id:'div',style:'width:90%;margin:0 auto 0 auto;align:center',prolog:'\\n\\t'},[\n" + "['zul.wgt.Include','zk_comp_3',{prolog:'\\n\\t\\t',_xcnt:'<div id=\"kJAQ0\" class=\"z-temp\"><div id=\"zk_proc\" class=\"z-loading\"><div class=\"z-loading-indicator\"><span class=\"z-loading-icon\"></span>Processing...</div></div></div>',_childjs:function(){zkmx(\n" + "[0,'kJAQ0',{ow:'zk_comp_3'},[\n" + "['zul.wnd.Window','zk_comp_38',{id:'winHeader',$$onSize:false,$$onMaximize:false,$$onOpen:false,$$onMinimize:false,$$onZIndex:false,$onClose:true,$$onMove:false,prolog:'\\n\\t'},[\n" + "['zul.box.Box','zk_comp_39',{},[\n" + "['zul.box.Box','zk_comp_40',{id:'hbox_header',align:'end'},[\n" + "['zul.wgt.Image','zk_comp_41',{src:'/EfectoresWeb/img/top.jpg'},[]]],'horizontal']],'vertical']]]]]);\n" + "}},[]],\n" + "['zul.wnd.Window','zk_comp_4',{id:'winLogin',$onOK:true,$onClose:true,prolog:'\\n\\t \\t'},[\n" + "['zul.box.Box','zk_comp_5',{},[\n" + "['zul.box.Box','zk_comp_6',{id:'hbox_menu'},[],'horizontal'],\n" + "['zul.wgt.Groupbox','zk_comp_7',{$$onOpen:false,width:'890px',closable:false},[\n" + "['zul.wgt.Caption','zk_comp_8',{id:'caption_login',sclass:'z-title',label:'Login'},[]],\n" + "['zul.grid.Grid','zk_comp_9',{$$onRender:true,$"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string); if (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