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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 = "Other\\spayables?_lt"; final String string = "FRONTKEN CORPORATION BERHAD \n" + "(Co. No. 651020-T) \n" + "(Incorporated in Malaysia) \n" + "CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER \n" + "COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 \n" + "(The figures have not been audited) \n" + "Individual Quarter Cumulative Quarter\n" + "Preceding Year Preceding Year\n" + "Current Year Corresponding Current Year Corresponding\n" + "Quarter Quarter To-date Period\n" + "31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2018\n" + "RM '000 RM '000 RM '000 RM '000\n" + "Revenue 8 8,888 88,665 339,911 327,218\n" + "Operating expenses (61,106) ( 61,255) ( 228,967) ( 239,240)\n" + " Profit before depreciation and finance costs 2 7,782 2 7,410 110,944 8 7,978\n" + "Depreciation (3,760) (4,268) ( 17,818) (17,301)\n" + "Finance costs (140) (92) (756) (568)\n" + "Other operating income 608 1 ,375 3 ,891 5,428\n" + "Share of results of associated companies - - - 78\n" + "Profit before tax 2 4,490 2 4,425 9 6,261 7 5,615\n" + "Taxation (4,905) (4,415) ( 22,033) (18,613)\n" + "Profit after tax 1 9,585 2 0,010 7 4,228 5 7,002\n" + "Profit after tax attributable to :\n" + "Owners of the Company 1 8,199 1 8,683 6 9,170 5 2,257\n" + "Non-controlling interests 1 ,386 1 ,327 5 ,058 4 ,745\n" + "Profit for the period 1 9,585 2 0,010 7 4,228 5 7,002\n" + "Profit for the period 1 9,585 2 0,010 7 4,228 5 7,002\n" + "Other comprehensive expenses:\n" + "Actuarial gains 4 3 98 4 3 98\n" + "Foreign currency translation 2 ,253 7 2 2 ,262 ( 1,571)\n" + "Total comprehensive income for the period 2 1,842 2 0,480 7 6,494 5 5,829\n" + "Total comprehensive income attributable to:\n" + "Owners of the Company 2 0,277 1 9,172 7 1,291 5 1,317\n" + "Non-controlling interests 1 ,565 1 ,308 5 ,203 4 ,512\n" + "Total comprehensive income for the period 2 1,842 2 0,480 7 6,494 5 5,829\n" + "Earnings per share attributable to \n" + "equity holders of the company :\n" + "Basic (sen) 1.74 1.78 6.60 4.99\n" + "The condensed consolidated income statement is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the interim financial report.\n" + "The comparative figures are based on audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2018."; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE); 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