import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String regex = "\\b(\\w+ \\w+\\b(?: \\w+\\.)?)";
final String string = "GIVEN:\n"
+ "Paul Millsap Al Horford Tiago Splitter Jeff Teague Kyle Korver Thabo Sefolosha Mike Scott Shelvin Mack Kent Bazemore Dennis Schröder Tim Hardaway Jr. Walter Tavares Justin Holiday Mike Muscala Lamar Patterson Terran Petteway\n\n"
+ "DESIRED:\n"
+ "Paul Millsap, Al Horford, Tiago Splitter, Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, Thabo Sefolosha, Mike Scott, Shelvin Mack, Kent Bazemore, Dennis Schröder, Tim Hardaway Jr., Walter Tavares, Justin Holiday, Mike Muscala, Lamar Patterson, Terran Petteway,";
final String subst = "\\1,";
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.UNICODE_CASE);
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