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  • Common Tokens
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  • 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 = "<(script|style)((?:(?!src|nonce).)*?)>"; final String string = "<!DOCTYPE html>\n" + "<html class=\"no-js\" lang=\"en-US\">\n" + "<script>window._wpemojiSettings = {\"baseUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/s.w.org\\/images\\/core\\/emoji\\/13.0.0\\/72x72\\/\",\"ext\":\".png\",\"svgUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/s.w.org\\/images\\/core\\/emoji\\/13.0.0\\/svg\\/\",\"svgExt\":\".svg\",\"source\":{\"wpemoji\":\"https:\\/\\/localhost:32810\\/wp-includes\\/js\\/wp-emoji.js?ver=5.6-alpha-48683-src\",\"twemoji\":\"https:\\/\\/localhost:32810\\/wp-includes\\/js\\/twemoji.js?ver=5.6-alpha-48683-src\"}};\n" + "} );</script>\n" + "<style>img.emoji {padding: 0 !important;}</style>\n" + "<style id='twentytwenty-style-inline-css'>.color-accent{ color: #cd2653; }</style>\n" + "<script src='https://localhost:32810/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/assets/js/index.js?ver=1.5' id='twentytwenty-js-js' async></script>\n" + "<script>document.documentElement.className = document.documentElement.className.replace( 'no-js', 'js' );</script>\n" + "<style>.recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;}</style>\n" + "<style media=\"print\">#wpadminbar { display:none; }</style>\n" + "<style media=\"screen\">html { margin-top: 32px !important; }</style>\n" + "</head>\n" + "<body>\n" + "<script test>(function() {var request; b[c] = b[c].replace( rcs, ' ' );}());</script>\n" + "<script src='https://localhost:32810/wp-includes/js/hoverintent-js.min.js?ver=2.2.1' id='hoverintent-js-js'></script>\n" + "<script src='https://localhost:32810/wp-includes/js/admin-bar.js?ver=5.6-alpha-48683-src' id='admin-bar-js'></script>\n" + "<script src='https://localhost:32810/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.js?ver=5.6-alpha-48683-src' id='wp-embed-js'></script>\n" + "<script test>var t, e = location.hash.substring(1);</script>\n" + "</body>\n" + "</html>"; final String subst = "<$1 nonce=\"test\"$2>"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE); 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