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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • 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 = "href=\"(http.+appl(?:y|ica).*?)\""; final String string = "<div>\n" + " <p>Erste Fragen beantwortet Ihnen gerne Elcin Rabatli-Klappenberger\n" + " unter <a href=\"tel:+49/839868144\"><span\n" + " class=\"brand-color text-bold\">0891/898568144</span></a>.</p>\n" + " <p>Bewerben können Sie sich einfach mit Ihrem Lebenslauf über unsere\n" + "<a href=\"https://www.pisegxel.de/java-spring-jee-softwareentwickler-architekt-muenchen\"\n" + " target=\"_blank\">\n\n" + "<p>Informationen über uns und zum Bewerbungsablauf\n" + "finden Sie unter <a href=\"https://www.isg.com/jobs/applications/applyForJobEntry.jsf?inseratnummer=83115&refererId=37\" target=\"_blank\"><span\n" + " class=\"brand-color text-bold\">www.pisegxel.de</span></a></p>\n" + " <span\n" + " class=\"brand-color text-bold\">&gt;&gt;&gt; 1-Klick\n" + " Bewerbung</span></a> oder per Email über <a\n" + " href=\"mailto:jobs@pisdgexel.de\"><span\n" + " class=\"brand-color text-bold\">jobs@pissegxel.de</span></a></p>\n" + " \n" + " <p><span class=\"brand-color text-bold\">Informationen zum Ablauf in\n" + " Bezug auf COVID 19:\n" + " </span><br />\n" + "<a href=\"https://www.pisegxel.de/application/java-spring-jee-softwareentwickler-architekt-muenchen\"\n" + " target=\"_blank\"> \n" + " Vorstellungsgespräche können via Videokon&#173;fe&#173;renz\n" + " geführt werden. Alternativ\n" + " ist bei Präsenzterminen die Einhaltung der Hygienevorschriften gewährleistet.<br />\n" + "<a href=\"https://www.pisegxel.de/apply/form?job=333&test=2\"\n" + " target=\"_blank\">\n" + " <strong><em>Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!</em></strong>\n" + " </p>\n" + " </div>"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); 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