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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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import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { final String regex = "failing[\\w\\W]*?\\d*\\)\\s[\\w\\W]*?\\:\\n[\\s\\S]*?(Assert[\\w\\W]*?)[\\n].*(src\\/[^:]+):(\\d+):(\\d+)"; final String string = "\n" + "\n" + " statement:propose\n" + "  1) validates input\n\n\n" + "  0 passing (1s)\n" + " 1 failing\n\n" + " 1) statement:propose validates input:\n" + " AssertionError: expected { Object (status, err) } to have a deep property 'err' of 'err1', but got 'Error while fetching the changes from the event store: {\"error\":\"not_found\",\"reason\":\"missing\"}'\n" + " at doAsserterAsyncAndAddThen (node_modules/chai-as-promised/lib/chai-as-promised.js:307:16)\n" + " at .<anonymous> (node_modules/chai-as-promised/lib/chai-as-promised.js:255:21)\n" + " at ctx.(anonymous function) [as property] (node_modules/chai/lib/chai/utils/overwriteMethod.js:49:33)\n" + " at Context.<anonymous> (src/aggregate/test/index.js:21:36)\n" + " at Request.init (node_modules/request/request.js:191:10)\n" + " at new Request (node_modules/request/request.js:130:8)\n" + " at request (node_modules/request/index.js:54:10)\n" + " at Future._computation (src/aggregate/index.js:375:7)\n" + " at FutureNode$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:910:10)\n" + " at FutureMap$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1239:26)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork$res (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1188:18)\n" + " at FutureMap$fork$res (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1240:7)\n" + " at FutureNode$fork$done (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:912:22)\n" + " at node_modules/level-sublevel/shell.js:102:12\n" + " at node_modules/level-sublevel/nut.js:122:19\n" + " at Immediate.callNext (node_modules/memdown/memdown.js:173:5)\n" + " at MemDOWN._get (node_modules/memdown/memdown.js:172:3)\n" + " at MemDOWN.AbstractLevelDOWN.get (node_modules/abstract-leveldown/abstract-leveldown.js:94:17)\n" + " at Object.get (node_modules/level-sublevel/nut.js:117:28)\n" + " at EventEmitter.emitter.get (node_modules/level-sublevel/shell.js:100:9)\n" + " at Future._computation (src/aggregate/index.js:368:49)\n" + " at FutureNode$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:910:10)\n" + " at FutureMap$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1239:26)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork$res (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1188:18)\n" + " at FutureOf$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:871:5)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork$res (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1188:18)\n" + " at FutureOf$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:871:5)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1185:29)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1185:29)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1185:29)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1185:29)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1185:29)\n" + " at FutureMap$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1239:26)\n" + " at FutureMapRej$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1259:26)\n" + " at Future$fork [as fork] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:252:17)\n" + " at Seneca.<anonymous> (src/aggregate/index.js:205:10)\n" + " at execute_action (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1092:20)\n" + " at Object.act_fn [as fn] (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1042:11)\n" + " at Immediate.processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at work_fn_callback (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:195:7)\n" + " at Seneca.reply (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1046:13)\n" + " at src/aggregate/index.js:63:16\n" + " at FutureNode$fork$done (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:912:22)\n" + " at node_modules/level-sublevel/shell.js:53:51\n" + " at Immediate.<anonymous> (node_modules/level-sublevel/nut.js:109:13)\n" + " at MemDOWN._batch (node_modules/memdown/memdown.js:208:3)\n" + " at MemDOWN.AbstractLevelDOWN.batch (node_modules/abstract-leveldown/abstract-leveldown.js:189:17)\n" + " at Object.apply (node_modules/level-sublevel/nut.js:87:23)\n" + " at EventEmitter.emitter.put (node_modules/level-sublevel/shell.js:49:9)\n" + " at Future._computation (src/aggregate/index.js:369:56)\n" + " at FutureNode$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:910:10)\n" + " at FutureChainRej$fork$rej (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1219:18)\n" + " at FutureNode$fork$done (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:912:13)\n" + " at node_modules/level-sublevel/shell.js:101:15\n" + " at node_modules/level-sublevel/nut.js:121:19\n" + " at Immediate.callNext (node_modules/memdown/memdown.js:166:47)\n" + " at MemDOWN._get (node_modules/memdown/memdown.js:166:12)\n" + " at MemDOWN.AbstractLevelDOWN.get (node_modules/abstract-leveldown/abstract-leveldown.js:94:17)\n" + " at Object.get (node_modules/level-sublevel/nut.js:117:28)\n" + " at EventEmitter.emitter.get (node_modules/level-sublevel/shell.js:100:9)\n" + " at Future._computation (src/aggregate/index.js:368:49)\n" + " at FutureNode$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:910:10)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork$res (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1188:18)\n" + " at FutureOf$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:871:5)\n" + " at FutureChain$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1185:29)\n" + " at FutureChainRej$fork [as _f] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:1216:29)\n" + " at Future$fork [as fork] (node_modules/fluture/fluture.js:252:17)\n" + " at Seneca.<anonymous> (src/aggregate/index.js:61:8)\n" + " at execute_action (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1092:20)\n" + " at Object.act_fn [as fn] (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1042:11)\n" + " at processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at Immediate.<anonymous> (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:240:7)\n" + " at GateExecutor.self.start (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:233:5)\n" + " at Object.gate [as fn] (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:329:10)\n" + " at Immediate.processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at work_fn_callback (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:195:7)\n" + " at work_fn_callback (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:186:11)\n" + " at Seneca.reply (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1046:13)\n" + " at Seneca.<anonymous> (src/state/index.js:49:12)\n" + " at execute_action (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1092:20)\n" + " at Object.act_fn [as fn] (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1042:11)\n" + " at processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at Immediate.<anonymous> (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:240:7)\n" + " at GateExecutor.self.start (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:233:5)\n" + " at Object.gate [as fn] (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:329:10)\n" + " at Immediate.processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at work_fn_callback (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:195:7)\n" + " at work_fn_callback (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:186:11)\n" + " at Seneca.reply (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1046:13)\n" + " at handle_inward_break (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1211:13)\n" + " at execute_action (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1082:11)\n" + " at Object.act_fn [as fn] (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:1042:11)\n" + " at processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at Immediate.<anonymous> (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:240:7)\n" + " at GateExecutor.self.start (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:233:5)\n" + " at Object.gate [as fn] (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:329:10)\n" + " at processor (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:136:14)\n" + " at Immediate.<anonymous> (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:240:7)\n" + " at GateExecutor.self.start (node_modules/gate-executor/gate-executor.js:233:5)\n" + " at make_seneca (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:507:6)\n" + " at init (node_modules/seneca/seneca.js:224:16)\n" + " at Object.<anonymous> (test/unit/helper.js:28:17)\n" + " at loader (node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:144:5)\n" + " at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:154:7)\n" + " at require (internal/module.js:20:19)\n" + " at Array.forEach (native)\n" + " at run (bootstrap_node.js:394:7)\n" + " at startup (bootstrap_node.js:149:9)\n" + " at bootstrap_node.js:509:3\n" + "\n\n\n" + "(node:11964) Warning: a promise was created in a handler at Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb-replicator/lib/index.js:87:24 but was not returned from it, see http://goo.gl/rRqMUw\n" + " at new Promise (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:79:10)\n" + "(node:11964) Warning: a promise was created in a handler at Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/express-pouchdb/lib/daemon-manager.js:28:16 but was not returned from it, see http://goo.gl/rRqMUw\n" + " at Function.Promise.cast (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:196:13)\n" + "(node:11964) Warning: a promise was created in a handler at Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/express-pouchdb/lib/daemon-manager.js:28:16 but was not returned from it, see http://goo.gl/rRqMUw\n" + " at new Promise (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:79:10)\n" + "(node:11964) Warning: a promise was rejected with a non-error: [object String]\n" + "(node:11964) Warning: a promise was created in a handler at Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/express-pouchdb/lib/routes/authentication.js:96:7 but was not returned from it, see http://goo.gl/rRqMUw\n" + " at new Promise (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:79:10)\n" + "Unhandled rejection {\"status\":404,\"name\":\"not_found\",\"message\":\"missing\",\"reason\":\"missing\"}\n" + " (No stack trace)\n" + "From previous event:\n" + " at PouchDB$5.<anonymous> (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:117:19)\n" + " at PouchDB$5.get (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/argsarray/index.js:14:18)\n" + " at PouchDB$5.<anonymous> (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/index.js:155:18)\n" + " at securityWrapper (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb-security/lib/index.js:55:12)\n" + " at callHandlers (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/index.js:447:17)\n" + " at PouchDB$5.get (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/index.js:154:12)\n" + " at Object.filter (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:3849:26)\n" + " at Changes$2.doChanges (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:1638:45)\n" + " at /Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:1598:12\n" + " at Object.validate (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:3786:3)\n" + " at Changes$2.validateChanges (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:1594:36)\n" + " at /Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:1551:14\n" + " at TaskQueue$1.execute (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:2580:7)\n" + " at TaskQueue$1.ready (/Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:2593:8)\n" + " at /Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:2740:20\n" + " at /Users/jun/dev/OII/current/oi/code/aggregates/statement/node_modules/pouchdb/lib/index.js:4913:15\n" + " at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:67:7)\n" + " at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:98:9)\n" + "Error while loading the aggregate state Error while fetching the changes from the event store: {\"error\":\"not_found\",\"reason\":\"missing\"}\n"; 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