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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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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 = "class=\\\"kick_t_dt\\\".+?(.+?)<\\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\\\"kick_t_ko\\\".+?(.+?)<\\/span>.+?(.+?)href=\\'.+?(.+?)\\/\\'.+?(.+?)<\\/a><\\/td><td.+?(.+?)\\/\\'.+?(.+?)<\\/a>"; final String string = "</table>\n" + "<div class=\"ncet\"><li class=\"gradient6 ncet_round c25px\">Eastern - Round 1</li></div><div class=\"compgrp\"><div id=\"sc2209577-1\" class=\"scorecard\" title=\"\"></div><table class=\"blocks gteam team53089-1 team40896-1\" onmouseover=\"rowOver('53089-1','40896-1')\" onmouseout=\"resetOver()\">\n" + " <tbody><tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"kick_t\"><span class=\"kick_t_dt\">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"kick_t_ko\">20:00</span></td><td class=\"status\"></td><td class=\"home uc \"> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/fc-cincinnati-NTMwODk=/'>FC Cincinnati</a></td><td class=\"score\"> - </td><td class=\"away uc \"><a href='/soccer/canada/teams/montreal-impact-NDA4OTY=/'>Montreal Impact</a> </td>\n" + " <td class=\"halftime\">-</td>\n" + " <td class=\"fav\"></td><td class='fav'></td><td class=\"fav\"><span id=\"m2209577-1\" class=\"spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox\" title=\"\"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=\"splitter\"></div><div class=\"ncet\"><li class=\"gradient6 ncet_round c25px\">Western - Round 1</li></div><div class=\"compgrp\"><div id=\"sc2209578-1\" class=\"scorecard\" title=\"\"></div><table class=\"blocks gteam team10751-1 team9956-1\" onmouseover=\"rowOver('10751-1','9956-1')\" onmouseout=\"resetOver()\">\n" + " <tbody><tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"kick_t\"><span class=\"kick_t_dt\">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"kick_t_ko\">21:00</span></td><td class=\"status\"></td><td class=\"home uc \"> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/fc-dallas-MTA3NTE=/'>FC Dallas</a></td><td class=\"score\"> - </td><td class=\"away uc \"><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/new-york-red-bulls-OTk1Ng==/'>New York Red Bulls</a> </td>\n" + " <td class=\"halftime\">-</td>\n" + " <td class=\"fav\"></td><td class='fav'></td><td class=\"fav\"><span id=\"m2209578-1\" class=\"spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox\" title=\"\"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=\"splitter\"></div><div class=\"ncet\"><li class=\"gradient6 ncet_round c25px\">Eastern - Round 1</li></div><div class=\"compgrp\"><div id=\"sc2209579-1\" class=\"scorecard\" title=\"\"></div><table class=\"blocks gteam team29401-1 team36415-1\" onmouseover=\"rowOver('29401-1','36415-1')\" onmouseout=\"resetOver()\">\n" + " <tbody><tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"kick_t\"><span class=\"kick_t_dt\">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"kick_t_ko\">22:00</span></td><td class=\"status\"></td><td class=\"home uc \"> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/toronto-fc-Mjk0MDE=/'>Toronto FC</a></td><td class=\"score\"> - </td><td class=\"away uc \"><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/philadelphia-union-MzY0MTU=/'>Philadelphia Union</a> </td>\n" + " <td class=\"halftime\">-</td>\n" + " <td class=\"fav\"></td><td class='fav'></td><td class=\"fav\"><span id=\"m2209579-1\" class=\"spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox\" title=\"\"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=\"splitter\"></div><div class=\"ncet\"><li class=\"gradient6 ncet_round c25px\">Western - Round 1</li></div><div class=\"compgrp\"><div id=\"sc2209580-1\" class=\"scorecard\" title=\"\"></div><table class=\"blocks gteam team9955-1 team49517-1\" onmouseover=\"rowOver('9955-1','49517-1')\" onmouseout=\"resetOver()\">\n" + " <tbody><tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"kick_t\"><span class=\"kick_t_dt\">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"kick_t_ko\">23:00</span></td><td class=\"status\"></td><td class=\"home uc \"> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/los-angeles-galaxy-OTk1NQ==/'>Los Angeles Galaxy</a></td><td class=\"score\"> - </td><td class=\"away uc \"><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/new-york-city-fc-NDk1MTc=/'>New York City FC</a> </td>"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE); 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