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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 = "(?:\n" + " (?<!\\S)@ # Match \"@\" only if it's not preceded by a non-whitespace character\n" + " | # OR\n" + " (?:\n" + " # Telegram link types reference: https://core.telegram.org/api/links\n" + " #\n" + " (?:https?://)? # Optional HTTP or HTTPS protocol\n" + " (?:www\\.)? # www subdomain\n" + " (?:t\\.me|telegram\\.(?:me|dog)) # Match \"t.me\", \"telegram.me\", or \"telegram.dog\" domains\n" + " / # Ensure a forward slash after the domain\n" + " | # OR\n" + " tg://resolve\\?domain= # Match Telegram deep link schema (tg://resolve?domain=)\n" + " )\n" + " | # OR\n" + " (?=\\b # Positive lookahead: Ensure a valid subdomain before username\n" + " (?!\\w*__) # Disallow double underscores anywhere in the username\n" + " (?!\\w*_{2,}) # Disallow underscores at the start or end of username\n" + " (?:[a-z][a-z0-9_]{3,31}) # Username\n" + " (?<!_) # Disallow usernames ending with an underscore\n" + " \\.t\\.me$ # Ensure it ends with \".t.me\"\n" + " )\n" + ")\n" + "(?P<username> # Start capturing the username\n" + " (?!\\w*_{2,}) # Disallow double underscores in the username\n" + " (?!\\w*[^0-9a-z_.,\\s]) # Ensure valid characters (letters, numbers, underscores, dots, commas, spaces)\n" + " (?:[a-z][a-z0-9_]{3,31}) # Username\n" + " (?<!_) # Disallow username ending with an underscore\n" + " \\b # Ensure it's a valid word boundary\n" + ")\n" + "(?:\\.t\\.me)? # Optional \".t.me\" subdomain"; final String string = "@username\n" + "@user_name\n" + "@username123\n" + "@alanbadoev @orkester okinea.t.me\n" + "@username123_, @username123\n" + "@username123, @username123_\n" + "@username123, username123.t.me\n" + "@name_with_underscore\n" + "@user$name\n" + "@user__name\n" + "@username_\n" + "@user name\n" + "@toolongusernameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee\n" + "@123username\n" + "https://t.me/username\n" + "https://www.t.me/username\n" + "http://t.me/username\n" + "t.me/username\n" + "tg://resolve?domain=username\n" + "username.t.me\n" + " username.t.me\n" + "https://t.me/@username\n" + "http://t.me/user__name\n" + "username_.t.me\n" + "user__name.t.me\n"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.COMMENTS); 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