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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 = "Audit (?P<audit_outcome>Success|Failure),(?P<log_date>.*)\\s+(?P<log_time>.*),Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing,(?P<event_id>\\d+),(?P<category>.*),(?P<event_message>.*)\\s+Subject:\\s+Security ID:\\s+(?P<subject_security_id>.*)\\s+Account Name:\\s+(?P<subject_account_name>.*)\\s+Account Domain:\\s+(?P<subject_account_domain>.*)\\s+Logon ID:\\s+(?P<subject_logon_id>.*)\\s+Process Information:\\s+Process ID:\\s+(?P<PI_process_id>.*)\\s+Name:\\s+(?P<PI_name>.*)\\s+Previous Time:\\s+(?P<previous_time>.*)\\s+New Time:\\s+(?P<new_time>.*)\\s+(?P<audit_message>.*)"; final String string = "Audit Success,29/08/2017 09:42:50,Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing,4616,Security State Change,\"The system time was changed.\n\n" + "Subject:\n" + " Security ID: LOCAL SERVICE\n" + " Account Name: LOCAL SERVICE\n" + " Account Domain: NT AUTHORITY\n" + " Logon ID: 0x3E5\n\n" + "Process Information:\n" + " Process ID: 0x3e8\n" + " Name: C:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe\n\n" + "Previous Time: ‎2017‎-‎08‎-‎29T01:42:49.858143700Z\n" + "New Time: ‎2017‎-‎08‎-‎29T01:42:49.520000000Z\n\n" + "This event is generated when the system time is changed. It is normal for the Windows Time Service, which runs with System privilege, to change the system time on a regular basis. Other system time changes may be indicative of attempts to tamper with the computer.\""; 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