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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 = "<NewMarket sysname=\"SOCCER(.*?)ODD_EVEN"; final String string = "<NewMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_FIRST_HALF_DOUBLE_CHANCE\" name=\"1st Half Corners Double Chance\" voidRule=\"false\" settleRule=\"[Period] &gt;= [HT]\">\n" + " <Mappings>\n" + " <OldMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_HALFTIME_DOUBLE_CHANCE\" />\n" + " </Mappings>\n" + " <MarketDefinition captionEn=\"1st Half Corners Double Chance\" captionEl=\"Διπλή Ευκαιρία Κόρνερ Ημιχρόνου\">\n" + " <Odds>\n" + " <Bet code=\"1X\" name=\"HomeDraw\" captionEn=\"{HomeTeam} / Draw\" settleRule=\"[HomeCorners1H] &gt;= [AwayCorners1H]\" />\n" + " <Bet code=\"X2\" name=\"DrawAway\" captionEn=\"{AwayTeam} / Draw\" settleRule=\"[HomeCorners1H] &lt;= [AwayCorners1H]\" />\n" + " <Bet code=\"12\" name=\"HomeAway\" captionEn=\"{HomeTeam} / {AwayTeam}\" settleRule=\"[HomeCorners1H] &gt; [AwayCorners1H] || [HomeCorners1H] &lt; [AwayCorners1H]\" />\n" + " </Odds>\n" + " </MarketDefinition>\n" + " </NewMarket>\n" + " <NewMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_ODD_EVEN\" name=\"Corners Odd/Even\" voidRule=\"false\" settleRule=\"[Period] &gt;= [FT]\">\n" + " <Mappings>\n" + " <OldMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_ODD_EVEN\" />\n" + " </Mappings>\n" + " <MarketDefinition captionEn=\"Match Corners Odd/Even\" captionEl=\"Μονά Ή Ζυγά Κόρνερ Αγώνα\">\n" + " <Odds>\n" + " <Bet code=\"1\" name=\"Odd\" captionEn=\"Odd\" settleRule=\"([TotalCorners] % 2) = 1\" />\n" + " <Bet code=\"0\" name=\"Even\" captionEn=\"Even\" settleRule=\"([TotalCorners] % 2) = 0\" />\n" + " </Odds>\n" + " </MarketDefinition>\n" + " </NewMarket>\n" + " <NewMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_FIRST_HALF_ODD_EVEN\" name=\"1st Half Corners Odd/Even\" voidRule=\"false\" settleRule=\"[Period] &gt;= [HT]\">\n" + " <Mappings>\n" + " <OldMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_FIRST_HALF_ODD_EVEN\" />\n" + " </Mappings>\n" + " <MarketDefinition captionEn=\"1st Half Odd/Even Corners\" captionEl=\"Μονά Ή Ζυγά Κόρνερ 1ου Ημιχρόνου\">\n" + " <Odds>\n" + " <Bet code=\"1\" name=\"Odd\" captionEn=\"Odd\" settleRule=\"([TotalCorners1H] % 2) = 1\" />\n" + " <Bet code=\"0\" name=\"Even\" captionEn=\"Even\" settleRule=\"([TotalCorners1H] % 2) = 0\" />\n" + " </Odds>\n" + " </MarketDefinition>\n" + " </NewMarket>\n" + " <NewMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_SECOND_HALF_ODD_EVEN\" name=\"2nd Half Corners Odd/Even\" voidRule=\"false\" settleRule=\"[Period] &gt;= [FT]\">\n" + " <Mappings>\n" + " <OldMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_SECOND_HALF_ODD_EVEN\" />\n" + " </Mappings>\n" + " <MarketDefinition captionEn=\"2nd Half Odd/Even Corners\" captionEl=\"Μονά Ή Ζυγά Κόρνερ 2ου Ημιχρόνου\">\n" + " <Odds>\n" + " <Bet code=\"1\" name=\"Odd\" captionEn=\"Odd\" settleRule=\"([TotalCorners2H] % 2) = 1\" />\n" + " <Bet code=\"0\" name=\"Even\" captionEn=\"Even\" settleRule=\"([TotalCorners2H] % 2) = 0\" />\n" + " </Odds>\n" + " </MarketDefinition>\n" + " </NewMarket>\n" + " <NewMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_RESULT_NO_DRAW\" name=\"Corners Draw No Bet\" voidRule=\"[Period] &gt;= [FT] &amp;&amp; [HomeCorners] = [AwayCorners]\" settleRule=\"[Period] &gt;= [FT] &amp;&amp; [HomeCorners] != [AwayCorners]\">\n" + " <Mappings>\n" + " <OldMarket sysname=\"SOCCER_CORNERS_RESULT_NO_DRAW\" />\n" + " </Mappings>\n" + " <MarketDefinition captionEn=\"Match Corners Draw no bet\" captionEl=\"Νικητής Κόρνερ Αγώνα Ισοπαλία ΄Οχι Στοίχημα\">\n" + " <Odds>\n" + " <Bet code=\"1\" name=\"Home\" captionEn=\"{HomeTeam}\" settleRule=\"[HomeCorners] &gt; [AwayCorners]\" />\n" + " <Bet code=\"2\" name=\"Away\" captionEn=\"{AwayTeam}\" settleRule=\"[HomeCorners] &lt; [AwayCorners]\" />\n" + " </Odds>\n" + " </MarketDefinition>\n" + " </NewMarket>"; 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