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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 = "<div class=\"listing-img-container media-cover text-center\">[\\s\\S]*?src=\"([^\"]+?\\.jpg)"; final String string = " \n" + " <div class=\"panel-body panel-card-section\">\n" + " <div class=\"media\">\n" + " <a href=\"/users/show/227945\"\n" + " class=\"pull-right media-photo media-round card-profile-picture card-profile-picture-offset\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://a0.muscache.com/ic/users/227945/profile_pic/1388936013/original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;crop=w:w;*,*&amp;crop=h:h;*,*&amp;resize=68:*&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70\" alt=\"\">\n" + " </a>\n" + " <a href=\"/rooms/2945119?s=kOTS\" class=\"text-normal\">\n" + " <div title=\"Design 3BDR Rutera Flat by Old Town\" class=\"h5 listing-name text-truncate row-space-top-1\">\n" + " Design 3BDR Rutera Flat by Old Town\n" + " </div>\n" + " </a>\n" + " <div class=\"text-muted listing-location text-truncate\"><a href=\"/rooms/2945119?s=kOTS\" class=\"text-normal link-reset\">\n" + " Entire home/apt &middot; 21 reviews &middot; Staré Město, Prague\n" + "</a>\n" + "</div>\n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " </div>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </div>\n" + " <div itemscope itemtype=\"http://schema.org/Enumeration\" class=\"col-6 row-space-1\">\n" + " <div data-lat=\"50.08928960447257\"\n" + " data-lng=\"14.436735694282277\"\n" + " data-name=\"Funky Central Art Apt with Terrace!\"\n" + " data-url=\"/rooms/2688532?s=kOTS\"\n" + " data-user=\"1037514\"\n" + " data-id=\"2688532\"\n" + " class=\"listing\"\n" + " itemscope itemtype=\"http://schema.org/Enumeration\">\n" + " \n" + " <div class=\"panel-image listing-img\">\n" + " <a href=\"/rooms/2688532?s=kOTS\" class=\"media-photo media-cover\">\n" + " <div class=\"listing-img-container media-cover text-center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://a0.muscache.com/airbnb/static/page3/v3/room_default_no_photos-d10f15172f4bf511e23e152ece74faaa.png\" data-current=\"0\" class=\"img-responsive-height hide\" data-urls=\"[&quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070267/7555e7e6_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170017/c702a86e_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070259/4e7ef180_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170032/a0f198c9_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070286/2fee34b1_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170045/eba1336b_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070292/9ee05643_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170058/b9dc763d_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070298/cac270ba_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170068/abed8d24_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070305/77f5021f_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170087/0fae08f3_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070312/70835c4f_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170102/4290046e_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070326/14068f20_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170261/13b250d4_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070330/79e9df48_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170214/bb9ecd68_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070341/bf823f1b_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35169982/0629a75b_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070352/cdf837f3_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170120/9e97e996_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070369/99ac0d0a_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170137/d0623b29_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37071083/b7f61b16_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170162/6ce820a7_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37071085/6d33eb21_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170183/c0016f10_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37071088/42fafbe0_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170201/a196880c_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37071098/7ad08efd_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170299/aac56da5_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37071881/3a0a19ea_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a0.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170277/17580bf8_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170227/73939649_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;, &quot;https://a1.muscache.com/ic/pictures/35170249/9d975bfb_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70&quot;]\">\n" + " </div>\n" + " </a>\n" + " \n" + " <div class=\"target-prev target-control block-link\">\n" + " <i class=\"icon icon-chevron-left icon-size-2 icon-white\"></i>\n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " <a class=\"target-details block-link\n" + " \"\n" + " href=\"/rooms/2688532?s=kOTS\"></a>\n" + " \n" + " <div class=\"panel-overlay-bottom-left panel-overlay-label panel-overlay-listing-label\">\n" + " <div>\n" + " <sup class=\"h6 text-contrast\">&#75;&#269;</sup>\n" + " <span class=\"h3 price-amount\">1007</span>\n" + " <sup class=\"h6 text-contrast\"></sup>\n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " <div class=\"target-next target-control block-link\">\n" + " <i class=\"icon icon-chevron-right icon-size-2 icon-white\"></i>\n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " <div class=\"panel-overlay-top-right wl-social-connection-panel\">\n" + " <span class=\"rich-toggle wish_list_button wishlist-button\"\n" + " data-img=\"https://a2.muscache.com/ic/pictures/37070267/7555e7e6_original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;size=x_medium&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70\"\n" + " data-name=\"Funky Central Art Apt with Terrace!\"\n" + " data-address=\"Josefov, Prague\"\n" + " data-hosting_id=\"2688532\">\n" + " <input type=\"checkbox\"\n" + " id=\"wishlist-widget-2688532\"\n" + " name=\"wishlist-widget-2688532\"\n" + " data-for-hosting=\"2688532\">\n" + " <label for=\"wishlist-widget-2688532\">\n" + " <i class=\"icon icon-heart icon-pink icon-rausch icon-size-2 rich-toggle-checked\"></i>\n" + " <i class=\"icon icon-heart wishlist-heart-unchecked icon-size-2 rich-toggle-unchecked\"></i>\n" + " <i class=\"icon icon-heart-alt icon-white icon-size-2\"></i>\n" + " </label>\n" + " </span>\n" + " \n" + " \n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " <div class=\"panel-body panel-card-section\">\n" + " <div class=\"media\">\n" + " <a href=\"/users/show/1037514\"\n" + " class=\"pull-right media-photo media-round card-profile-picture card-profile-picture-offset\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://a0.muscache.com/ic/users/1037514/profile_pic/1360186418/original.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&amp;crop=w:w;*,*&amp;crop=h:h;*,*&amp;resize=68:*&amp;output-format=jpg&amp;output-quality=70\" alt=\"\">\n" + " </a>\n" + " <a href=\"/rooms/2688532?s=kOTS\" class=\"text-normal\">\n" + " <div title=\"Funky Central Art Apt with Terrace!\" class=\"h5 listing-name text-truncate row-space-top-1\">\n" + " Funky Central Art Apt with Terrace!\n" + " </div>\n" + " </a>\n" + " <div class=\"text-muted listing-location text-truncate\"><a href=\"/rooms/2688532?s=kOTS\" class=\"text-normal link-reset\">\n" + " Entire home/apt &middot; 38 reviews &middot; Josefov, Prague\n" + "</a>\n" + "</div>\n" + " </div>\n" + " \n" + " </div>\n" + " </div>\n" + " </div>\n\n\n" + "</div>\n"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string); if (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