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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 = "nowrap=\\\"nowrap\\\" align=\\\"center.+?>(.+?)<\\/td.+\\n.+?align=\\\"right\\\"><a href=\\\"/.+?\\/\\\">(.+?)<\\/a>.+\\n.+\\n.+?href=\\\"\\/teams\\/.+?\\\">(.+?)<\\/a>"; final String string = " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">01:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/bayern-muenchen/\">Bayern München</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/real-madrid/\">Real Madrid</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " <a href=\"/report/freundschaft-vereine-2019-kalenderwoche-bayern-muenchen-real-madrid/\" title=\"Match details Bayern München - Real Madrid\">3:1 (1:0) </a>\n" + " </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">12:30</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/juventus/\">Juventus</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/tottenham-hotspur/\">Tottenham Hotspur</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">13:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/gillingham-fc/\">Gillingham FC</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/millwall-fc/\">Millwall FC</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">13:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/sv-lippstadt-08/\">SV Lippstadt 08</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/ksv-baunatal/\">KSV Baunatal</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">13:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/sportfreunde-lotte/\">Sportfreunde Lotte</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/werder-bremen-ii/\">Werder Bremen II</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">13:30</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/holstein-kiel/\">Holstein Kiel</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/sheffield-wednesday/\">Sheffield Wednesday</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " <a href=\"/report/freundschaft-vereine-2019-kalenderwoche-holstein-kiel-sheffield-wednesday/\" title=\" Holstein Kiel - Sheffield Wednesday\">-:- </a>\n" + " </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">14:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/sc-verl/\">SC Verl</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/arminia-bielefeld/\">Arminia Bielefeld</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " <a href=\"/report/freundschaft-vereine-2019-kalenderwoche-sc-verl-arminia-bielefeld/\" title=\" SC Verl - Arminia Bielefeld\">-:- </a>\n" + " </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">14:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/shrewsbury-town/\">Shrewsbury Town</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/aston-villa/\">Aston Villa</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">14:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/standard-liege/\">Standard Liège</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/ogc-nice/\">OGC Nice</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">14:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/sv-wehen-wiesbaden/\">SV Wehen Wiesbaden</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/boavista/\">Boavista</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">15:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/1-fsv-mainz-05/\">1. FSV Mainz 05</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/jahn-regensburg/\">Jahn Regensburg</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">15:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/rangers-fc/\">Rangers FC</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/blackburn-rovers/\">Blackburn Rovers</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " <img src=\"https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">15:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/kvc-westerlo/\">KVC Westerlo</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/krc-genk/\">KRC Genk</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">16:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/atalanta/\">Atalanta</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/ac-renate/\">AC Renate</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">16:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/lazio-roma/\">Lazio Roma</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\"><a href=\"/teams/unione-triestina/\">Unione Triestina</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"hell\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n" + " \n" + " <tr>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" align=\"center\">16:00</td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"/teams/spal-2013-ferrara/\">SPAL 2013 Ferrara</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\"> - </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\"><a href=\"/teams/pordenone-calcio/\">Pordenone Calcio</a></td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\" nowrap>\n" + " -:- </td>\n" + " <td class=\"dunkel\" align=\"center\">\n" + " </td>\n" + " </tr>\n"; 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