See: Description
| Interface | Description |
|---|---|
| MatchResult |
The result of a match operation.
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| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Matcher |
An engine that performs match operations on a character sequence by interpreting a
Pattern. |
| Pattern |
A compiled representation of a regular expression.
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| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
| PatternSyntaxException |
Unchecked exception thrown to indicate a syntax error in a
regular-expression pattern.
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An instance of the Pattern class represents a
regular expression that is specified in string form in a syntax similar to
that used by Perl.
Instances of the Matcher class are used to match
character sequences against a given pattern. Input is provided to matchers via
the CharSequence interface in order to support matching
against characters from a wide variety of input sources.
Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a method
in any class or interface in this package will cause a
NullPointerException to be thrown.
An excellent tutorial and overview of regular expressions is Mastering Regular Expressions, Jeffrey E. F. Friedl, O'Reilly and Associates, 1997.
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