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32 Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regular |
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33 expressions. |
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35 <p> An instance of the {@link java.util.regex.Pattern} class represents a |
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36 regular expression that is specified in string form in a syntax similar to |
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37 that used by Perl. |
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39 <p> Instances of the {@link java.util.regex.Matcher} class are used to match |
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40 character sequences against a given pattern. Input is provided to matchers via |
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41 the {@link java.lang.CharSequence} interface in order to support matching |
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42 against characters from a wide variety of input sources. </p> |
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48 <h2>Related Documentation</h2> |
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50 <p> An excellent tutorial and overview of regular expressions is <a |
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51 href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/regex/"><i>Mastering Regular |
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52 Expressions</i>, Jeffrey E. F. Friedl, O'Reilly and Associates, 1997.</a> </p> |
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61 @since 1.4 |
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62 @author Mike McCloskey |
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63 @author Mark Reinhold |
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