Java Regular Expressions: Taming the java.util.regex Engine

by: Mehran Habibi

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Java has always been an excellent language for working with objects. However, Java's text manipulation mechanisms have always been somewhat limited, especially when compared to languages such as AWK and Perl. The introduction of an excellent regular expressions package into Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) rectifies this. The new java.util.regex package offers everything a developer needs to use regular expressions, all packaged in an easy-to-use, object-oriented framework.

  This book is a valuable reference for learning about regular expressions in Java. It focuses on the use of regular expressions in the Java language. This book offers working examples, best practices, an extremely detailed API reference with examples for almost every method, and a step-by-step tutorial on how to go about forming your own regular expressions.

      You will find that regular expressions can be an extremely powerful tool in your programming arsenal, as well an elegant instrument that you will enjoy using. After mastering these tools, you will wonder at how you ever managed without them.

          Author Information

  Mehran Habibi - Mehran Habibi is the coauthor of The Sun Certified Java Developer Exam with J2SE 1.4(Apress, 2003) and Cracking the AP Computer Science Exam, 2004-2005 Edition (Princeton Review, 2004). He is also an application architect with BankOne in Ohio, where he resides with his lovely wife, Angela. Mehran has over nine years of IT experience, including positions with IBM, Executive Jet, UUNET, BankOne, and OCLC, in addition to working as a university lecturer, independent consultant, and Java certification trainer. Technologies of interest to him include Web services, wireless technologies, and XML/XSLT. Mehran's professional focus has been on architecture, project leadership, mentoring, team leadership, and programming from the mid-tier on back. Mehran holds certifications in both 'The Other Company' and Java 2, and he graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in software engineering from the honors program at The Ohio State University. Mehran is an amateur boxer, teaches martial arts at The Ohio State University, enjoys soccer, and has ruined his chess by playing too many speed games. You can contact him at coach@influxs.com.

      Chapter 1 Regular Expressions

Chapter 2 Introduction to the Java.util.regex Object Model

Chapter 3 Advanced Regex

Chapter 4 Object-Oriented Regex

Chapter 5 Practical Examples

Appendix A Regular Expression Reference

Appendix B Pattern and Matcher Methods

Appendix C Common Regex Patterns