Java RegExp get string between tags

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I need a regexp to get all string inside a tags like it: <- -> inside this tags include any character, numbers, spaces, carriage return etc. i have this regexp:

Pattern.compile("<-(.+?)->")

but it not detect a special sequence as: \r \n etc.

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-22 14:40:30Z

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but it not detect a special sequence as: \r \n etc

It won't match newline unless you use Pattern.DOTALL flag as in:

Pattern p = Pattern.compile("<-(.+?)->", Pattern.DOTALL);

OR else you can use (?s) flag:

Pattern p = Pattern.compile("(?s)<-(.+?)->");

Pattern.DOTALL makes dot match new line character so .+? will also match \r,\n etc.

answered Sep 22, 2013 at 14:40

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Ibrahim Najjar · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-22 14:40:36Z

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You can try the following:

<-([\\S\\s]+?)->

answered Sep 22, 2013 at 14:40

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David says Reinstate Monica · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-22 14:39:51Z

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The . character does not match line breaks. This is why you are having the issue.

answered Sep 22, 2013 at 14:39

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