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  1. import java.util.*;
  2. import java.util.regex.*;
  3. import java.lang.*;
  4. import java.io.*;
  5.  
  6. class Ideone
  7. {
  8. 	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  9. 	{
  10. 		String[] phrases = new String[2];
  11. 	    phrases[0] = "student (male)";
  12. 	    phrases[1] = "worker (female)";
  13.  
  14. 	    Pattern[] ptn = new Pattern[phrases.length];
  15.  
  16. 	    int i = 0;
  17. 	    for (String p : phrases)
  18. 	    {
  19. 	        p = p.replaceAll("\\(", "\\\\(");
  20. 	        p = p.replaceAll("\\)", "\\\\)");
  21. 	        String regex = p+"\\:\\s\\w+";
  22. 	        System.out.println("regex: " + regex);
  23. 	        ptn[i] = Pattern.compile(regex);
  24. 	        i++;
  25. 	    }
  26.  
  27. 	    String text = "student (male): John";
  28.  
  29. 	    for(Pattern p : ptn)
  30. 	    {
  31. 	        Matcher m = p.matcher(text);
  32. 	        System.out.println("matcher: " + m);
  33. 	        while(m.find())
  34. 	        {
  35. 	            System.out.println("group: " + m.group());
  36. 	        }
  37. 	    }
  38. 	}
  39. }
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regex: student \(male\)\:\s\w+
regex: worker \(female\)\:\s\w+
matcher: java.util.regex.Matcher[pattern=student \(male\)\:\s\w+ region=0,20 lastmatch=]
group: student (male): John
matcher: java.util.regex.Matcher[pattern=worker \(female\)\:\s\w+ region=0,20 lastmatch=]
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Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
10 years ago
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