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  1. import java.util.*;
  2. import java.lang.*;
  3. import java.io.*;
  4. import java.util.regex.Matcher;
  5. import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  6.  
  7. class Ideone
  8. {
  9. public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  10. {
  11. String regex = "^#.*(?:\\R(?!#).*)*";
  12. String string = "#John\nage: 25\nskill: boxer\n\n#Peter\nage: 25\nskill: fisher\n\n#James\nage: 25\nskill: bouncer";
  13.  
  14. Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE);
  15. Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
  16. List<String> strings = new ArrayList<>();
  17.  
  18. while (matcher.find()) {
  19. strings.add(matcher.group(0));
  20. }
  21.  
  22. for (String s : strings)
  23. System.out.println(s);
  24. }
  25. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.07s 52380KB
stdin
Standard input is empty
stdout
#John
age: 25
skill: boxer

#Peter
age: 25
skill: fisher

#James
age: 25
skill: bouncer