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  1. /* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
  2.  
  3. import java.util.*;
  4. import java.lang.*;
  5. import java.io.*;
  6. import java.util.regex.Matcher;
  7. import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  8.  
  9. /* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
  10. class Ideone
  11. {
  12. public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  13. {
  14. final String regex = "((?:^[^;\\v]*;|\\G(?!\\A))[^;\\v]*);";
  15. final String string = " 4231;\"Swiss Federal Railways (SBB; CFF; FFS)\"\n"
  16. + " 67;\"Hershey Co; The\"";
  17.  
  18. final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE);
  19. final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
  20.  
  21. // The substituted value will be contained in the result variable
  22. final String result = matcher.replaceAll("$1");
  23.  
  24. System.out.println("Substitution result: " + result);
  25. }
  26. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.07s 2841600KB
stdin
Standard input is empty
stdout
Substitution result:     4231;"Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)"
    67;"Hershey Co The"