For simpler and more efficient coding, Java offers the Regex API. This two-part tutorial helps you get started with regular expressions and the Regex API.

A quick run down on how you can use regular expressions in your own programs to give you more power over searching and substituting text.

What is Regex? Regex is a pattern-matching language; it's a way to expressively describe patterns that match strings (e.g., words or sentences).

A long time ago, I wrote a utility for an employer that allowed testers to perform verification on data coming out of a hardware box using a regular expression language. It allowed users to ...