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Re: Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String?

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jochen2@brenz.com (Jochen Brenzlinger) writes:

> Assume I have a String var and value like:
>
> String var = new String("foobar[345]");
>
> Now I want to check if this string matches a certain pattern and if
> yes extract the number into a long var.

You are looking for Capturing Groups.  Have a look at
java.util.regex.Pattern and Matcher.  You need something along these
lines (untested):

        String foo = "bla[123]";
        Pattern myPattern = Pattern.compile("\\w+\\[(\\d+)\\]");
        Matcher m = myPattern.matcher(foo);
        if (m.find()) {
                long idx = Long.parseLong(m.group(1));
                // idx should be 123 here
        }

Bye,
Tassilo
-- 
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      (a Lisp (with fewer parentheses))
      but (an English (with more.)))
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Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String? jochen2@brenz.com (Jochen Brenzlinger) - 2011-11-21 15:04 +0000
  Re: Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String? Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-11-21 07:33 -0800
  Re: Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String? Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> - 2011-11-21 16:45 +0100
  Re: Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String? Henk van Voorthuijsen <voorth@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-21 07:39 -0800
  Re: Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-21 10:26 -0800
  Re: Check if String.matches() AND (if yes) extract number from String? Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-11-21 11:43 -0800

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