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Java Regex Top10 Explained

The document outlines the top 10 Java regex interview questions, providing explanations and regex patterns for each. Topics include validating email addresses, extracting numbers, validating IPv4 addresses, and more. Each regex pattern is broken down to explain its components and functionality.

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Java Regex Top10 Explained

The document outlines the top 10 Java regex interview questions, providing explanations and regex patterns for each. Topics include validating email addresses, extracting numbers, validating IPv4 addresses, and more. Each regex pattern is broken down to explain its components and functionality.

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Top 10 Java Regex Interview Questions - Explained

1. Validate Email Address


^ // Start of string

[\w.-]+ // One or more of: word characters, dot, hyphen (local part of email)

@ // Literal '@' symbol

[\w.-]+ // One or more of: word characters, dot, hyphen (domain name)

\. // Literal dot before domain extension

\w+ // One or more word characters (e.g., com, org, net)

$ // End of string

2. Extract All Numbers from a String


\d // A digit (0-9)

+ // One or more of the preceding (digits grouped together)

3. Validate IPv4 Address


^((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\.){3}

(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)$

^ // Start of string

(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?) // Each octet: 0-255

\. // Literal dot

{3} // Repeat 3 times

(...) // Final octet

$ // End of string

4. Validate Strong Password


^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)(?=.*[@$!%*?&]).{8,}$

^ // Start

(?=.*[a-z]) // At least one lowercase letter

(?=.*[A-Z]) // At least one uppercase letter

(?=.*\d) // At least one digit

(?=.*[@$!%*?&]) // At least one special char

.{8,} // At least 8 characters

$ // End
5. Match Hex Color Codes
^#(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{3}){1,2}$

# // Starts with hash

(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{3}) // Match 3 or 6 hex digits

{1,2} // Repeat once or twice

6. Extract HTML Tags


<[^>]+>

< // Opening bracket

[^>]+ // Anything except >

> // Closing bracket

7. Split by Comma, Space, or Semicolon


[,;\s]+

[ ,;\s] // Match comma, semicolon or space

+ // One or more

8. Alphanumeric Only (No Symbols)


^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$

^ // Start

[a-zA-Z0-9]+ // Letters or digits

$ // End

9. Validate Date (dd-mm-yyyy)


^\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4}$

^ // Start

\d{2} // Two digits (day)

- // Hyphen

\d{2} // Two digits (month)

- // Hyphen

\d{4} // Four digits (year)

$ // End

10. Find Duplicate Words


\b(\w+)\s+\1\b

\b // Word boundary
(\w+) // First word (captured)

\s+ // Space(s)

\1 // Repeat captured word

\b // Word boundary

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