Extract string between two strings in java

Question

I try to get string between <%= and %>, here is my implementation:

String str = \"ZZZZL <%= dsn %> AFFF <%= AFG %>\";
Pattern pattern = Patter         


        

Answer 1

Your regex looks correct, but you're splitting with it instead of matching with it. You want something like this:

// Untested code
Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile("<%=(.*?)%>").matcher(str);
while (matcher.find()) {
    System.out.println(matcher.group());
}