How to add features missing from the Java regex implementation?

Question

I\'m new to Java. As a .Net developer, I\'m very much used to the Regex class in .Net. The Java implementation of Regex (Regular Expressions) is no

Answer 1

Boy, do I hear you on that one Alireza! Regex's are confusing enough without there being so many syntax variations amonng them. I too do a lot more C# than Java programming and had the same issue.

I found this to be very helpful: http://www.tusker.org/regex/regex_benchmark.html - it's a list of alternative regular expression implementations for Java, benchmarked.