Java searching float number in String

Question

let\'s say i have string like that:

eXamPLestring>1.67>>ReSTOfString

my task is to extract only 1.67 from string above.

Answer 1

Here's how to do it in one line,

String f = input.replaceAll(".*?([\\d.]+).*", "$1");

If you actually want a float, here's how you do it in one line:

float f = Float.parseFloat(input.replaceAll(".*?([\\d.]+).*", "$1")),