How to use a regex to search backwards effectively?

Question

I\'m searching forward in an array of strings with a regex, like this:

for (int j = line; j < lines.length; j++) {  
    if (lines[j] == null || lines[j].         


        

Answer 1

Is the search string strictly a regex (full, rich syntax?) Because if not, for(int j = line; j >= 0 ; j--), reverse the line, reverse the match and search forward ;)