Extract sub-string between two certain words using regex in java

Question

I would like to extract sub-string between certain two words using java.

For example:

This is an important example about regex for my work.
         


        

Answer 1

public class SubStringBetween {

public static String subStringBetween(String sentence, String before, String after) {

    int startSub = SubStringBetween.subStringStartIndex(sentence, before);
    int stopSub = SubStringBetween.subStringEndIndex(sentence, after);

    String newWord = sentence.substring(startSub, stopSub);
    return newWord;
}

public static int subStringStartIndex(String sentence, String delimiterBeforeWord) {

    int startIndex = 0;
    String newWord = "";
    int x = 0, y = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < sentence.length(); i++) {
        newWord = "";

        if (sentence.charAt(i) == delimiterBeforeWord.charAt(0)) {
            startIndex = i;
            for (int j = 0; j < delimiterBeforeWord.length(); j++) {
                try {
                    if (sentence.charAt(startIndex) == delimiterBeforeWord.charAt(j)) {
                        newWord = newWord + sentence.charAt(startIndex);
                    }
                    startIndex++;
                } catch (Exception e) {
                }

            }
            if (newWord.equals(delimiterBeforeWord)) {
                x = startIndex;
            }
        }
    }
    return x;
}

public static int subStringEndIndex(String sentence, String delimiterAfterWord) {

    int startIndex = 0;
    String newWord = "";
    int x = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < sentence.length(); i++) {
        newWord = "";

        if (sentence.charAt(i) == delimiterAfterWord.charAt(0)) {
            startIndex = i;
            for (int j = 0; j < delimiterAfterWord.length(); j++) {
                try {
                    if (sentence.charAt(startIndex) == delimiterAfterWord.charAt(j)) {
                        newWord = newWord + sentence.charAt(startIndex);
                    }
                    startIndex++;
                } catch (Exception e) {
                }

            }
            if (newWord.equals(delimiterAfterWord)) {
                x = startIndex;
                x = x - delimiterAfterWord.length();
            }
        }
    }
    return x;
}

}