Java Regular Expressions

Publisher: Apress
Language: English
ISBN: 1590591070
Paperback: 280 pages

Description: Java has always been an excellent language for working with objects. However, Java’s text manipulation mechanisms have always been somewhat limited, especially when compared to languages such as AWK and Perl. The introduction of an excellent regular ｅxpressions package into Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) rectifies this. The new java.util.regex package offers everything a developer needs to use regular ｅxpressions, all packaged in an easy-to-use, object-oriented framework.

This book is a valuable reference for learning about regular ｅxpressions in Java. It focuses on the use of regular ｅxpressions in the Java language. This book offers working examples, best practices, an extremely detailed API reference with examples for almost every method, and a step-by-step tutorial on how to go about forming your own regular ｅxpressions.

You will find that regular ｅxpressions can be an extremely powerful tool in your programming arsenal, as well an elegant instrument that you will enjoy using. After mastering these tools, you will wonder at how you ever managed without them.