Mehran Habibi

Java Regular Expressions

Taming the Java.Util.Regex Engine

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the only book to use the Java library to process regular expressions. It is appealing because it has so many examples. Regular expressions books are not so much "studied" as they are "looked through" and mined for good solutions. For example, the right regex expression can replace an entire page of code with two lines. Java/J2SE 1.4 adds a library for handling regular expressions. Regular expressions are text expressions used to find bits of information in larger bits of text, like 'find me all sentences with the word John' in it, or does any file include '5 e's'... The author offers a look at what regular expressions are and how to use the Java library to process regular expressions. There are plenty of examples to show typical and atypical uses of the library, a powerful learning tool.

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Java has always been an excellent language for working with objects. But Java's text manipulation mechanisms have always been limited, compared to languages like AWK and Perl. On the flip side, a regular expressions package in Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) brings hope to the Java text mechanisms. This package provides you everything necessary to use regular expressions-all packaged in a simplified object-oriented framework.

In addition to working examples and best practices, this book features a detailed API reference with examples supporting nearly every method, and a step-by-step tutorial to create your own regular expressions. With time, you'll discover that regular expressions are extremely powerful in your programming arsenal-and you'll enjoy using them! And once you've mastered these tools, you'll wonder how you ever managed without them!

Produktdetails

• The Expert's Voice in Java
• Verlag: Apress
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-59059-107-9
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 180mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9781590591079
• ISBN-10: 1590591070
• Artikelnr.: 12146453

Autorenporträt

Mehran Habibi is coauthor of The Sun Certified Java Developer Exam with J2SE 1.4 and Cracking the AP Computer Science Exam, 2004-2005 Edition. He is also an application architect with BankOne in Ohio, where he resides with his lovely wife, Angela. Mehran has more than nine years of IT experience, including positions with IBM, Executive Jet, UUNET, BankOne, and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), in addition to working as a university lecturer, independent consultant, and Java certification trainer. Technologies of interest to him include web services, wireless technologies, and XML/XSLT. Mehran's professional focus has been on architecture, project leadership, mentoring, team leadership, and programming from the mid-tier on back. Mehran holds certifications in both "The Other Company" and Java 2, and he graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in software engineering from the honors program at The Ohio State University.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Regular Expressions.- 2 Introduction to the Java.util.regex Object Model.- 3 Advanced Regex.- 4 Object-Oriented Regex.- 5 Practical Examples.- Appendix A Regular Expression Reference.- Appendix B Pattern and Matcher Methods.- Pattern Class Fields.- Pattern Class Methods.- Method Class Methods.- Appendix C Common Regex Patterns.

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From the reviews:

"At long last, a book devoted to regular expressions in Java. ... author Mehran Habibi does a pretty good job ... . lots of examples, with clear coding and an annotated explanation ... . for those who want to get the most out of the regular expressions this is worth having around. ... Having covered all of the core concepts and methods ... . appendices provide some additional reference material, concluding with a set of common useful patterns. ... the book does provide a very firm grounding ... ." (techbookreport.com, March, 2004)