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| /** |
| * Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified |
| * by regular expressions. |
| * |
| * <p> An instance of the {@link java.util.regex.Pattern} class |
| * represents a regular expression that is specified in string form in |
| * a syntax similar to that used by Perl. |
| * |
| * <p> Instances of the {@link java.util.regex.Matcher} class are used |
| * to match character sequences against a given pattern. Input is |
| * provided to matchers via the {@link java.lang.CharSequence} |
| * interface in order to support matching against characters from a |
| * wide variety of input sources. </p> |
| * |
| * <p> Unless otherwise noted, passing a <code>null</code> argument to a |
| * method in any class or interface in this package will cause a |
| * {@link java.lang.NullPointerException NullPointerException} to be |
| * thrown. |
| * |
| * <h2>Related Documentation</h2> |
| * |
| * <p> An excellent tutorial and overview of regular expressions is <a |
| * href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/regex/"><i>Mastering Regular |
| * Expressions</i>, Jeffrey E. F. Friedl, O'Reilly and Associates, |
| * 1997.</a> </p> |
| * |
| * @since 1.4 |
| * @author Mike McCloskey |
| * @author Mark Reinhold |
| */ |
| package java.util.regex; |
