Java returning a substring

Question

I'm returning some data from a database that looks like this

<[<language><text xml:lang="">Automation1406741539346</text></language>]>

What would be the easiest and best way I can remove everything from this string except Automation1406741539346?

regex is probably the best way. look at this [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/335250/parsing-xml-with-regex-in-java) — jcjunction, Jul 30 '14 at 17:43
@jcjunction I like this quote from the page you link to: "Using regexes to parse XML always ends in tears." — Micah Smith, Jul 30 '14 at 17:44
@MicahSmith nobody said it was fun. ha. I use C# usually which has great tools for XML parsing. — jcjunction, Jul 30 '14 at 17:46
A quick google lead me to this: ["How to parse or read XML File in Java"](http://javarevisited.blogspot.mx/2011/12/parse-xml-file-in-java-example-tutorial.html) — Barranka, Jul 30 '14 at 17:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 30 '14 at 17:48

Try this regex..

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String s= "<[<language><text xml:lang=\"\">Automation1406741539346</text></language>]>";
    Pattern p = Pattern.compile("<text.*?>(.*?)</text>");
    Matcher m = p.matcher(s);
    m.find();
    System.out.println(m.group(1));
}

O/P :

Automation1406741539346

Java returning a substring

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