Match the characters that are in quotes followed by the word xyz_id

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It is necessary to match the string set into quotes that is followed by the world "xyz_id": For example the text is like this: "xyz_id":"55555" It's necessary to get only 55555 with a regular expression..

Which programming language or tool are you using? – blhsing Mar 25 '19 at 05:02 — blhsing, Mar 25 '19 at 05:02
Have you made any attempt to solve this yourself? – glhr Mar 25 '19 at 05:57 — glhr, Mar 25 '19 at 05:57

mukesh210 · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-25T05:21:36.673

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Following regex will help you extract "55555":

\"xyz_id\":\"(.*)\"

https://regex101.com/r/5VnGKN/1

Below is sample code in Java:

            String x = "\"xyz_id\":\"55555\""; //String on which processing needs to be done
            Pattern pat1 = Pattern.compile("\"xyz_id\":\"(.*)\""); //Pattern to compare
            Matcher mat1 = pat1.matcher(x);       
            while(mat1.find()){
                System.out.println(mat1.group(1));
            }

Output:

edited Mar 25 '19 at 05:21

answered Mar 25 '19 at 05:06

mukesh210

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Thank you @Mukesh this line solved specifically my issue: `System.out.println(mat1.group(1));` as I did not know that I could select a group with the language used, I was looking to do it with the same regular expression and this approach had me in trouble. Then after I realized this I found a way to use it in JavaScript too with this answer:[link]https://stackoverflow.com/a/432503/3363138[/link] – Carlos Mar 26 '19 at 01:02
Welcome... Glad to help. Please include language tags too so that people can provide Language specific answer. – mukesh210 Mar 26 '19 at 01:05

Match the characters that are in quotes followed by the word xyz_id

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