Java-specific regular expression testing program

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I'm looking for a regular expression testing program that I had installed on my previous workstation that I am now unable to find anywhere.

It was for java-specific regex's, so I'm pretty sure it was written in Java. There were a few tabs across the top, one of which was the explanation of the different regex terms from the Pattern class in the API.

The top text box was for entering text, the middle text box was for the regex, the bottom text box was where the matches were displayed.

I know that it's not much to go on, but does anyone recognise it?

Don't recognize it, but it seems like a simply enough program to write yourself real quick. — user1084563, Dec 19 '11 at 01:42
I don't recognise it, but you could try this online java regex checker while you search for the program: http://regexpal.com/ — mathematical.coffee, Dec 19 '11 at 01:43

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '12 at 04:00

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Found it!

RegexSR

http://cui.unige.ch/~deriazm/apps/regexsr/

answered Jan 09 '12 at 04:00

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the website provided leads to a malicios content warning (http://regexsr.oxgva.com/install.exe) – Psyconn Nov 02 '16 at 08:09

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '11 at 01:43

I don't know any specific desktop program that does it, but I personally am using this website which offers most of the stuff you're looking for (apart from the explanations).

I'd at least give it a look - great program in my opinion. Offers all the important flags, several different strings to test and prints out the java string of the given RE (so not manually inserting \ wherever it's necessary!)

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 19 '11 at 02:13

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If it doesn't need to be Java-specific, use Regex Coach. I use it for Java expressions and haven't run into a problem yet.

answered Dec 19 '11 at 02:13

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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Could it be RegexBuddy. It supports Java. You can find screenshots here.

You can see this StackOverflow Q&A for more suggestions.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Dec 19 '11 at 03:09

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seeker · Answer 5 · 2016-03-06T10:57:54.107

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I use RegExr, JavaScript based.

edited Mar 06 '16 at 10:57

answered Jan 08 '12 at 13:37

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Looks quite nice. I'll have to try it out. – masher Jan 09 '12 at 04:00
The download shows some virus/advare. Won´t use it – Marc Giombetti Mar 23 '15 at 19:28
Also, does not seem to support Java – kap Mar 04 '16 at 15:04
Actually, it's ActionScript based (an ECMAScript implementation from Adobe, with a few additional features). The offline version uses Adobe Air. I've been using it for years, and just now updated it; there are no ads or viruses in it. – Alan Moore Mar 06 '16 at 11:49
RegExr is fine--awesome, actually--until you need to do lookbehind, which works in Java but apparently not in JavaScript. – Gary Sheppard Feb 06 '17 at 18:50

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 20 '12 at 01:48

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try Kodos regex tester (for windows), a good regex tool. I have used them initially to test regex patterns and used them in Java.

http://kodos.sourceforge.net

answered Dec 20 '12 at 01:48

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 20 '15 at 22:16

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To my opinion http://regex101.com is by far the best online regex checker for various regex formats, including Java Regex which You asked for. It even lets you debug all the steps (including forward and backward lookup) and explains the terms of the regex you develop!

answered Aug 20 '15 at 22:16

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I do not find the java testing there – kap Mar 04 '16 at 15:01

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