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Thread: How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

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    Default How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

    Hi,
    I have a string which is dynamic.
    The string will be like

    "<li><p align="&quot;left&quot;">Testing data</p></li>".
    "<li><div align="&quot;left&quot;">Testing data</div></li>".
    "<li><div align="&quot;left&quot;" valign="center"><p align="left">Testing data</p></div></li>".

    Here I have to remove the <div> and <p>tags present inside the <li> </li> but remember the tags are dynamic. It can be anything.

    So, the out put will be as "<li>Testing data</li>".


    Please help.
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    Default Re: How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

    What did the API tell you?

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    Default Re: How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

    But the data to replace is not static data. I am not familiar with the reg exp. So, i need that particular regexp which I need to replace.

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    Default Re: How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

    Quote Originally Posted by srimanta View Post
    But the data to replace is not static data. I am not familiar with the reg exp. So, i need that particular regexp which I need to replace.
    Again, sounds like you need to consult the API, or at least google. We can't just do your work for you.

    Read through this, try something out, and if you're still stuck, post an SSCCE and we'll go from there: Pattern (Java Platform SE 6)
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    Default Re: How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

    Also recommend reading Lesson: Regular Expressions (The Java™ Tutorials > Essential Classes)
    While I don't completely understand your requirements and what you mean by 'tags are dynamic', break your problem down. A single regular expression may do the trick, but you could probably also use several regular expressions together to accomplish your goals

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    Default Re: How to remove the regular expression from a string ?

    I suggest you read - http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...explained.html

    There are other ways to do this though.

    I suggest you write a small program to work on 1 static String.
    Test different methods, get an idea of the logic involved and then expand on it..
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