Create array of regex matches

Question

In Java, I am trying to return all regex matches to an array but it seems that you can only check whether the pattern matches something or not (boolean).

How can I u

Answer 1

Here's a simple example:

Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regexPattern);
List list = new ArrayList();
Matcher m = pattern.matcher(input);
while (m.find()) {
    list.add(m.group());
}

(if you have more capturing groups, you can refer to them by their index as an argument of the group method. If you need an array, then use list.toArray())