regex for character code 0 in java

Question

How does one write a regular expression in java that will match all strings without the character code zero?

I've tried:

Pattern.compile ("[^\0]");

and

Pattern.compile ("[^\u0000]");

Thanks.

Any reason you want to use a regular expression here instead of if (!text.contains("\0"))? — Jon Skeet
– Jon Skeet, Commented Aug 23, 2012 at 19:54

newfurniturey · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-23 19:52:50Z

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Your first regex is almost right, but it only matches a single character that is not \0. Try changing it to:

Pattern.compile ("[^\0]+");

This should match one-or-more (+) characters that are not \0.

answered Aug 23, 2012 at 19:52

newfurniturey

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