Regex Pattern required for a specific string case

Question

In the below string I'm supposed to read the value from ` (opening single quote - ASCII value 96) until └. I couldn't figure out how to come up with a regex for this case - errors due to alphanumeric and numeric conditions. Please HELP!

nonworking string

Actual string:

str="00└9a00└9g00└9`000└9a00└9e000└9a00└9`000└9a00└9e000└9a00└9`000└9a00└9e000└9a00└9`000└9a";

Data to be read: between ` and └.

Please update your question with the actual string you are trying to parse. — Perception
– Perception, Commented Dec 28, 2011 at 19:54
That first character is not a single-quote (or apostrophe), it's a grave accent. I fixed the formatting so you can see it more clearly. The other one appears to be U+2514, one of the box-drawing characters. — Alan Moore
– Alan Moore, Commented Dec 29, 2011 at 3:32

gpojd · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-28 20:20:07Z

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Would this work? The captured string should be what you want.

Pattern p = pattern.compile("'([^└]*)└"); // ('[^└]*└) if you want the ' and └ too

edited Dec 28, 2011 at 20:20

answered Dec 28, 2011 at 19:58

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black panda Over a year ago

Those are probably not square brackets in his string. They are some funky characters that the GUI does not know how to display.

gpojd Over a year ago

I figured as much, but I didn't know what else to use to represent what he wanted to match.

Vinoth Gopi Over a year ago

those are not square brackets sorry. When I did a printing on screen, i received this └. It would be great if the pattern is with java syntax. Pattern p = pattern.compile(regex);

fge · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-28 19:57:49Z

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Maybe

Pattern.compile("`(\\p{Print}++)")

and capture $1?

answered Dec 28, 2011 at 19:57

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