Example of appendTail() method in Java Matcher

Thisfrom java.util.regex.MatcherThis class represents an engine for performing various matching operations. This class has no constructor and can be usedmatches()The method of class java.util.regex.Pattern creates/Get an object of this class.

The (Matcher) classappendTail()The method accepts a StringBuffer object and appends the characters of the input sequence to the object.

Example

import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class AppendTail {}}
　　　public static void main(String[] args) {
　　　　　　String str = "<p>This　<b>is</b>　an　<b>example</b>　HTML　<b>script</b>.</p>";
　　　　　　//Regular expression to match the content of bold tags
　　　　　　String regex = "<b>(\\S+)</b>";
　　　　　　//Create a pattern object
　　　　　　Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
　　　　　　//Match the compiled pattern in the string
　　　　　　Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(str);
　　　　　　StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
　　　　　　matcher.appendTail(sb);
　　　　　　while (matcher.find()) {
　　　　　　　　　System.out.println(matcher.group(1));
　　　　　　}
　　　　　　System.out.println("Contents of the StringBuffer: \n"+　sb);
　　　}
}

Output Result

is
example
script
Contents of the StringBuffer:
<p>This　<b>is</b>　an　<b>example</b>　HTML　<b>script</b>.</p>