Extract xml tags in strings using Java

In Java, we often need to process XML data. Sometimes we need to extract these tags from a string containing XML tags for further parsing or processing. This article will explain how to use Java code to get XML tags in strings.

What is an XML tag

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a markup language used to mark electronic files for storing and transferring data. XML uses a series of tags to define the structure and content of a document. Tags are usually surrounded by angle brackets, including start tags, end tags, and self-closing tags.

For example, a simple XML tag looks like this:

<book>
    <title>Java Programming</title>
    <author>John Doe</author>
</book>

In this example, <book> is the start tag,</book> is the end tag, and <title> and <author> are subtitles inside the <book> tag.

Get XML tags in strings

To extract these tags from a string containing XML tags, we can do this using Java regular expressions. Here is a simple example code that demonstrates how to get XML tags in a string:

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import ;

public class XmlTagExtractor {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String xmlString = "<book><title>Java Programming</title><author>John Doe</author></book>";
        
        Pattern pattern = ("<[^>]+>");
        Matcher matcher = (xmlString);
        
        while (()) {
            String tag = ();
            ("Found tag: " + tag);
        }
    }
}

In this example, we first define a string xmlString containing XML tags. We then use the regular expression <[^>]+> to match the XML tags in the string. This regular expression means matching any character inside angle brackets until the next angle bracket is encountered.

Next, we create a Matcher object and use the (xmlString) method to match the string. Then, in a while loop, we use the() method to find all matching tags and use the() method to get the matching tags. Finally, we print out each found label.

Method supplement

Complete code

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import ;

public class ExtractXML {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String input = "Web ServiceThe request message is as follows：<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?></Application>There are other text content";

        // Define regular expressions to match XML content, assuming XML starts with <?xml and ends with ?>        String regex = "&lt;\\?xml[^&gt;]*\\?[^&gt;]*&gt;";

        // Compile regular expressions        Pattern pattern = (regex, );
        Matcher matcher = (input);

        // Find matches        while (()) {
            // Output the found XML content            ("Found XML content: " + ());
        }
    }
}

Code parsing

• <\\?xml[^>]*\\?[^>]*>：This regular expression is used to match ending strings. It should be noted that XML content may contain multiple tags and attributes. Here is just a simple example and regular expressions may need to be adjusted according to actual situations.
• ：This flag allows. Matching any character (including newlines), which is very useful when handling multi-line XML content.

expand

In addition to extracting the xml tags in strings, can Java obtain the xml content in the specified string? Let's give it a simple try.

process

First, let's take a look at the steps of the entire process:

• Title Java steps to get the xml content in the specified string
• "1. Get the specified string": 30%
• "2. Parsing XML content": 70%

Specific steps

1. Get the specified string

In this step, we need to cut out the part containing the XML content from the specified string.

// Define an example stringString text = "<root><name>John</name><age>25</age></root>";

// Use regular expressions to match XML contentPattern pattern = ("<.*?>");
Matcher matcher = (text);
while (()) {
    ("XML content:" + ());
}

("<.*?>"): Use regular expressions to match contents in angle brackets

(): Get matching results

2. Parsing XML content

In this step, we need to parse the obtained XML content, which can be done using the DocumentBuilder that comes with Java.

//Introduce related packagesimport ;
import ;
import org.;

// Create DocumentBuilder objectDocumentBuilderFactory factory = ();
DocumentBuilder builder = ();

// parse XML contentDocument document = (new InputSource(new StringReader(())));

(): Get DocumentBuilderFactory instance

(): Create DocumentBuilder object

(): parse XML content

Summarize

By using Java's regular expressions, we can easily extract these tags from strings containing XML tags.

Note: The above examples are for demonstration purposes only. In practical applications, appropriate adjustments and optimizations may be required according to specific circumstances.

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