MyClass.java

import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class MyClass {
    public static Pattern COMMAS = Pattern.compile(",(?=(?:[^\"]*\"[^\"]*\")*[^\"]*$)"); //Pattern.compile("\\\"([^\\\\\\\"]*)\\\"|(?<=,|^)([^,]*)(?=,|$)");
    
    public static void main(String args[]) {
      String string = "149,\"Libby, McNeill & Libby\",215.4,4.2,file:/home/sachin/eclipse-workspace/datasets/fortune500/fortune500-1955.csv\n"
	 + "155,Archer Daniels Midland,207.7,5.0,file:/home/sachin/eclipse-workspace/datasets/fortune500/fortune500-1955.csv\n"
	 + "156,Motorola,205.2,7.6,file:/home/sachin/eclipse-workspace/datasets/fortune500/fortune500-1955.csv";
	 
	  String[] lines = string.split("[\\n]");
	  
	  for(String line: lines) {
	    String[] aa = COMMAS.split(line);
	    System.out.println(Arrays.asList(aa));    
	  }
	  
      //System.out.println("Sum of x+y = " + z);
    }
}