gistfile1.scala

"99 bottles of beer" matches "(\\d+) bottles of beer" 

"cab" matches "(?<!a)b" 

"b" matches "(?<!a)b" 

"cab" matches "(?<!a)b" 

"bed" matches "(?<!a)b" 

"debt" matches "(?<!a)b" 

"cab" matches "(?<=a)b" 

"bed" matches "(?<=a)b" 

"debt" matches "(?<=a)b" 

val e = "(?<!a)b".r

val expr="""(?<=Ca*)""".r


val expr = List("(?<!a)b".r,"(?<=a)b".r,"""(?<=a+)b""".r,"""(?<=a*)b""".r)
val text = "cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa"

def printIt(e: scala.util.matching.Regex, m: scala.util.matching.Regex.Match):Unit = {
   println(e + " matched "  + m.matched + " m.start "+ m.start + " m.end " + m.end) 
   println(m.source)
   println((1 to m.start-1).map(s => ' ').mkString + "^")
   println((1 to m.end-1).map(s => ' ').mkString + "^")
}

expr.foreach{ e =>  (e  findAllIn text ).matchData.foreach {m => printIt(e,m) }  }


(?<!a)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 4 m.end 5
(?<!a)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 10 m.end 11
(?<!a)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 16 m.end 17
(?<=a)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 2 m.end 3
(?<=a)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 14 m.end 15
(?<=a+)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 2 m.end 3
(?<=a+)b cab bed debt ab b matched bm.start 14 m.end 15



(?<!a)b matched bm.start 4 m.end 5
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
   ^
    ^
(?<!a)b matched bm.start 10 m.end 11
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
         ^
          ^
(?<!a)b matched bm.start 13 m.end 14
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
            ^
             ^
(?<!a)b matched bm.start 17 m.end 18
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                ^
                 ^
(?<!a)b matched bm.start 26 m.end 27
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                         ^
                          ^
(?<=a)b matched bm.start 2 m.end 3
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
 ^
  ^
(?<=a)b matched bm.start 24 m.end 25
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                       ^
                        ^
(?<=a+)b matched bm.start 2 m.end 3
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
 ^
  ^
(?<=a+)b matched bm.start 24 m.end 25
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                       ^
                        ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 2 m.end 3
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
 ^
  ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 4 m.end 5
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
   ^
    ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 10 m.end 11
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
         ^
          ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 13 m.end 14
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
            ^
             ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 17 m.end 18
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                ^
                 ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 24 m.end 25
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                       ^
                        ^
(?<=a*)b matched bm.start 26 m.end 27
cab bed debt bad baaad ab b CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa
                         ^

gistfile2.scala

val EmailParser = """([\w\d\-\_]+)(\+\d+)?@([\w\d\-\.]+)""".r
val s = "zippy@scalaisgreat.com"
val EmailParser(name, num, domain) = s
printf("Name: %s, Domain: %s\n", name, domain)


val pattern = """(\d{3})-(\d{3}-\d{4})""".r
val input = "212-555-6666 906-932-1111 415-222-3333 425-888-9999"
val myMatchData = (pattern findAllIn input).matchData
myMatchData.foreach {m => println("Prefix : "+ m.group(1) + " Suffix " + m.group(2)) }


val pattern = """(?<company>\d{3})-(\d{3}-\d{4})""".r
val input = "212-555-6666 906-932-1111 415-222-3333 425-888-9999"
val myMatchData = (pattern findAllIn input).matchData
myMatchData.foreach {m => println("Prefix : "+ m.group(1) + " Suffix " + m.group(2)) }

for(m <- pattern.findAllIn(input ).matchData; e <- m.subgroups) println(e)

for(m <- pattern.findAllIn(input ).matchData; e <- m.groupNames) println(e)



("""(\d{3})-(\d{3}-\d{4})""".r findAllIn "212-555-6666 906-932-1111 415-222-3333 425-888-9999").matchData.foreach {m => println("Prefix : "+ m.group(1) + " Suffix " + m.group(2)) }

scala> (pattern findAllIn input).matchData foreach {m => println("Prefix : "+ m.group(1) + " Suffix " + m.group(2)) }

Prefix : 212 Suffix 555-6666
Prefix : 906 Suffix 932-1111
Prefix : 415 Suffix 222-3333
Prefix : 425 Suffix 888-9999

scala> val date = "11/01/2010"
date: java.lang.String = 11/01/2010

scala> val Date = """(\d\d)/(\d\d)/(\d\d\d\d)""".r
Date: scala.util.matching.Regex = (\d\d)/(\d\d)/(\d\d\d\d)

scala> val Date(day, monthYear, month, year) = date
day: String = 11
monthYear: String = 01/2010
month: String = 01
year: String = 2010


val pattern = """(?P=prefix\d{3})-(\d{3}-\d{4})""".r


Named Capturing Groups
http://www.regular-expressions.info/named.html

http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/api/scala/util/matching/Regex$object.MatchData.html#groupNames
groupNames 


"(?<login>\w+) (?<id>\d+)"







pattern findAllIn input foreach{println _}


(pattern findAllIn input).matchData foreach {m => println(m.matched mkString ",") }

(pattern findAllIn input).matchData foreach {m => println(m.group(1)) }


(pattern findAllIn input).matchData foreach {m => println(m.start, m.end, m.before, m.after, m.source) }


 val Some(gg) = pattern findFirstMatchIn input   

val pattern(phoneNumbers) = pattern



val Decimal = """(-)?(\d+)(\.\d*)?""".r
val input = "for -1.0 to 99 by 3"

for( s <- Decimal findAllIn input) println(s)

for( Decimal(s,i,d) <- Decimal findAllIn input)
   println("sign: " + s + ", integer: " + i + ", decimal: " +d )