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> Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("<[^/]+>"); > > I am expecting output: > <root> > <abc x='1'> > <pqr y='1'> > > But the output produced by the above program is: > <root><abc x='1'> > <pqr y='1'> > > You could notice, that the 1st token is larger ... > "+" is a greedy quantifier, it matches the longest string it can. To match the shortest string, use [^/]+? or you could try [^/<]+ But as Amy points out, we're not helping you. We're just taking you one step further to demonstrating what is already known as a theoretical result - this problem can't be solved using regular expressions. Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/
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