Java Regular Expressions

Expert author Habibi offers a look at what regular expressions are and how to use the Java library to process them. His book uses plenty of examples to show typical and atypical uses of the library, thus becoming a powerful learning tool. For instance, comprehensive examples for each and every regex method and class are given, along with advice on their appropriate use and performance considerations.

From the reviews: "At long last, a book devoted to regular expressions in Java. … author Mehran Habibi does a pretty good job … . lots of examples, with clear coding and an annotated explanation … . for those who want to get the most out of the regular expressions this is worth having around. … Having covered all of the core concepts and methods … . appendices provide some additional reference material, concluding with a set of common useful patterns. … the book does provide a very firm grounding … ." (techbookreport.com, March, 2004)

Mehran Habibi is coauthor of The Sun Certified Java Developer Exam with J2SE 1.4 and Cracking the AP Computer Science Exam, 2004-2005 Edition. He is also an application architect with BankOne in Ohio, where he resides with his lovely wife, Angela. Mehran has more than nine years of IT experience, including positions with IBM, Executive Jet, UUNET, BankOne, and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), in addition to working as a university lecturer, independent consultant, and Java certification trainer. Technologies of interest to him include web services, wireless technologies, and XML/XSLT. Mehran's professional focus has been on architecture, project leadership, mentoring, team leadership, and programming from the mid-tier on back. Mehran holds certifications in both "The Other Company" and Java 2, and he graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in software engineering from the honors program at The Ohio State University.