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    017package org.apache.commons.lang3;
    018
    019import java.util.regex.Matcher;
    020import java.util.regex.Pattern;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Helpers to process Strings using regular expressions.
    024 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    025 * @since 3.8
    026 */
    027public class RegExUtils {
    028
    029    /**
    030     * Compiles the given regular expression into a pattern with the {@link Pattern#DOTALL} flag.
    031     *
    032     * @param regex The expression to be compiled
    033     * @return the given regular expression compiled into a pattern with the {@link Pattern#DOTALL} flag.
    034     * @since 3.13.0
    035     */
    036    public static Pattern dotAll(final String regex) {
    037        return Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.DOTALL);
    038    }
    039
    040    /**
    041     * Compiles the given regular expression into a pattern with the {@link Pattern#DOTALL} flag, then creates a matcher that will match the given text against
    042     * this pattern.
    043     *
    044     * @param regex The expression to be compiled.
    045     * @param text  The character sequence to be matched.
    046     * @return A new matcher for this pattern.
    047     * @since 3.13.0
    048     */
    049    public static Matcher dotAllMatcher(final String regex, final String text) {
    050        return dotAll(regex).matcher(text);
    051    }
    052
    053    /**
    054     * Removes each substring of the text String that matches the given regular expression pattern.
    055     *
    056     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    057     * <ul>
    058     *  <li>{@code pattern.matcher(text).replaceAll(StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    059     * </ul>
    060     *
    061     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    062     *
    063     * <pre>{@code
    064     * StringUtils.removeAll(null, *)      = null
    065     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", (Pattern) null)  = "any"
    066     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", Pattern.compile(""))    = "any"
    067     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", Pattern.compile(".*"))  = ""
    068     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", Pattern.compile(".+"))  = ""
    069     * StringUtils.removeAll("abc", Pattern.compile(".?"))  = ""
    070     * StringUtils.removeAll("A<__>\n<__>B", Pattern.compile("<.*>"))      = "A\nB"
    071     * StringUtils.removeAll("A<__>\n<__>B", Pattern.compile("(?s)<.*>"))  = "AB"
    072     * StringUtils.removeAll("A<__>\n<__>B", Pattern.compile("<.*>", Pattern.DOTALL))  = "AB"
    073     * StringUtils.removeAll("ABCabc123abc", Pattern.compile("[a-z]"))     = "ABC123"
    074     * }</pre>
    075     *
    076     * @param text  text to remove from, may be null
    077     * @param regex  the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    078     * @return  the text with any removes processed,
    079     *              {@code null} if null String input
    080     *
    081     * @see #replaceAll(String, Pattern, String)
    082     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceAll(String)
    083     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    084     */
    085    public static String removeAll(final String text, final Pattern regex) {
    086        return replaceAll(text, regex, StringUtils.EMPTY);
    087    }
    088
    089    /**
    090     * Removes each substring of the text String that matches the given regular expression.
    091     *
    092     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    093     * <ul>
    094     *  <li>{@code text.replaceAll(regex, StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    095     *  <li>{@code Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(text).replaceAll(StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    096     * </ul>
    097     *
    098     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    099     *
    100     * <p>Unlike in the {@link #removePattern(String, String)} method, the {@link Pattern#DOTALL} option
    101     * is NOT automatically added.
    102     * To use the DOTALL option prepend {@code "(?s)"} to the regex.
    103     * DOTALL is also known as single-line mode in Perl.</p>
    104     *
    105     * <pre>{@code
    106     * StringUtils.removeAll(null, *)      = null
    107     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", (String) null)  = "any"
    108     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", "")    = "any"
    109     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", ".*")  = ""
    110     * StringUtils.removeAll("any", ".+")  = ""
    111     * StringUtils.removeAll("abc", ".?")  = ""
    112     * StringUtils.removeAll("A<__>\n<__>B", "<.*>")      = "A\nB"
    113     * StringUtils.removeAll("A<__>\n<__>B", "(?s)<.*>")  = "AB"
    114     * StringUtils.removeAll("ABCabc123abc", "[a-z]")     = "ABC123"
    115     * }</pre>
    116     *
    117     * @param text  text to remove from, may be null
    118     * @param regex  the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    119     * @return  the text with any removes processed,
    120     *              {@code null} if null String input
    121     *
    122     * @throws  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
    123     *              if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
    124     *
    125     * @see #replaceAll(String, String, String)
    126     * @see #removePattern(String, String)
    127     * @see String#replaceAll(String, String)
    128     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    129     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#DOTALL
    130     */
    131    public static String removeAll(final String text, final String regex) {
    132        return replaceAll(text, regex, StringUtils.EMPTY);
    133    }
    134
    135    /**
    136     * Removes the first substring of the text string that matches the given regular expression pattern.
    137     *
    138     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    139     * <ul>
    140     *  <li>{@code pattern.matcher(text).replaceFirst(StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    141     * </ul>
    142     *
    143     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    144     *
    145     * <pre>{@code
    146     * StringUtils.removeFirst(null, *)      = null
    147     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", (Pattern) null)  = "any"
    148     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", Pattern.compile(""))    = "any"
    149     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", Pattern.compile(".*"))  = ""
    150     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", Pattern.compile(".+"))  = ""
    151     * StringUtils.removeFirst("abc", Pattern.compile(".?"))  = "bc"
    152     * StringUtils.removeFirst("A<__>\n<__>B", Pattern.compile("<.*>"))      = "A\n<__>B"
    153     * StringUtils.removeFirst("A<__>\n<__>B", Pattern.compile("(?s)<.*>"))  = "AB"
    154     * StringUtils.removeFirst("ABCabc123", Pattern.compile("[a-z]"))          = "ABCbc123"
    155     * StringUtils.removeFirst("ABCabc123abc", Pattern.compile("[a-z]+"))      = "ABC123abc"
    156     * }</pre>
    157     *
    158     * @param text  text to remove from, may be null
    159     * @param regex  the regular expression pattern to which this string is to be matched
    160     * @return  the text with the first replacement processed,
    161     *              {@code null} if null String input
    162     *
    163     * @see #replaceFirst(String, Pattern, String)
    164     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceFirst(String)
    165     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    166     */
    167    public static String removeFirst(final String text, final Pattern regex) {
    168        return replaceFirst(text, regex, StringUtils.EMPTY);
    169    }
    170
    171    /**
    172     * Removes the first substring of the text string that matches the given regular expression.
    173     *
    174     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    175     * <ul>
    176     *  <li>{@code text.replaceFirst(regex, StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    177     *  <li>{@code Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(text).replaceFirst(StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    178     * </ul>
    179     *
    180     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    181     *
    182     * <p>The {@link Pattern#DOTALL} option is NOT automatically added.
    183     * To use the DOTALL option prepend {@code "(?s)"} to the regex.
    184     * DOTALL is also known as single-line mode in Perl.</p>
    185     *
    186     * <pre>{@code
    187     * StringUtils.removeFirst(null, *)      = null
    188     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", (String) null)  = "any"
    189     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", "")    = "any"
    190     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", ".*")  = ""
    191     * StringUtils.removeFirst("any", ".+")  = ""
    192     * StringUtils.removeFirst("abc", ".?")  = "bc"
    193     * StringUtils.removeFirst("A<__>\n<__>B", "<.*>")      = "A\n<__>B"
    194     * StringUtils.removeFirst("A<__>\n<__>B", "(?s)<.*>")  = "AB"
    195     * StringUtils.removeFirst("ABCabc123", "[a-z]")          = "ABCbc123"
    196     * StringUtils.removeFirst("ABCabc123abc", "[a-z]+")      = "ABC123abc"
    197     * }</pre>
    198     *
    199     * @param text  text to remove from, may be null
    200     * @param regex  the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    201     * @return  the text with the first replacement processed,
    202     *              {@code null} if null String input
    203     *
    204     * @throws  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
    205     *              if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
    206     *
    207     * @see #replaceFirst(String, String, String)
    208     * @see String#replaceFirst(String, String)
    209     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    210     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#DOTALL
    211     */
    212    public static String removeFirst(final String text, final String regex) {
    213        return replaceFirst(text, regex, StringUtils.EMPTY);
    214    }
    215
    216    /**
    217     * Removes each substring of the source String that matches the given regular expression using the DOTALL option.
    218     *
    219     * This call is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    220     * <ul>
    221     * <li>{@code text.replaceAll(&quot;(?s)&quot; + regex, StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    222     * <li>{@code Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.DOTALL).matcher(text).replaceAll(StringUtils.EMPTY)}</li>
    223     * </ul>
    224     *
    225     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    226     *
    227     * <pre>{@code
    228     * StringUtils.removePattern(null, *)       = null
    229     * StringUtils.removePattern("any", (String) null)   = "any"
    230     * StringUtils.removePattern("A<__>\n<__>B", "<.*>")  = "AB"
    231     * StringUtils.removePattern("ABCabc123", "[a-z]")    = "ABC123"
    232     * }</pre>
    233     *
    234     * @param text
    235     *            the source string
    236     * @param regex
    237     *            the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    238     * @return The resulting {@link String}
    239     * @see #replacePattern(String, String, String)
    240     * @see String#replaceAll(String, String)
    241     * @see Pattern#DOTALL
    242     */
    243    public static String removePattern(final String text, final String regex) {
    244        return replacePattern(text, regex, StringUtils.EMPTY);
    245    }
    246
    247    /**
    248     * Replaces each substring of the text String that matches the given regular expression pattern with the given replacement.
    249     *
    250     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    251     * <ul>
    252     *  <li>{@code pattern.matcher(text).replaceAll(replacement)}</li>
    253     * </ul>
    254     *
    255     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    256     *
    257     * <pre>{@code
    258     * StringUtils.replaceAll(null, *, *)       = null
    259     * StringUtils.replaceAll("any", (Pattern) null, *)   = "any"
    260     * StringUtils.replaceAll("any", *, null)   = "any"
    261     * StringUtils.replaceAll("", Pattern.compile(""), "zzz")    = "zzz"
    262     * StringUtils.replaceAll("", Pattern.compile(".*"), "zzz")  = "zzz"
    263     * StringUtils.replaceAll("", Pattern.compile(".+"), "zzz")  = ""
    264     * StringUtils.replaceAll("abc", Pattern.compile(""), "ZZ")  = "ZZaZZbZZcZZ"
    265     * StringUtils.replaceAll("<__>\n<__>", Pattern.compile("<.*>"), "z")                 = "z\nz"
    266     * StringUtils.replaceAll("<__>\n<__>", Pattern.compile("<.*>", Pattern.DOTALL), "z") = "z"
    267     * StringUtils.replaceAll("<__>\n<__>", Pattern.compile("(?s)<.*>"), "z")             = "z"
    268     * StringUtils.replaceAll("ABCabc123", Pattern.compile("[a-z]"), "_")       = "ABC___123"
    269     * StringUtils.replaceAll("ABCabc123", Pattern.compile("[^A-Z0-9]+"), "_")  = "ABC_123"
    270     * StringUtils.replaceAll("ABCabc123", Pattern.compile("[^A-Z0-9]+"), "")   = "ABC123"
    271     * StringUtils.replaceAll("Lorem ipsum  dolor   sit", Pattern.compile("( +)([a-z]+)"), "_$2")  = "Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit"
    272     * }</pre>
    273     *
    274     * @param text  text to search and replace in, may be null
    275     * @param regex  the regular expression pattern to which this string is to be matched
    276     * @param replacement  the string to be substituted for each match
    277     * @return  the text with any replacements processed,
    278     *              {@code null} if null String input
    279     *
    280     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceAll(String)
    281     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    282     */
    283    public static String replaceAll(final String text, final Pattern regex, final String replacement) {
    284        if (ObjectUtils.anyNull(text, regex, replacement)) {
    285            return text;
    286        }
    287        return regex.matcher(text).replaceAll(replacement);
    288    }
    289
    290    /**
    291     * Replaces each substring of the text String that matches the given regular expression
    292     * with the given replacement.
    293     *
    294     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    295     * <ul>
    296     *  <li>{@code text.replaceAll(regex, replacement)}</li>
    297     *  <li>{@code Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(text).replaceAll(replacement)}</li>
    298     * </ul>
    299     *
    300     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    301     *
    302     * <p>Unlike in the {@link #replacePattern(String, String, String)} method, the {@link Pattern#DOTALL} option
    303     * is NOT automatically added.
    304     * To use the DOTALL option prepend {@code "(?s)"} to the regex.
    305     * DOTALL is also known as single-line mode in Perl.</p>
    306     *
    307     * <pre>{@code
    308     * StringUtils.replaceAll(null, *, *)       = null
    309     * StringUtils.replaceAll("any", (String) null, *)   = "any"
    310     * StringUtils.replaceAll("any", *, null)   = "any"
    311     * StringUtils.replaceAll("", "", "zzz")    = "zzz"
    312     * StringUtils.replaceAll("", ".*", "zzz")  = "zzz"
    313     * StringUtils.replaceAll("", ".+", "zzz")  = ""
    314     * StringUtils.replaceAll("abc", "", "ZZ")  = "ZZaZZbZZcZZ"
    315     * StringUtils.replaceAll("<__>\n<__>", "<.*>", "z")      = "z\nz"
    316     * StringUtils.replaceAll("<__>\n<__>", "(?s)<.*>", "z")  = "z"
    317     * StringUtils.replaceAll("ABCabc123", "[a-z]", "_")       = "ABC___123"
    318     * StringUtils.replaceAll("ABCabc123", "[^A-Z0-9]+", "_")  = "ABC_123"
    319     * StringUtils.replaceAll("ABCabc123", "[^A-Z0-9]+", "")   = "ABC123"
    320     * StringUtils.replaceAll("Lorem ipsum  dolor   sit", "( +)([a-z]+)", "_$2")  = "Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit"
    321     * }</pre>
    322     *
    323     * @param text  text to search and replace in, may be null
    324     * @param regex  the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    325     * @param replacement  the string to be substituted for each match
    326     * @return  the text with any replacements processed,
    327     *              {@code null} if null String input
    328     *
    329     * @throws  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
    330     *              if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
    331     *
    332     * @see #replacePattern(String, String, String)
    333     * @see String#replaceAll(String, String)
    334     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    335     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#DOTALL
    336     */
    337    public static String replaceAll(final String text, final String regex, final String replacement) {
    338        if (ObjectUtils.anyNull(text, regex, replacement)) {
    339            return text;
    340        }
    341        return text.replaceAll(regex, replacement);
    342    }
    343
    344    /**
    345     * Replaces the first substring of the text string that matches the given regular expression pattern
    346     * with the given replacement.
    347     *
    348     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    349     * <ul>
    350     *  <li>{@code pattern.matcher(text).replaceFirst(replacement)}</li>
    351     * </ul>
    352     *
    353     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    354     *
    355     * <pre>{@code
    356     * StringUtils.replaceFirst(null, *, *)       = null
    357     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("any", (Pattern) null, *)   = "any"
    358     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("any", *, null)   = "any"
    359     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("", Pattern.compile(""), "zzz")    = "zzz"
    360     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("", Pattern.compile(".*"), "zzz")  = "zzz"
    361     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("", Pattern.compile(".+"), "zzz")  = ""
    362     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("abc", Pattern.compile(""), "ZZ")  = "ZZabc"
    363     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("<__>\n<__>", Pattern.compile("<.*>"), "z")      = "z\n<__>"
    364     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("<__>\n<__>", Pattern.compile("(?s)<.*>"), "z")  = "z"
    365     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("ABCabc123", Pattern.compile("[a-z]"), "_")          = "ABC_bc123"
    366     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("ABCabc123abc", Pattern.compile("[^A-Z0-9]+"), "_")  = "ABC_123abc"
    367     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("ABCabc123abc", Pattern.compile("[^A-Z0-9]+"), "")   = "ABC123abc"
    368     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("Lorem ipsum  dolor   sit", Pattern.compile("( +)([a-z]+)"), "_$2")  = "Lorem_ipsum  dolor   sit"
    369     * }</pre>
    370     *
    371     * @param text  text to search and replace in, may be null
    372     * @param regex  the regular expression pattern to which this string is to be matched
    373     * @param replacement  the string to be substituted for the first match
    374     * @return  the text with the first replacement processed,
    375     *              {@code null} if null String input
    376     *
    377     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceFirst(String)
    378     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    379     */
    380    public static String replaceFirst(final String text, final Pattern regex, final String replacement) {
    381        if (text == null || regex == null || replacement == null) {
    382            return text;
    383        }
    384        return regex.matcher(text).replaceFirst(replacement);
    385    }
    386
    387    /**
    388     * Replaces the first substring of the text string that matches the given regular expression
    389     * with the given replacement.
    390     *
    391     * This method is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    392     * <ul>
    393     *  <li>{@code text.replaceFirst(regex, replacement)}</li>
    394     *  <li>{@code Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(text).replaceFirst(replacement)}</li>
    395     * </ul>
    396     *
    397     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    398     *
    399     * <p>The {@link Pattern#DOTALL} option is NOT automatically added.
    400     * To use the DOTALL option prepend {@code "(?s)"} to the regex.
    401     * DOTALL is also known as single-line mode in Perl.</p>
    402     *
    403     * <pre>{@code
    404     * StringUtils.replaceFirst(null, *, *)       = null
    405     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("any", (String) null, *)   = "any"
    406     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("any", *, null)   = "any"
    407     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("", "", "zzz")    = "zzz"
    408     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("", ".*", "zzz")  = "zzz"
    409     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("", ".+", "zzz")  = ""
    410     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("abc", "", "ZZ")  = "ZZabc"
    411     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("<__>\n<__>", "<.*>", "z")      = "z\n<__>"
    412     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("<__>\n<__>", "(?s)<.*>", "z")  = "z"
    413     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("ABCabc123", "[a-z]", "_")          = "ABC_bc123"
    414     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("ABCabc123abc", "[^A-Z0-9]+", "_")  = "ABC_123abc"
    415     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("ABCabc123abc", "[^A-Z0-9]+", "")   = "ABC123abc"
    416     * StringUtils.replaceFirst("Lorem ipsum  dolor   sit", "( +)([a-z]+)", "_$2")  = "Lorem_ipsum  dolor   sit"
    417     * }</pre>
    418     *
    419     * @param text  text to search and replace in, may be null
    420     * @param regex  the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    421     * @param replacement  the string to be substituted for the first match
    422     * @return  the text with the first replacement processed,
    423     *              {@code null} if null String input
    424     *
    425     * @throws  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
    426     *              if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
    427     *
    428     * @see String#replaceFirst(String, String)
    429     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
    430     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#DOTALL
    431     */
    432    public static String replaceFirst(final String text, final String regex, final String replacement) {
    433        if (text == null || regex == null || replacement == null) {
    434            return text;
    435        }
    436        return text.replaceFirst(regex, replacement);
    437    }
    438
    439    /**
    440     * Replaces each substring of the source String that matches the given regular expression with the given
    441     * replacement using the {@link Pattern#DOTALL} option. DOTALL is also known as single-line mode in Perl.
    442     *
    443     * This call is a {@code null} safe equivalent to:
    444     * <ul>
    445     * <li>{@code text.replaceAll(&quot;(?s)&quot; + regex, replacement)}</li>
    446     * <li>{@code Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.DOTALL).matcher(text).replaceAll(replacement)}</li>
    447     * </ul>
    448     *
    449     * <p>A {@code null} reference passed to this method is a no-op.</p>
    450     *
    451     * <pre>{@code
    452     * StringUtils.replacePattern(null, *, *)       = null
    453     * StringUtils.replacePattern("any", (String) null, *)   = "any"
    454     * StringUtils.replacePattern("any", *, null)   = "any"
    455     * StringUtils.replacePattern("", "", "zzz")    = "zzz"
    456     * StringUtils.replacePattern("", ".*", "zzz")  = "zzz"
    457     * StringUtils.replacePattern("", ".+", "zzz")  = ""
    458     * StringUtils.replacePattern("<__>\n<__>", "<.*>", "z")       = "z"
    459     * StringUtils.replacePattern("ABCabc123", "[a-z]", "_")       = "ABC___123"
    460     * StringUtils.replacePattern("ABCabc123", "[^A-Z0-9]+", "_")  = "ABC_123"
    461     * StringUtils.replacePattern("ABCabc123", "[^A-Z0-9]+", "")   = "ABC123"
    462     * StringUtils.replacePattern("Lorem ipsum  dolor   sit", "( +)([a-z]+)", "_$2")  = "Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit"
    463     * }</pre>
    464     *
    465     * @param text
    466     *            the source string
    467     * @param regex
    468     *            the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
    469     * @param replacement
    470     *            the string to be substituted for each match
    471     * @return The resulting {@link String}
    472     * @see #replaceAll(String, String, String)
    473     * @see String#replaceAll(String, String)
    474     * @see Pattern#DOTALL
    475     */
    476    public static String replacePattern(final String text, final String regex, final String replacement) {
    477        if (ObjectUtils.anyNull(text, regex, replacement)) {
    478            return text;
    479        }
    480        return dotAllMatcher(regex, text).replaceAll(replacement);
    481    }
    482
    483    /**
    484     * Make private in 4.0.
    485     *
    486     * @deprecated TODO Make private in 4.0.
    487     */
    488    @Deprecated
    489    public RegExUtils() {
    490        // empty
    491    }
    492}