<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 FINAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>package gnu.regexp - Regular Expressions for Java</TITLE> <LINK REV=MADE HREF="mailto:wes@cacas.org"> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE TEXT=BLACK> <FONT SIZE="+2"><STRONG><CODE>package gnu.regexp;</CODE></STRONG> <BR CLEAR=ALL> <HR NOSHADE> <APPLET CODE="Animation.class" CODEBASE="http://www.gnu.org/graphics" WIDTH="130" HEIGHT="86" ALIGN=RIGHT> <PARAM name="base-name" value="drop"> <PARAM name="extension" value="jpg"> <PARAM name="num-images" value="15"> <PARAM name="image-sequence" value="1..10,9,7,5,3,1"> <PARAM name="frame-delay" value="30"> <PARAM name="inner-loop-repeat" value="2"> <PARAM name="loop-delay" value="10000"> <PARAM name="outer-loop-repeat" value="0"> <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/graphics/drop-1.jpg"><IMG SRC="http://www.gnu.org/graphics/drop-1.jpg" ALT=" [image of the evil water droplet] " WIDTH="130" HEIGHT="86" BORDER="0"> (jpeg 3k)</A> <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html">no gifs due to patent problems</A> </applet> Regular Expressions for Java</FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE="-1">This page was last updated on 21 October 2001</FONT> <P> <STRONG><A NAME="latest">Latest Version</A></STRONG> <BR> The latest version of the package is 1.1.4. Download <A HREF="ftp://ftp.tralfamadore.com/pub/java/gnu.regexp-1.1.4.tar.gz">gnu.regexp-1.1.4.tar.gz</A>. You may need to rename the file if your browser changes it.<BR> The GZIPped file includes the Java archive library and the complete source code. Versions 1.1.0 and above of gnu.regexp require Java 1.1 or higher. <P> <STRONG><A NAME="latest">Java 1.0 Compatibility Version</A></STRONG> <BR> The previous version of the package was 1.0.8, released in March 1999. Download <A HREF="ftp://ftp.tralfamadore.com/pub/java/gnu.regexp-1.0.8.tar.gz">gnu.regexp-1.0.8.tar.gz</A>. You may need to rename the file if your browser changes it.<BR> The GZIPped file includes the Java archive library and the complete source code. Versions 1.0.8 and below are compatible with Java 1.0. Please note that the compatibility version is not being actively maintained. <P> <STRONG>Reference material (for latest version):</STRONG><BR> <A HREF="api/index.html">API documentation</A> (javadoc generated)<BR> <A HREF="syntax.html">Syntax and usage notes</A><BR> <A HREF="changes.html">Change history</A><BR> <A HREF="reapplet.html">Test applet</A><BR> <A HREF="faq.html">Frequently asked questions</A><BR> <A HREF="credits.html">Credits</A><BR> <P> <STRONG>Technical Notes</STRONG> <BR> The gnu.regexp package is a pure-Java implementation of a traditional (non-POSIX) NFA regular expression engine. Its syntax can emulate many popular development tools, including awk, sed, emacs, perl and grep. For a relatively complete list of supported and non-supported syntax, refer to the <A HREF="syntax.html">syntax and usage notes</A>.<BR> <P> <STRONG>Terms of Use</STRONG> <BR> The regexp library is distributed under the terms of the <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html">GNU Lesser General Public License</A>. The COPYING.LIB file included in the distribution contains the details. This program is <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</A>. You are encouraged to adapt it to your own needs, and contribute to the program's ongoing development. <P> <STRONG>Installation</STRONG> <BR> 1. Download the <A HREF="#latest">latest version</A>.<BR> 2. Use GNU tar to extract the files.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <CODE>tar xvzf gnu.regexp-1.1.4.tar.gz</CODE><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> 3. You will be left with the HTML-formatted documentation, a Java archive file containing the compressed bytecode for the gnu.regexp package, and the complete library source as well as source to a number of related utilities.<BR> 4. Add the .jar file to your CLASSPATH setting. See the README file for help. <P> <STRONG>Mailing List</STRONG> <BR> To join a mailing list of gnu.regexp users and developers, send an email with the word "subscribe" in the subject to <A HREF="mailto:regexp-request@cacas.org">regexp-request@cacas.org</A>. You will be automatically subscribed. <P> Mailing list <A HREF="http://www.thispc.com/pipermail/regexp/">archives</A> are available. <P> <STRONG>Contribute</STRONG> <BR> If you would like to help contribute to the ongoing development of the package, or if you have suggestions for future enhancements and functionality, please send email to <a href="mailto:wes@cacas.org">wes@cacas.org</A> or better yet subscribe to the list. <P> <STRONG>Some applications built with gnu.regexp</STRONG><BR> <A HREF="http://www.enhydra.org/">Enhydra</A>, an open source application server<BR> <A HREF="http://www.xmlblaster.org/">xmlBlaster</A>, open source message-oriented middleware<BR> <A HREF="http://www.arlut.utexas.edu/gash2">Ganymede</A>, an RMI-based directory management system<BR> <A HREF="http://www.microstate.com/hamilton/">Hamilton</A>, an enterprise application server<BR> <A HREF="http://jedit.sourceforge.net/">jEdit</A>, a GUI text editor<BR> <A HREF="http://muffin.doit.org/">Muffin</A>, a filtering proxy web server<BR> <A HREF="http://www.jext.org/">Jext</A>, a GUI text editor<BR> <A HREF="http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gutenpalm">GutenPalm</A>, document compressor for PalmOS<BR> <A HREF="http://www.mckoi.com/database/">Mckoi SQL Database</A>, an open source SQL-92 database system<BR> <A HREF="mailto:wes@cacas.org">Link to your application here!</A><BR> <P> <STRONG>Relevant links</STRONG><BR> <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/java/java.html">GNU Java Software</A><BR> <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/classpath.html">GNU Classpath Project</A><BR> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/">JavaSoft (Sun)</A><BR> <A HREF="http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html">Java-Linux Porting Project</A><BR> <A HREF="http://www.transvirtual.com/">Kaffe OpenVM</A><BR> <A HREF="http://www.hungry.com/products/japhar/">Japhar free VM</A><BR> </BODY> </HTML>
