import util.matching._ object Test { def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = { replacementMatching groupsMatching } def replacementMatching: Unit = { val regex = """\$\{(.+?)\}""".r val replaced = regex.replaceAllIn("Replacing: ${main}. And another method: ${foo}.", (m: util.matching.Regex.Match) => { val identifier = m.group(1) identifier }) assert(replaced == "Replacing: main. And another method: foo.") val regex3 = """\$\{(.+?)\}""".r val replaced3 = regex3.replaceSomeIn("Replacing: ${main}. And another: ${foo}.", (m: util.matching.Regex.Match) => { val id = m.group(1) if (id.startsWith("m")) Some(id) else None }) assert(replaced3 == "Replacing: main. And another: ${foo}.") } def groupsMatching: Unit = { val Date = """(\d+)/(\d+)/(\d+)""".r for (Regex.Groups(a, b, c) <- Date findFirstMatchIn "1/1/2001 marks the start of the millenium. 31/12/2000 doesn't.") { assert(a == "1") assert(b == "1") assert(c == "2001") } for (Regex.Groups(a, b, c) <- (Date findAllIn "1/1/2001 marks the start of the millenium. 31/12/2000 doesn't.").matchData) { assert(a == "1" || a == "31") assert(b == "1" || b == "12") assert(c == "2001" || c == "2000") } } }