Regular expressions are fiendish things. However, sometimes you need 'em. Luckily, the Java API introduced in 1.4 made working with them a good deal easier. In this topic, we will do a brief overview of the regex for the uninitiated (thank you sir; may I have another). Next, we'll see the facility that Java makes available for using them. Then we'll use them. Then we'll be done so we'll stop.
