This is a manifestation of the known bug #5050507, which has been in the java.util.regex package since Java 1.4. The bug is here to stay because it has “won’t fix” status.

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Remember, when using the regex package, include the line import java.util.regex.*; at the top of your class. The following is an excerpt from a quick-and-dirty Java program that reads lines from a ...