Hi I need to convert a function with java pattern ...

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[Waqas Tahir]

Hi
I need to convert a function with java pattern class to kotlin regex class but my functions not returning the same output (matchesList)
Code With Pattern Class

val matcher = pattern.matcher(string)
val matchesList = mutableListOf<String>()
while (matcher.find()) {
    matchesList.add(matcher.group(0))
    if (!isGlobal) {
        var i : Int = 1
        val iEnd : Int = matcher.groupCount()
        while (i <= iEnd) {
            matchesList.add(matcher.group(i))
            i++
        }
    }
}
return matchesList

Code With Regex Class (not working)

var result : MatchResult? = regex.matchEntire(string) ?: return mutableListOf()
val matchesList = mutableListOf<String>()
while(result!=null){
    result.groups[0]?.value?.let { matchesList.add(it) }
    if(!isGlobal){
        var i = 1
        while(i <= result.groups.size){
            result.groups[i]?.value?.let { matchesList.add(it) }
            i++
        }
    }
    result = result.next()
}
return matchesList

[ephemient]

matchEntire != matcher.find

[ephemient]

you can use Regex.find similar to the Java code, or better yet, simply

for (matchResult in regex.findAll(string)) {
    ...
}

[Waqas Tahir]

Still can't' do it

val myMatchesList = mutableListOf<String>()
var startIndex = 0
var matchResult = regex.find(string,startIndex)
while(matchResult!=null){
    var i = 1
    while(i<=matchResult.groups.size) {
        matchResult.groups[0]?.value?.let { myMatchesList.add(it) }
        if(!isGlobal){
            matchResult.groups[i]?.value?.let { myMatchesList.add(it) }
        }
        i++
    }
    startIndex = matchResult.range.last
    matchResult = regex.find(string,startIndex)
}

[Waqas Tahir]

did it , needed to replace last + 1 and change i back to 0 and use less than operator

[ephemient]

no need for all that, just do

val myMatchesList = regex.findAll(string).flatMap { if (isGlobal) listOf(it.value) else it.groupValues }.toList()

or something similar (not sure why you're adding groups[0] repeatedly)

[Waqas Tahir]

do you know appendTail and appendReplacement equivalent in kotlin regex that I could use , I need to replace those !

[Waqas Tahir]

The above code is working

[Waqas Tahir]

Thanks for the help

[ephemient]

do you really need append*? in kotlin you'd just use Regex.replace normally