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FEATURE REQUEST NOT BUG0 please add a Unicode-savvy regular expression
parser class perhaps to java.util. It seems a natural power tool for
handling custom protocols easily and reliably. It's also the sort of
thing that could be added to Java without breaking existing Java apps.
In a networked world especially being able to quickly configure yourself
 to parse someone else's data formats is enormously useful. In Perl
it's fast and easy to write abug-free parser because you just call the
powerful bug-free built-in reg expr feature. In C most people write
their parsing code case-by-case. This is slow and bug-prone work. Heaven
 help you if th e data format changes. Instead of changing one line of
code (the reg expr) and being back in business as you typically would in
Perl you have to redo your algorithm and begin weeding out all the new
bugs.I'd love to see the quick reliable convenient and powerful parsing
 ability of Perl built in to a Unicode-savvy net-savvy power OOPS like Java.

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Please enhance Java's string handling capabilities.

I am a web developer for Novell, and I am attempting to replace my
Perl code with Java code. However, Perl's use of Regular Expressions
to manipulate strings is significantly more powerful than Java's current
string handling classes. I would implore JavaSoft to enhance Java's
string handling functions to include "Perl-like" Regular Expressions.

I recognize that some third-party Java classes support Regular Expressions,
but the performance isn't there. I am confident that most web developers
need added Java string manipulation functionality.

Thank you,

Tom Lonni
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