Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static String getWithinTags(String matchString, String tag) { final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("<" + tag + ">(.+?)</" + tag + ">"); final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(matchString); try { matcher.find(); return matcher.group(1); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("An exception has occured within tags: " + e.toString()); return ""; } } }