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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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