Java regex for any symbol? -

is there regex accepts symbol?

edit: clarify i'm looking for.. want build regex accept number of whitespaces , must contain atleast 1 symbol (e.g , . " ' $ £ etc.) or (not exclusive or) @ least 1 character.

yes. dot (.) match symbol, @ least if use in conjunction pattern.dotall flag (otherwise won't match new-line characters). docs:

in dotall mode, expression . matches character, including line terminator. default expression not match line terminators.

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regarding edit:

i want build regex accept number of whitespaces , must contain atleast 1 symbol (e.g , . " ' $ £ etc.) or (not exclusive or) @ least 1 character.

here suggestion:

\s*\s+ 

• \s* number of whitespace characters
• \s+ 1 or more ("at least one") non-whitespace character.