How do I convert this line of Python code into java?

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segments=re.split('(\([A-Za-z0-9]*\)[0-9]*)',compound)

What I have tried:

I tried it like this:

String[] segments = compound.split("(\([A-Za-z0-9]*\)[0-9]*)");

But I am getting an "illegal escape character" error.

Posted 21-Oct-21 23:02pm

Updated 21-Oct-21 23:09pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2021-10-21T23:09:00

The backslash character in Java strings is an escape character: it introduces a sequence instead of being inserted on it's own: Characters - Learning the Java Language (Numbers and Strings)[^]
To instead a backslash, you double it:

Java

String s = "\\in backslashes\\";

Posted 21-Oct-21 23:09pm