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Java regular expression optimization - help needed

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Joined: Sep 30, 2011
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Hi All,
I am new to Java Regular expression. We are using a pattern for matching a string. We are using this for validating a text field and it meets our requirements. But there is a performance issue in the matching.
pattern [a-zA-Z0-9]+[ ]?(([_\-][a-zA-Z0-9 ])*)?[_\-]?)+

1. Input text should start with a-zA-Z0-9.
2. Space(single) is allowed between words
3. "_" and "-" are allowed but cannot be consecutive.

Our problem is, for certain input strings the CPU time goes high and causes hanging the threads. Also we get exceptions. Can anyone please
help me to optimize the Pattern or suggest a new pattern to solve my issue.

Exception details
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Hung thread details, all the same:
[9/28/11 11:40:07:320 CDT] 00000003 ThreadMonitor W WSVR0605W: Thread "WebContainer : 26" (0000004f) has been active for 709755 mi
lliseconds and may be hung. There is/are 1 thread(s) in total in the server that may be hung.
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3938)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3801)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3801)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.match(Pattern.java:4307)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$BranchConn.match(Pattern.java:4090)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupTail.match(Pattern.java:4239)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match0(Pattern.java:4006)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupCurly.match(Pattern.java:3928)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Branch.match(Pattern.java:4124)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match(Pattern.java:3703)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match0(Pattern.java:3794)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Curly.match(Pattern.java:3756)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$GroupHead.match(Pattern.java:4180)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Loop.matchInit(Pattern.java:4323)
at java.util.regex.Pattern$Prolog.match(Pattern.java:4263)
at java.util.regex.Matcher.match(Matcher.java:1139)
at java.util.regex.Matcher.matches(Matcher.java:514)

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Duplicate of http://www.coderanch.com/t/554310. Can you please UseOneThreadPerQuestion? Thanks.
 
I agree. Here's the link: http://ej-technologies/jprofiler - if it wasn't for jprofiler, we would need to run our stuff on 16 servers instead of 3.
 
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