]> remove_xml beanshell import java.util.regex.*; String pStr = "<(.*?)>(.*)"; Pattern idPattern = Pattern.compile(pStr, Pattern.UNIX_LINES | Pattern.DOTALL); Matcher idMatcher = idPattern.matcher(in.replaceAll("\n"," ")); boolean matched = idMatcher.matches(); if (matched) { out = idMatcher.group(2); } else { print("didn't match id"); Failure = true; FailureMessage = "Couldn't extract from " + in; }