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How to create regular expressions for these Exceptions?

jw44250
New Member

I want to know how can i create regular expressions for the following exceptions...

java.io.IOException

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
java.lang.RuntimeException
java.net.ConnectException,
java.net.SocketException
java.rmi.NoSuchObjectException

java.util.MissingResourceException

javax.ejb.NoSuchEJBException

javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException
javax.faces.FacesException
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mirkoneverstops
Path Finder

This works:

|rex field=_raw "\s(?<a_exceptiontype>(java|javax)\.\w+\.\w+Exception)"

Tested.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Here's one regex string. There may be others.

javax?\.[\.\w]+Exception
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jw44250
New Member

Not working @richgalloway.. im new to splunk

index=index* | rex field="javax?.[.\w]+Exception" |stats count
Result
Error in 'SearchOperator:rex': Usage: regex [field=]

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The syntax is incorrect and you need a capturing group. Try index=index* | rex "(?<Exception>javax?.[.\w]+Exception)" |stats count.

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jw44250
New Member

something like i think

rex field=_raw "port (?

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mpreddy
Communicator

try like this:

|stats c | eval _raw ="javax.ejb.NoSuchEJBException"|append[|stats c | eval _raw ="java.lang.Exception"] |append[|stats c | eval _raw ="javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException"]| rex "(?^(java)x?.[.\w]+)"|stats c by exp

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