Java String matches Example

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String class matches method example String class matches method example:- This example demonstrates the working of matches() method. this method returns boolean values if it gets same match of object value to the passes argument value in the parentheses. Syntax:-matches(String regex) Here is the code:- /** * @(#) MatchesString.java * MatchesString class demonstrates the working of matches() method of String class of lang package * */ public class MatchesString { public static void main(String args[]) { // method just matches the String value to the specified value in the // parentheses and generates boolean values String str = " heram", str1 = "xaaaaa"; boolean result = str1.matches("aaaaa"); // method not get the same values therefore it returns false System.out.println("Method returns 'false': " + result); // method gets the same values but not able to match there allignments // therefore it returns false result = str.matches("heram"); System.out.println("Method returns 'false': " + result); // method gets the same values with precise allignments therefore it // returns true result = str.matches(" heram"); System.out.println("Method returns 'true': " + result); } } Output of the program:- ------------------------------ Method returns 'false': false Method returns 'false': false Method returns 'true': true