Interface Summary
MatchResult
The result of a match operation.
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MatchResult
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The result of a match operation.
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| Matcher | An engine that performs match operations on a character sequence by interpreting a Pattern . |
| Pattern | A compiled representation of a regular expression. |
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| PatternSyntaxException | Unchecked exception thrown to indicate a syntax error in a regular-expression pattern. |
Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regularexpressions.
An instance of the Pattern class represents aregular expression that is specified in string form in a syntax similiar tothat used by Perl.
Instances of the Matcher class are used to matchcharacter sequences against a given pattern. Input is provided to matchers viathe CharSequence interface in order to support matchingagainst characters from a wide variety of input sources.
An excellent tutorial and overview of regular expressions is