The matches() method of Matcher Class is used to get the result whether this pattern matches with this matcher or not. It returns a boolean value showing the same.
Syntax:
public boolean matches()
Parameters: This method do not takes any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns a boolean value showing whether this pattern matches with this matcher or not.
Below examples illustrate the Matcher.matches() method:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate matches() method import java.util.regex.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Get the regex to be checked String regex = "Geeks"; // Create a pattern from regex Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); // Get the String to be matched String stringToBeMatched = "GeeksForGeeks"; // Create a matcher for the input String Matcher matcher = pattern .matcher(stringToBeMatched); // Get the result state // using matches() method System.out.println("Result: " + matcher.matches()); }} |
Output:
Result: false
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate matches() method import java.util.regex.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Get the regex to be checked String regex = "GFG"; // Create a pattern from regex Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); // Get the String to be matched String stringToBeMatched = "GFGFGFGFGFGFGFGFGFG"; // Create a matcher for the input String Matcher matcher = pattern .matcher(stringToBeMatched); // Get the result state // using matches() method System.out.println("Result: " + matcher.matches()); }} |
Output:
Result: false
Reference: Oracle Doc
