skip(Pattern pattern)
The skip(Pattern pattern) method of java.util.Scanner class skips input that matches the specified pattern, ignoring the delimiters. The function skips the input if an anchored match of the specified pattern succeeds it.
Syntax:
public Scanner skip(Pattern pattern)
Parameters: The function accepts a mandatory parameter pattern which specifies a string as pattern to be skipped.
Return Value: The function returns this scanner
Exceptions: This method throws following exceptions:
- NoSuchElementException: when the specified pattern is not found
- IllegalStateException: when this scanner is closed
Below programs illustrate the above function:
Program 1:
// Java program to illustrate the// skip() method of Scanner class in Java import java.util.*;import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class GFG1 { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { String s = "GeeksForGeeks - " + "A Computer Science Portal for Geeks"; System.out.println("String trying to get input:\n" + s); // create a new scanner with // the specified String Object Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s); // skip the word that // matches with the pattern ..eks System.out.println("Skipping 5 letter words" + " that ends with 'eks'\n"); scanner.skip(Pattern.compile("..eks")); // print a line of the scanner System.out.println("Input Scanner String: \n" + scanner.nextLine()); // close the scanner scanner.close(); }} |
String trying to get input: GeeksForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks Skipping 5 letter words that ends with 'eks' Input Scanner String: ForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks
Program 2: To demonstrate NoSuchElementException
// Java program to illustrate the// skip() method of Scanner class in Java import java.util.*;import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class GFG1 { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { try { String s = "GeeksForGeeks - " + "A Computer Science Portal for Geeks"; System.out.println("String trying to get input:\n" + s); // create a new scanner with // the specified String Object Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s); // skip the word that // matches with the pattern and System.out.println("Skipping 3 letter words" + " and\n"); scanner.skip(Pattern.compile("and")); // print a line of the scanner System.out.println("Input Scanner String: \n" + scanner.nextLine()); // close the scanner scanner.close(); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e); } }} |
String trying to get input: GeeksForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks Skipping 3 letter words and Exception thrown: java.util.NoSuchElementException
Program 3: To demonstrate IllegalStateException
// Java program to illustrate the// skip() method of Scanner class in Java import java.util.*;import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class GFG1 { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { try { String s = "GeeksForGeeks - " + "A Computer Science Portal for Geeks"; System.out.println("String trying to get input:\n" + s); // create a new scanner with // the specified String Object Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s); // close the scanner scanner.close(); System.out.println("Scanner Closed"); // skip the word that // matches with the pattern and System.out.println("Trying to Skip 3 letter words" + " and\n"); scanner.skip(Pattern.compile("and")); // print a line of the scanner System.out.println("Input Scanner String: \n" + scanner.nextLine()); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e); } }} |
String trying to get input: GeeksForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks Scanner Closed Trying to Skip 3 letter words and Exception thrown: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Scanner closed
skip(String pattern)
The skip(String pattern) method of java.util.Scanner class skips the input that matches with the pattern constructed from the specified string. The skip(pattern) and skip(Pattern.compile(pattern)) behaves exactly the same way on being called.
Syntax:
public Scanner skip(String pattern)
Parameters: The function accepts a mandatory parameter string pattern which specifies a string denoting the pattern to skip over
Return Value: The function returns this scanner
Exceptions: This method throws IllegalStateException when this scanner is closed
Below programs illustrate the above function:
Program 1:
// Java program to illustrate the// skip() method of Scanner class in Java import java.util.*; public class GFG1 { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { String s = "GeeksForGeeks - " + "A Computer Science Portal for Geeks"; System.out.println("String trying to get input:\n" + s); // create a new scanner with // the specified String Object Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s); // skip the word that // matches with the pattern ..eks System.out.println("Skipping 5 letter words" + " that ends with 'eks'\n"); scanner.skip("..eks"); // print a line of the scanner System.out.println("Input Scanner String: \n" + scanner.nextLine()); // close the scanner scanner.close(); }} |
String trying to get input: GeeksForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks Skipping 5 letter words that ends with 'eks' Input Scanner String: ForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks
Program 2: To demonstrate IllegalStateException
// Java program to illustrate the// skip() method of Scanner class in Java import java.util.*; public class GFG1 { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { try { String s = "GeeksForGeeks - " + "A Computer Science Portal for Geeks"; System.out.println("String trying to get input:\n" + s); // create a new scanner with // the specified String Object Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s); // close the scanner scanner.close(); System.out.println("Scanner Closed"); // skip the word that // matches with the pattern and System.out.println("Trying to Skip 3 letter words" + " and\n"); scanner.skip("and"); // print a line of the scanner System.out.println("Input Scanner String: \n" + scanner.nextLine()); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e); } }} |
String trying to get input: GeeksForGeeks - A Computer Science Portal for Geeks Scanner Closed Trying to Skip 3 letter words and Exception thrown: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Scanner closed
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Scanner.html#skip(java.util.regex.Pattern)
