package javaapplication1;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// . (Any character (may or may not match line terminators))
searchREGEX(".", "?", "1", "d", ".", "hi.");
}
private static void searchREGEX(String regex, String... search) {
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
for (String input : search) {
Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input);
boolean found = false;
while (matcher.find()) {
System.out.println(String.format("Found" + " \"%s\" " + "from index %d to %d",
matcher.group(), matcher.start(), matcher.end()));
found = true;
}
if (!found)
System.out.println(String.format("%s: Not found\n", regex));
}
}
}
/*
run:
Found "?" from index 0 to 1
Found "1" from index 0 to 1
Found "d" from index 0 to 1
Found "." from index 0 to 1
Found "h" from index 0 to 1
Found "i" from index 1 to 2
Found "." from index 2 to 3
*/
