Java String matches Example

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
* @version 16-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/


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