/*** * matchesContainsExample.java,v 1.2 1997/06/23 11:10:34 dfs Exp * * This is a test program demonstrating the difference between the * matches() and contains() methods. * * Copyright 1997 ORO, Inc. All rights reserved. ***/ import com.oroinc.text.regex.*; public final class matchesContainsExample { /*** * A common mistake is to confuse the behavior of the matches() and * contains() methods. matches() tests to see if a string exactly * matches a pattern whereas contains() searches for the first pattern * match contained somewhere within the string. When used with a * PatternMatcherInput instance, the contains() method allows you to * search for every pattern match within a string by using a while loop. ***/ public static final void main(String args[]) { int matches = 0; String numberExpression = "\\d+"; String exactMatch = "2010"; String containsMatches = " 2001 was the movie before 2010, which takes place before 2069 the book "; Pattern pattern = null; PatternMatcherInput input; PatternCompiler compiler; PatternMatcher matcher; MatchResult result; // Create Perl5Compiler and Perl5Matcher instances. compiler = new Perl5Compiler(); matcher = new Perl5Matcher(); // Attempt to compile the pattern. If the pattern is not valid, // report the error and exit. try { pattern = compiler.compile(numberExpression); } catch(MalformedPatternException e) { System.err.println("Bad pattern."); System.err.println(e.getMessage()); System.exit(1); } // Here we show the difference between the matches() and contains() // methods(). Compile the program and study the output to reinforce // in your mind what the methods do. System.out.println("Input: " + exactMatch); // The following should return true because exactMatch exactly matches // numberExprssion. if(matcher.matches(exactMatch, pattern)) System.out.println("matches() Result: TRUE, EXACT MATCH"); else System.out.println("matches() Result: FALSE, NOT EXACT MATCH"); System.out.println("\nInput: " + containsMatches); // The following should return false because containsMatches does not // exactly match numberExpression even though its subparts do. if(matcher.matches(containsMatches, pattern)) System.out.println("matches() Result: TRUE, EXACT MATCH"); else System.out.println("matches() Result: FALSE, NOT EXACT MATCH"); // Now we call the contains() method. contains() should return true // for both strings. System.out.println("\nInput: " + exactMatch); if(matcher.contains(exactMatch, pattern)) { System.out.println("contains() Result: TRUE"); // Fetch match and print. result = matcher.getMatch(); System.out.println("Match: " + result); } else System.out.println("contains() Result: FALSE"); System.out.println("\nInput: " + containsMatches); if(matcher.contains(containsMatches, pattern)) { System.out.println("contains() Result: TRUE"); // Fetch match and print. result = matcher.getMatch(); System.out.println("Match: " + result); } else System.out.println("contains() Result: FALSE"); // In the previous example, notice how contains() will fetch only first // match in a string. If you want to search a string for all of the // matches it contains, you must create a PatternMatcherInput object // to keep track of the position of the last match, so you can pick // up a search where the last one left off. input = new PatternMatcherInput(containsMatches); System.out.println("\nPatternMatcherInput: " + input); // Loop until there are no more matches left. while(matcher.contains(input, pattern)) { // Since we're still in the loop, fetch match that was found. result = matcher.getMatch(); ++matches; System.out.println("Match " + matches + ": " + result); } } }