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Subexpression/Meta character " a | b Match a or b.
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class RegexExample { public static void main(String args[]) { String regex = "Hello|welcome"; String input = "Hello how are you welcome to the"3codebox"; Pattern p = Pattern.compile(regex); Matcher m = p.matcher(input); int count = 0; while(m.find()) { count++; } System.out.println("Number of matches: "+count); } }
Output result
Number of matches: 2
The following Java program reads a gender value from the user and allows only M (male), F (female), or O (other).
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class RegexExample { public static void main(String args[]) { //Regular expression matches M or F or O- String regex = "M|F|O"; Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Please enter the student's gender:"); String name = sc.nextLine(); Pattern p = Pattern.compile(regex); Matcher m = p.matcher(name); if(m.matches()) { System.out.println("All OK"); } else { System.out.println("Wrong Input"); } } }
Please enter the student's gender: M All OK
Please enter the student's gender: male Wrong Input