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Sub-expression/Meta-character"^"Matches the beginning of a line. If this command is used in a regular expression, it will match the sentence following it in the input string.
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class RegexExample { public static void main( String args[] ) { String regex = "^Hi how are you"; String input = "Hi how are you welcome to w3codebox"; 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: 1
The following Java program accepts5a string and prints the strings that start with a digit.
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class StartingwithDigit { public static void main( String args[] ) { String regex = "^[0-9].*$"; Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter 5 input strings: "); String input[] = new String[5); Regular expressions - Answers for (int i=0; i<5; i++) { input[i] = sc.nextLine(); } //Create a Pattern object Pattern p = Pattern.compile(regex); System.out.println("Strings starting with digits:"); for(int i=0; i<5;i++) { //Create a Matcher object Matcher m = p.matcher(input[i]); if(m.matches()) { System.out.println(m.group()); } } } }
Output Result
Enter 5 input strings: sample string 1 sample string 2 11 sample string 3 22 sample string 4 43534 56353 636 Strings starting with digits: 11 sample string 3 22 sample string 4 43534 56353 636