Create JavaRegexAnchor.java

janbodnar · web-flow · commit 095a923bfe0e · 2018-01-13T17:47:14.000+01:00
diff --git a/regex/JavaRegexAnchor.java b/regex/JavaRegexAnchor.java
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+package com.zetcode;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+// Anchors match positions of characters inside a given text. 
+
+public class JavaRegexAnchor {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        List<String> sentences = Arrays.asList("I am looking for Jane.",
+                "Jane was walking along the rive.",
+                "Kate and Jane are close friends.");
+
+        Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^Jane");
+
+        for (String word : sentences) {
+
+            Matcher m = p.matcher(word);
+
+            if (m.find()) {
+                System.out.printf("%s matches%n", word);
+            } else {
+                System.out.printf("%s does not match%n", word);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
