import java.util.*; import java.util.regex.*; /** This program tests regular expression matching. Enter a pattern and strings to match, or hit Cancel to exit. If the pattern contains groups, the group boundaries are displayed in the match. @version 1.01 2004-05-11 @author Cay Horstmann */ public class RegExTest { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter pattern: "); String patternString = in.nextLine(); Pattern pattern = null; try { pattern = Pattern.compile(patternString); } catch (PatternSyntaxException e) { System.out.println("Pattern syntax error"); System.exit(1); } while (true) { System.out.println("Enter string to match: "); String input = in.nextLine(); if (input == null || input.equals("")) return; Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input); if (matcher.matches()) { System.out.println("Match"); int g = matcher.groupCount(); if (g > 0) { for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) { for (int j = 1; j <= g; j++) if (i == matcher.start(j)) System.out.print('('); System.out.print(input.charAt(i)); for (int j = 1; j <= g; j++) if (i + 1 == matcher.end(j)) System.out.print(')'); } System.out.println(); } } else System.out.println("No match"); } } }