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How to match word characters using Java RegEx?
The English alphabet (both cases) and, digits (0 to 9) are considered as word characters. You can match them using the meta character “\w”.
Example 1
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String args[]) {
//Reading String from user
System.out.println("Enter a String");
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = sc.nextLine();
String regex = "^\w{5}";
//Compiling the regular expression
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
//Retrieving the matcher object
Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input);
if(matcher.find()) {
System.out.println("Match occurred");
} else {
System.out.println("Match not occurred");
}
}
}Output 1
Enter a String hello Match occurred
Output 2
Enter a String #how Match not occurred
Example 2
import java.util.Scanner;
public class RegexExample {
public static void main( String args[] ) {
//regular expression to accept word characters
String regex = "\w*";
System.out.println("Enter input value: ");
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = sc.nextLine();
boolean bool = input.matches(regex);
if(bool) {
System.out.println("match occurred");
} else {
System.out.println("match not occurred");
}
}
}Output
Enter input value: *##& match not occurred
Updated on: 19-Nov-2019
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