Pattern.matches(regex, value);
returns false for the given Parameters:
Regex = [<>:/\\\\|?*] value = This Should /\Match*?
my expectation however is that it should return true, what am I missing here?
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`matches` matches the whole string. Your regex matches 1 character. – Andy Turner Apr 20 '18 at 09:32
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And how do I get the expected result, if pattern should return `true` if *any* of these characters are within the string? @AndyTurner – 0x45 Apr 20 '18 at 09:41
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1`Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(input).find()`. – Andy Turner Apr 20 '18 at 10:15
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@AndyTurner got it, thanks – 0x45 Apr 20 '18 at 13:49
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behaves in exactly the same way as the expression
Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(input).matches()
and Matcher.matches:
Attempts to match the entire region against the pattern.
Your regex doesn't match the entire string.
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