package com.zetcode; import java.util.List; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; // Regular expression - defines a search pattern for strings // Pattern - compiled representation of a regular expression // Matcher - engine that interprets the pattern and performs // match operations against an input string. public class JavaRegexEx { public static void main(String[] args) { List words = List.of("Seven", "even", "Maven", "Amen", "eleven"); Pattern p = Pattern.compile(".even"); for (String word: words) { Matcher m = p.matcher(word); if (m.matches()) { System.out.printf("%s matches%n", word); } else { System.out.printf("%s does not match%n", word); } } } }